Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.08
Liaison Andrew Horning
Submission Date June 25, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Michigan
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.69 / 4.00 Kenneth Keeler
Senior Sustainability Rep
Office of Campus Sustainability
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Level of ”Physical Risk QUANTITY” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Low to Medium

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use --- 1,348,911,444 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 1,283,544,917 Gallons 1,315,767,904 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2016 June 30, 2017
Baseline Year July 1, 2005 June 30, 2006

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:

FY2006 is used by the university to correlate with sustainability goals.


Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 12,215 11,256
Number of employees resident on-site 0 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 1,000 990
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 43,147 39,993
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 41,159.48 35,137
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 723 500
Weighted campus users 66,741.36 59,776.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 19,231.63 Gallons 22,011.46 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
12.63

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 36,946,938 Gross square feet 28,619,505 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 34.74 Gallons per square foot 45.97 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
24.44

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
Yes

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 2,633 Acres 2,644 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 0 Gallons per acre 510,178.31 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives, e.g. initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices such as signage and competitions:
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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives (e.g. building retrofits):
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

OCS Environmental Metrics Report


OCS Environmental Metrics Report

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