Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.37
Liaison Jay Price
Submission Date April 3, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Tennessee at Knoxville
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.07 / 4.00 Preston Jacobsen
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Services
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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 --- 575,141,688 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 503,866,847 Gallons 575,141,688 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016
Baseline Year July 1, 2007 June 30, 2008

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 8,739 8,132
Number of employees resident on-site 11 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 609 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 25,726.70 24,672
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 7,245.90 8,874
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 140 0
Weighted campus users 27,420.95 27,192.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 18,375.25 Gallons 21,150.75 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
13.12

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 14,876,470 Gross square feet 14,620,844.12 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 33.87 Gallons per square foot 39.34 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
13.90

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 218 Acres 200 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 2,875,708.44 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):

$20,000 from the Facilities Fee was used to replace older plumbing fixtures with fixtures that require less water. Old toilets can use 5 gallons or more per flush, newer ones use 1.6 gallons per flush. Older urinals use 3 or more gallons per flush, and newer ones use 0.8 gallons per flush. The University is also experimenting with waterless urinals which need no water. Lavatory faucets use in excess of 1 gallon per minute, newer ones will use 0.5 gallons per minute, and be automatically controlled to lessen the likelihood of faucets being left open.


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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