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Water types
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Potable water: Water that meets or exceeds EPA’s drinking water quality standard
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Stromwater: runoff water resulting from precipitation flowing over surfaces and usually to
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storm sewers or waterways.
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Graywater: Untreated household wastewater that has not come in contact with toilet waste (
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lavatories, bathtubs, showers, clothes washers and laundry sinks)
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Blackwater: wastewater from toilets and urinals
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Indoor water: used inside the building for toilet flushing, drinking, handwashing
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Irrigation water: Used outside the building to maintain landscaping
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Process Water: water used in building systems for heating and cooling as well as water used
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for dishwashing and similar.
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Water Efficiency
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Outdoor Water Use Reduction
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Intent
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Reduce outdoor water consumption.
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Mainly landscaping, account for more than a quarter of all water
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Consumption.
Strategies:
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- Choose locally adapted plants (little maintenance)
- Select efficient irrigation technologies (drip irrigation)
- Use non potable water
- Xeriscaping (landscaping design that focuses on native plants,
mulching, efficient irrigation)
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Requirement
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OPTION 1. NO IRRIGATION REQUIRED
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Show that the landscape does not require a permanent irrigation system beyond
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a maximum two-year establishment period.
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OPTION 2. REDUCED IRRIGATION
• Reduce the project’s landscape water requirement by at least 30% from the
calculated baseline for the site’s peak watering month through plant species
selection and irrigation system efficiency.
• Calculate baseline using EPA WaterSense budget tool
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Outdoor Water Use Reduction
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Intent
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Reduce outdoor water consumption.
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Outdoor Water Use Reduction
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Requirement
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OPTION 1. NO IRRIGATION REQUIRED
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Show that the landscape does not require a permanent irrigation system beyond a
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maximum two-year establishment period (=Prerequisite).
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OPTION 2. REDUCED IRRIGATION
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Reduce the project’s landscape water requirement by at least 50% from the
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calculated baseline for the site’s peak watering month. Additional reductions beyond
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30% (=Prerequisite) may be achieved using any combination of efficiency, alternative
water sources, and smart scheduling technologies
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Reduce indoor water consumption.
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Plumbing fixtures are categorized as either flow or flush fixtures:
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- Flush fixtures : toilets and urinals (rated in gallons per flush gpf)
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- Flow fixtures: Lavatories, sinks and showerheads (rated in gallons per minute-gpm)
Requirements
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For the fixtures and fittings listed in Table 1, as applicable to
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the project scope, reduce aggregate water consumption by
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20% from the baseline.
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Saving plumbing fixtures
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- Dual flush toilets and flushometers
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- Waterless Urinals
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Indoor Water Use Reduction
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Intent
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Reduce indoor water consumption.
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Indoor Water Use Reduction
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Requirement:
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Further reduce fixture and fitting water use from the calculated baseline in WE Prerequisite Indoor
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Water Use Reduction.
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Building-Level Water Metering
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Support water management and identify opportunities for
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additional water savings by tracking water consumption.
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Building-Level Water Metering
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Building Water Use
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Install permanent water meters that measure the total potable water use for the building
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and associated grounds. Meter data must be compiled into monthly and annual summaries;
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meter readings can be manual or automated.
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Commit to sharing with USGBC the resulting whole-project water usage data for a five-year
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period beginning on the date the project accepts LEED certification or typical occupancy,
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whichever comes first. This commitment must carry forward for five years or until the building
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changes ownership.
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Support water management and identify opportunities for
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additional water savings by tracking water consumption.
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Building-Level Water Metering
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Requirement
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Install permanent water meters for two or more of the following water subsystems, as
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applicable to the project:
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• Irrigation: Meter water systems serving at least 80% of the irrigated landscaped area.
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• Indoor plumbing fixtures and fittings: Meter water systems serving at least 80% of the indoor
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fixtures and fitting described in WE Prerequisite Indoor Water Use Reduction
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• Domestic hot water: Meter water use of at least 80% of the installed domestic hot water
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heating capacity (including both tanks and on-demand heaters).
• Boiler: with aggregate projected annual water use of 100,000 gallons (378 500 liters) or
more, or boiler of more than 500,000 BtuH (150 kW).
• Reclaimed water: Meter reclaimed water, regardless of rate.
• Other process water: Meter at least 80% of expected daily water consumption for process
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Cooling Tower Water Use
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Conserve water used for cooling tower makeup while
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controlling microbes, corrosion, and scale in the condenser
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water system.
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Cooling Tower Water Use
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For cooling towers and evaporative condensers, conduct a one-time potable water
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analysis, measuring at least the five control parameters listed in Table 1.
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Practice Questions
What is allowed to be used to reduce a project’s landscape water requirement for WE Prerequisite Outdoor
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Water Use Reduction? (Choose 2)
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A. Smart scheduling technologies
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B. Rainwater
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C. Plant species
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D. Irrigation system efficiency
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Practice Questions
What is allowed to be used to reduce a project’s landscape water requirement for WE Prerequisite Outdoor
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Water Use Reduction? (Choose 2)
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A. Smart scheduling technologies
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B. Rainwater
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C. Plant species
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D. Irrigation system efficiency
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Practice Questions
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B. Require less pesticides
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C. Require less sunlight
D. Require less fertilizer
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Practice Questions
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B. Require less pesticides
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C. Require less sunlight
D. Require less fertilizer
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Practice Questions
A. Stormwater
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B. Graywater
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C. Non potable water
D. Well water
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Practice Questions
A. Stormwater
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B. Graywater
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C. Non potable water
D. Well water
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Practice Questions
Which of the following does NOT help achieve a water efficient landscape?
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B. Green Roof
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C. Micromisters
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D. Planting with adaptive plants
Which of the following does NOT help achieve a water efficient landscape?
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B. Green Roof
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C. Micromisters
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D. Planting with adaptive plants