Overall Rating	Bronze
Overall Score	34.48
Liaison	Rebecca Jones
Submission Date	Feb. 9, 2022

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Austin College
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

0.56 / 4.00

Rebecca Jones
Coordinator
Center for Environmental Studies

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Level of ”Physical Risk Quantity” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:

Low

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	38,483,780 Gallons	38,719,371 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	31,213,880 Gallons	27,173,745 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2019	June 30, 2020
Baseline Period	July 1, 2007	June 30, 2008

If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:

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

2008 was the first year that Austin College completed a greenhouse gas inventory, and water use was included in that inventory.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	925	822
Number of employees resident on-site	7	10
Number of other individuals resident on-site	2	2
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	1,250	1,288.89
Full-time equivalent of employees	331	305
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	1,420.75	1,405.42

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	21,970.00 Gallons	19,334.97 Gallons

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

Part 2. Reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	1,011,199 Gross square feet	774,924 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	30.87 Gallons per square foot	35.07 Gallons per square foot

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

11.97

Part 3. Reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	0 Acres	0 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	38,483,780 Gallons per acre	38,719,371 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:

0.61

Optional Fields

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:

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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:

The Idea Center was designed with a rainwater and air conditioner condensate catchment system. The college's automated irrigation system includes rainfall overrides to prevent watering during inclement weather.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

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Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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