Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	57.31
Liaison	Feng Teter
Submission Date	Dec. 4, 2023

STARS v2.2

California State University, Fresno
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

5.11 / 6.00

Blake Avant
Engineering and Energy Services
Facilities Management

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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:

High

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	274,857,000 Gallons	363,751,000 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	274,857,000 Gallons	363,751,000 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Jan. 1, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Baseline Period	Jan. 1, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013

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:

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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	1,153	0
Number of employees resident on-site	41	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	20,692	20,692
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,738	1,738
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	17,121	16,822.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	16,053.79 Gallons	21,622.89 Gallons

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

25.76

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	3,561,305 Gross square feet	3,467,440 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	77.18 Gallons per square foot	104.90 Gallons per square foot

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

26.43

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	225 Acres	225 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	1,221,586.67 Gallons per acre	1,616,671.11 Gallons per acre

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

24.44

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:

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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:

Trying to Install water meters at individual buildings to identify heavy water consumption and enable the University to pinpoint areas to address.

Retrofit of showerheads, faucet aerators, urinals, and toilets across campus to reduce water consumption.

Installation of a central irrigation control system on campus to control irrigation cycles and save water and electricity to run the pumps.

Installation of drought tolerant vegetation in new or renovated landscape projects across campus, as well as increased use of mulch to maintain moisture in planter beds.

The university's total water withdrawal includes water from the university's wells. Almost 60% of the water is used for irrigation to maintain landscaping in the hot climate of the Central Valley of California, from April to October annually.

Central Utility Plant Replacement project has replaced old piping to reduce water waste and make infrastructure more efficient.

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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