Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.81
Liaison Stephanie Del Rosario
Submission Date Sept. 11, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

California State University, Fullerton
OP-26: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 6.00 Matthew Pagano
Manager, Utility Enterprise & Energy
Facilities Operations
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Level of water risk for the institution’s main campus:
Extremely High

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 193,531,755.75 Gallons 170,550,163.65 Gallons

Potable water use::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 193,531,755.75 Gallons 170,550,163.65 Gallons

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 1,904 800
Number of residential employees 0 0
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 29,892.50 30,284.50
Full-time equivalent of employees 3,901 4,886
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 0 0

Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 5,250,000 Square feet 5,250,000 Square feet

Area of vegetated grounds::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 41.28 Acres 41.28 Acres

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2013 June 30, 2014
Baseline Year July 1, 2012 June 30, 2013

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

This was the baseline used for the 2012 STARS report.


Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
0 Gallons

Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
0 Gallons

A brief description of any water recovery and reuse systems employed by the institution:

N/A


A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:

We are currently installing more back-flow meters for all irrigation landscape along with building water meters in order to capture efficiencies through monitoring and measurement.


A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:

Campus wide aerator project for faucets. evaluating new more efficient water closets across campus.


A brief description of any policies or programs employed by the institution to replace appliances, equipment and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

Campus wide aerator project for faucets. evaluating new more efficient water closets across campus.


A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):

Looking at Drought Tolerant landscaping and Turf Removal for all non-utilized landscape. The institution will be removing 500,000 square feet of turf with a $1,000,000 rebate reserved.


A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:

N/A


A brief description of other water conservation and efficiency strategies employed by the institution:

N/A


The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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