Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	68.49
Liaison	Ryan Todd
Submission Date	March 1, 2021

STARS v2.2

California State University, Sacramento
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

3.70 / 4.00

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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 to Medium

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	97,364,462.83 Gallons	146,907,755.45 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	68,060,647.81 Gallons	75,514,353.30 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2018	June 30, 2019
Baseline Period	Aug. 1, 2013	July 31, 2014

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:

The performance year was chosen based on the most recent 12 month fiscal period prior to starting work on the STARS report. The baseline year was determined by choosing the 12 month period prior to completing the first STARS assessment.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	2,200	1,700
Number of employees resident on-site	49	49
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	27,144	24,237
Full-time equivalent of employees	3,217	1,801
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	9,532	12,372
Weighted campus users	16,184	10,686.75

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	4,205.43 Gallons	7,066.17 Gallons

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

40.49

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	6,059,245 Gross square feet	5,166,951 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	11.23 Gallons per square foot	14.61 Gallons per square foot

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

23.14

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	170 Acres	169 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	572,732.13 Gallons per acre	869,276.66 Gallons per acre

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

34.11

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:

N/A

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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