Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	51.05
Liaison	Juliana Goodlaw-Morris
Submission Date	June 30, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

California State University, San Marcos
OP-22: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

0.58 / 5.00

"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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

Medium to High

Part 1

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use	---	49,330,941 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	28,019,337 Gallons	27,010,151 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Year	July 1, 2014	June 30, 2015
Baseline Year	July 1, 2013	June 30, 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 baseline was chosen as this is a plateau period for building additions.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	621	620
Number of employees resident on-site	2	2
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	9,716	8,938
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty)	1,253	1,118
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	8,382.50	7,697.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	3,342.60 Gallons	3,508.95 Gallons

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

4.74

Part 2

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	1,284,448 Gross square feet	1,263,548 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	21.81 Gallons per square foot	21.38 Gallons per square foot

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

Part 3

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):

Yes

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	116 Acres	116 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds	0 Gallons per acre	425,266.73 Gallons per acre

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

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Optional Fields

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives, e.g. initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices such as signage and competitions:

On campus dormitories were provided with 5 minute shower timers to encourage water conservation. Signage for shorter showers and other tips was provided to all students living on campus. Also, students living in the dorms received magnets on their kitchen refrigerators about water conservation.

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 (e.g. building retrofits):

Water faucets were fitted with aerators to reduce water usage. On campus housing replaced shower heads to low flow capacity.

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

http://www.csusm.edu/sustainability/commitment/index.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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