Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	67.35
Liaison	Juliana Goodlaw-Morris
Submission Date	Feb. 6, 2024

STARS v2.2

California State University, San Marcos
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

2.18 / 6.00

Heather Burkland
Director
Energy Management and Utility Services

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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:

Extremely 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	50,426,285 Gallons	51,812,897 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	30,225,184 Gallons	32,484,144 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Jan. 1, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Baseline Period	Jan. 1, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021

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:

We have come to realize that water data for before 2020 was inaccurate. Therefore, we are now using 2021 as our baseline year due to the fact that our data is much more accurate.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	688	620
Number of employees resident on-site	2	2
Number of other individuals resident on-site	1	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	13,123.80	13,917.80
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,564	1,461.40
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	463.60	0
Weighted campus users	10,841.65	11,689.90

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	2,787.88 Gallons	2,778.82 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	1,940,425 Gross square feet	1,264,448 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	15.58 Gallons per square foot	25.69 Gallons per square foot

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

39.37

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	116 Acres	116 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	434,709.35 Gallons per acre	446,662.91 Gallons per acre

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

2.68

Optional Fields

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

Although not mandatory to attend, resident advisors host programs about sustainability efforts on campus including water reduction. All Resident Advisors are trained on sustainability efforts during their intensive, mandatory summer training.

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:

Water faucets were fitted with aerators to reduce water usage.
On campus housing replaced shower heads to low flow capacity.
All toilets on campus are low-flow and dual flush.

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