| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.81 |
| Liaison | Stephan Classen |
| Submission Date | Oct. 14, 2021 |
Cascadia College
OP-21: Water Use
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.00 / 4.00 |
Kathryn
Beames Sustainability Intern Sustainability |
Level of ”Physical Risk Quantity” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total water withdrawal | 2,474,098.64 Gallons | 173,228 Gallons |
Potable water use:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use | 2,426,226.64 Gallons | 173,228 Gallons |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Period | Jan. 1, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 |
| Baseline Period | Feb. 20, 2017 | Feb. 20, 2018 |
A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
With calculation updates - this 2019 calendar year is our new baseline year to measure from. It was unaffected by COVID, and takes into account our campus' shared buildings, which our 2018 report likely did not. For this report, we are still using the 2017-2018 year as previously, which is likely missing shared building water use.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of students resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Number of employees resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 2,522 | 2,984 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 174 | 157 |
| Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 252 | 0 |
| Weighted campus users | 1,833 | 2,355.75 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use per weighted campus user | 1,323.64 Gallons | 73.53 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 338,546 Gross square feet | 338,546 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use per unit of floor area | 7.17 Gallons per square foot | 0.51 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
Area of vegetated grounds:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Vegetated grounds | 95.24 Acres | 95.24 Acres |
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds | 25,977.52 Gallons per acre | 1,818.86 Gallons per acre |
Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:
We have 'push to flush' water-saving campaigns in our bathrooms on campus that include information about how much water has been saved using this practice.
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
We capture rain water in our LEED Platinum building, CC3, and use it to flush the toilets and for irrigation. This is just 1 building of 3 core buildings and multiple shared buildings (unfortunately).
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
Our campus is twenty years old and our buildings were built using water efficient fixtures.
Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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