Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	56.21
Liaison	Jennifer McMillin
Submission Date	July 28, 2020

STARS v2.2

Cleveland State University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

2.88 / 4.00

Jeremy Johnston
Utility Billing Analyst & Systems Administrator
Utility Operations

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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

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	69,217,676 Gallons	85,631,788 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	69,217,676 Gallons	85,631,788 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	June 8, 2004	June 7, 2005

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:

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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	1,003	449
Number of employees resident on-site	4	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	12,358	12,371
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,830.60	1,873
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	1,110	388
Weighted campus users	10,060.70	10,504.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	6,880.01 Gallons	8,152.11 Gallons

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

15.60

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	5,433,960 Gross square feet	4,189,761 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	12.74 Gallons per square foot	20.44 Gallons per square foot

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

37.68

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	22 Acres	22 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	3,146,258 Gallons per acre	3,892,354 Gallons per acre

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

19.17

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:

The CSU Recreation Center was constructed with a large underground cistern to collect rainwater and snow melt for landscape irrigation.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

Nearly all toilets on campus have either been upgraded to low flush models or have had new flushometers installed to reduce water consumption.

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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