Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	49.10
Liaison	David Husemoller
Submission Date	March 6, 2020

STARS v2.2

College of Lake County
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

0.41 / 4.00

David Husemoller
Sustainability Manager
Facilities

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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	22,735,044 Gallons	22,838,022 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	22,735,044 Gallons	22,838,022 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	July 1, 2014	June 30, 2015

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:

FY2015 is when we started keeping the same type of records for water usage. It is also the same year that we started using geothermal heat exchange systems on campus.

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	8,019	8,422
Full-time equivalent of employees	955	1,114
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	6,730.50	7,152

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	3,377.91 Gallons	3,193.24 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	1,017,091 Gross square feet	932,912 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	22.35 Gallons per square foot	24.48 Gallons per square foot

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

8.69

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	119 Acres	119 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	191,050.79 Gallons per acre	191,916.15 Gallons per acre

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

0.45

Optional Fields

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

CLC has been reducing its irrigation of landscaping with the incorporation of native plants in medians that require less water use. However we do not submeter water for irrigation purposes.

A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:

One of the features of the Science Building is that it collects rainwater for toilet flushing.

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

Years ago, prior to 2010, CLC outfitted the bathroom sinks with watersaving aerator devices.

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

https://www.clcillinois.edu/aboutclc/who-we-are/green-initiatives/greening-our-campus

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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