Overall Rating Platinum - expired
Overall Score 85.56
Liaison Tonie Miyamoto
Submission Date Feb. 7, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Colorado State University
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.96 / 6.00 Carol Dollard
Energy Engineer
Facilities Management
"---" 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:
High

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use --- 716,659,524 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 368,073,118 Gallons 468,273,082 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016
Baseline Year July 1, 1999 June 30, 2000

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
FY00 was a drought year for Colorado and marked the beginning of a long-term commitment at CSU to better water management and conservation.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 7,504 5,343
Number of employees resident on-site 148 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 25,373 20,752.09
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 6,522 3,672
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 3,012 2,878
Weighted campus users 23,575.25 17,495.32

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 15,612.69 Gallons 26,765.62 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
41.67

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 10,823,908 Gross square feet 8,289,985 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 34.01 Gallons per square foot 56.49 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
39.80

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 2,100 Acres 2,000 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 358,329.76 Gallons per acre

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

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:
The Green Warrior campaign encourages students to adopt sustainable behavior choices and includes several actions related to water conservation like taking shorter showers, never leaving water running while brushing teeth, and using the Nalgene bottle all incoming students receive to eliminate the use of bottled water on campus.

A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
Untreated raw water is used for irrigation on nearly all CSU properties.

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):
CSU has made 1 pint/flush urinals & 1.28 gpf toilets standard in all bathroom remodels.

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

Additional documentation to support the submission:
---

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
---

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.