Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	76.02
Liaison	Stephanie MacPhee
Submission Date	July 21, 2021

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Dalhousie University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

4.00 / 4.00

Ray Carrigan
Energy Manager
Office of Sustainability

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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	463,299 Cubic meters	1,242,692 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	461,999 Cubic meters	1,242,692 Cubic meters

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	April 1, 2019	March 31, 2020
Baseline Period	April 1, 2009	March 31, 2010

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:

This is the baseline year adopted in the University Sustainability Plan. This figure assumes 80,000 m3 of water for the Agricultural campus in the baseline year. There is no historical measurement of water. As of FY 2018, the Campus is now connected to the Town of Truro's water supply, and thus accurate reporting in the performance year is being provided.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	2,515	2,259
Number of employees resident on-site	6	9
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	5
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	18,248	15,685
Full-time equivalent of employees	6,021	5,592
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	393	160
Weighted campus users	18,537.25	16,409.75

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	24.92 Cubic meters	75.73 Cubic meters

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

67.09

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	541,246 Gross square meters	468,905 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	0.85 Cubic meters per square meter	2.65 Cubic meters per square meter

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

67.79

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	65.80 Hectares	65.80 Hectares

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	7,041.03 Cubic meters per hectare	18,885.93 Cubic meters per hectare

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

62.72

Optional Fields

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

Water conservation is a key program area highlighted in ecolympics and through social marketing Rethink signage and messages. As well, significant fixture retrofits have been made such as low flow shower head, faucet aerators, dual flushing / low flow toilets, timed/occupancy driven urinal flush systems, etc.

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

There is a cistern to collect non-potable water in the Mona Campbell, LeMarchant Place, and Design buildings. Rain water cisterns will be added in new buildings. Also there have been retrofits of large research water units to recycle water (Aquatron).

https://www.dal.ca/dept/sustainability/campus-initiatives/water.html

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

Reducing water consumption - The University has completed many water efficiency projects such as adding sensors to older urinal tanks, installing low flow fixtures and toilets for new and existing buildings, adding rain water cisterns in new buildings, and retrofitting large research water units to recycle water (Aquatron). Upcoming projects are focusing on reducing water used for cooling equipment and air and in research.

https://www.dal.ca/dept/sustainability/campus-initiatives/water.html

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

https://www.dal.ca/dept/sustainability/campus-initiatives/water.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:

Sustainability_Progress_Report_-_2010-2020_Final.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Further information regarding GHG emissions related to Water usage can be found in Dalhousie's GHG inventory report. As well, Sustainability 10 year progress report is also attached