Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 34.59
Liaison John Duvall
Submission Date Jan. 7, 2013
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Dominican University of California
OP-22: Water Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.18 / 7.00 Jacob Massoud
Assistant Professor of Strategic Management
School of Business and Leadership
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Water consumption, 2005 baseline year:
14,067,262 Gallons

Water consumption, performance year :
11,303,402 Gallons

List the start and end dates of the water consumption performance year:
July 2010 to June 2011

On-campus residents, 2005:
522

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
1,088

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
723

On-campus residents, performance year:
434

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
1,353

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
837

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with water consumption performance year):
July 2010 to June 2011

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to water use reduction goals:
No

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve water use reduction goals:

Even though Dominican does not have a formal commitment to achieve water use reduction this practice is been pursued by Facilities; this department has the following strategies for water reduction: use of non-potable water for irrigation, replacement of foreign plants for California native plants, and use of weather-informed irrigation.


The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The Campus Users figure for the baseline year is the average number of students per semester in the 2005-2006 academic year plus the number of faculty and staff in the FY2005-06; and for the performance year, the campus users figure is the average number of students per semester in the 2010-2011 academic year plus the number of faculty and staff in the FY2010-11.

The on-campus residents figure was calculated using the same methodology (average number of on-campus residents per semester in the academic year) for both baseline and performance year.

To calculate the water consumption the following methodology was used:
For the performance year: the water consumption figure for the FY2010-11 (July2010-June2011) is the average water usage of the calendar years 2010 and 2011.
For the baseline year: the water consumption figure for the FY2005-06 (July2005-June2006) is the average water usage of the calendar years 2005 and 2006.


The Campus Users figure for the baseline year is the average number of students per semester in the 2005-2006 academic year plus the number of faculty and staff in the FY2005-06; and for the performance year, the campus users figure is the average number of students per semester in the 2010-2011 academic year plus the number of faculty and staff in the FY2010-11.

The on-campus residents figure was calculated using the same methodology (average number of on-campus residents per semester in the academic year) for both baseline and performance year.

To calculate the water consumption the following methodology was used:
For the performance year: the water consumption figure for the FY2010-11 (July2010-June2011) is the average water usage of the calendar years 2010 and 2011.
For the baseline year: the water consumption figure for the FY2005-06 (July2005-June2006) is the average water usage of the calendar years 2005 and 2006.

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