Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	65.31
Liaison	Amanda Whittingham
Submission Date	Oct. 22, 2024

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Fanshawe College
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

4.64 / 6.00

Ivan Walker
Senior Manager
Facilities Operations and 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:

High

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	92,473 Cubic meters	118,797 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	91,532.21 Cubic meters	117,856.21 Cubic meters

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Jan. 1, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Baseline Period	Jan. 1, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019

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:

The baseline is 3 years prior to the performance year

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	1,620	1,220
Number of employees resident on-site	0	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	23,935	23,299
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,783	1,638
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	1,677	928
Weighted campus users	18,435.75	18,311.75

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	4.96 Cubic meters	6.44 Cubic meters

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

22.86

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	250,589.79 Gross square meters	243,478.15 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	0.37 Cubic meters per square meter	0.48 Cubic meters per square meter

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

24.54

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	31.44 Hectares	31.44 Hectares

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	2,941.26 Cubic meters per hectare	3,778.54 Cubic meters per hectare

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

22.16

Optional Fields

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

The annual Residence Energy Conservation Challenge also looks at water use. Students are encouraged to take shorter showers, only do laundry when they have a full load, turn off water when brushing their teeth, etc. Reduction in water consumption is factored into the overall score at the end of the challenge.

All students and employees are encouraged to contact the Sustainability Office if they notice water wastage anywhere, such as toilets over flushing or taps leaking.

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

Z building has a storm water reclamation system, that collects rainwater in an underground storage tank and recycles it for toilet flushing and site irrigation.

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

Any time a plumbing fixture is replaced, high-efficiency fixtures are used.

High-efficiency plumbing is standard in new building design

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

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