Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	67.49
Liaison	Elizabeth Swiman
Submission Date	March 15, 2023

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Florida State University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

2.04 / 4.00

Stacy Slavichak
Water Resources Manager
Utilities and Engineering Services

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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	343,250,620 Gallons	539,954,130 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	229,262,220 Gallons	249,974,900 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2021	June 30, 2022
Baseline Period	July 1, 2007	June 30, 2008

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:

FY 2007-08 reflects the first year where data is anticipated to be accurate.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	6,642	6,613
Number of employees resident on-site	12	22
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	39,829	39,413
Full-time equivalent of employees	7,079	6,638
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	1,741	1,190.80
Weighted campus users	35,538.75	35,303.90

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	6,451.05 Gallons	7,080.66 Gallons

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

8.89

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	13,610,426 Gross square feet	13,787,288 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	16.84 Gallons per square foot	18.13 Gallons per square foot

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

7.09

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	1,247 Acres	1,123.06 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	275,261.12 Gallons per acre	480,788.32 Gallons per acre

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

42.75

Optional Fields

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

Sustainable Campus and Facilities Maintenance replaced older water fountains with touch-less bottle fillers. To date, over 225 hydration stations have been installed throughout campus.
Facilities’ social media platforms post educational content related to water pollution and stormwater education.

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

Where possible, the Grounds department selects plants that minimize the water usage. FSU has landscaped areas that are non-irrigated and areas that receive no regular irrigation which are planted with native and/or drought tolerant plantings. Examples include the Life Sciences cage wash rooftop and the Student Success building.
The Grounds department utilizes rain shut-off sensors on the irrigation systems to prevent unneeded watering when soil is wet from weather.
FSU utilizes a geothermal cooling system for chiller condensers to eliminate evaporation losses which exist in campus buildings that use cooling towers.

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

All building retrofits use low flow faucets and toilets. These are also mandated by the Florida Energy Code.

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

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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