Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	47.06
Liaison	Daniela Shebitz
Submission Date	Dec. 11, 2023

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Kean University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

0.76 / 6.00

AJ Whitmore
Director of Facilities
Facilities

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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	117,251,469 Gallons	105,305,104 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	117,251,469 Gallons	105,305,104 Gallons

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, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021

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:

Baseline period was adopted when partnering with Energy Consulting Group Cenergistics.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	1,589	817
Number of employees resident on-site	45	40
Number of other individuals resident on-site	36	34
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	14,427	11,591
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,388	1,305
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	1,051	1,000
Weighted campus users	11,517.50	9,170.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	10,180.29 Gallons	11,483.34 Gallons

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

11.35

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	2,669,730 Gross square feet	2,669,730 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	43.92 Gallons per square foot	39.44 Gallons per square foot

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

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	198.60 Acres	198.60 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	590,390.08 Gallons per acre	530,237.18 Gallons per acre

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

-11.34

Optional Fields

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

In November 2021 Kean University partnered with Cenergistics, a utility use consulting and management firm. Since then, we have implemented significant changes designed to first repair HVAC systems for proper functioning. Through this process we have identified and repaired leaks. We are now in the process of upgrading irrigation to a web controlled system to limit water usage. We are focusing on internal efficiency first, and then progressing to end users.

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

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

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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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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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