Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	53.24
Liaison	Alicia Gowan
Submission Date	June 18, 2024

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Kwantlen Polytechnic University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

1.74 / 4.00

Alicia Gowan
Sustainability Specialist
Campus and Community Planning

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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	43,337 Cubic meters	49,004 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	43,337 Cubic meters	49,004 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, 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:

The performance period used was 2022 as it is the year 2023 and the calendar year data is not yet complete. Thus, the baseline year was selected as the year prior. Selecting a baseline year too far in the past may not have provided an accurate picture given the additions of new buildings. This data is collected by the calendar year and not the academic year.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	0	0
Number of employees resident on-site	0	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	4,402.10	4,149.20
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,453.90	1,410.70
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	4,392	4,169.92

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	9.87 Cubic meters	11.75 Cubic meters

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

16.04

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	117,567.91 Gross square meters	117,567.91 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	0.42 Cubic meters per square meter

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

11.56

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	0 Hectares	0 Hectares

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	107,088.10 Cubic meters per hectare	121,091.57 Cubic meters per hectare

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

11.56

Optional Fields

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

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

At Surrey Campus, rainwater collection in Surrey Main from the north fountain system helps to supplement toilet flushing. However, the exact amount is unknown. The farm schools also collect some rain water for plant watering. The Westermann Gardens use rainwater barrels for watering. However, this has to be supplemented by potable water during dry spells in the summer months.

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:

No data was provided for Part 3, the reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds as this data is not disaggregated and thus not available.

The weighted campus user data utilized spring semester data from 2021 and 2022 as enrolment data is on a per semester basis (of the academic year) whereas the water data is on a calendar year basis. This explains the discrepency between this credit at PRE-5.