Overall Rating	Bronze - expired
Overall Score	33.32
Liaison	Laurie Kman
Submission Date	March 5, 2021

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Lewis University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

2.04 / 4.00

John Lerczak
Director of Sustainability
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:

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	17,310,000 Gallons	20,719,119 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	17,310,000 Gallons	20,719,119 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Jan. 1, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
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 data is from 2019.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	1,032	1,061
Number of employees resident on-site	2	3
Number of other individuals resident on-site	16	24
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	5,047	5,222
Full-time equivalent of employees	589	637
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	417	424.08
Weighted campus users	4,188.75	4,366.19

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	4,132.50 Gallons	4,745.35 Gallons

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

12.91

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	1,287,677 Gross square feet	1,287,677 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	13.44 Gallons per square foot	16.09 Gallons per square foot

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

16.45

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	316.37 Acres	316.37 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	54,714.42 Gallons per acre	65,490.15 Gallons per acre

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

16.45

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:

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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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