Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	71.36
Liaison	Michael Chapman
Submission Date	Sept. 20, 2023

STARS v2.2

Nova Scotia Community College
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

4.00 / 4.00

Anna Jessop
Sustainable Development Coordinator
Facilities and Engineering

"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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	15,488,935.80 Gallons	36,332,375 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	15,488,935.80 Gallons	36,332,375 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Sept. 1, 2021	Aug. 31, 2022
Baseline Period	April 1, 2008	March 31, 2009

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:

Nova Scotia Community College started collecting numerical data for the fiscal year of 2008/2009.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	309	180
Number of employees resident on-site	2	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	12,817	9,976
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,945	1,633
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	926	63
Weighted campus users	10,454.75	8,704.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	1,481.52 Gallons	4,173.98 Gallons

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

64.51

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	2,960,518 Gross square feet	2,630,560 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	5.23 Gallons per square foot	13.81 Gallons per square foot

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

62.12

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	390 Acres	390 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	39,715.22 Gallons per acre	93,159.94 Gallons per acre

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

57.37

Optional Fields

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

Water use reduction is an important Key Performance Indicator for NSCC Facilities and Engineering. It is included as a KPI in our annual report, both College-wide and on a facility-level basis. These results are shared with Campus sustainability committees and posted publicly on-campus. In new construction projects, water use reduction technologies are highlighted in green building tours. Water refill stations are installed in every NSCC Campus and staff and students are encouraged to use them to reduce consumption of bottled water.

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

At the NSCC Centre for the Built Environment graywater and stormwater are collected for irrigation of green roofs and bio-walls.

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

Retrofitting practices employed by NSCC include the installation of:
Low flow faucets,
Low flow toilets and waterless urinals,
High pressure nozzles on hoses,
Installation of pressure reducing valve (PRV),

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

https://sustainabilityreport.nscc.ca/sustainabilityreport202122/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

---

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

---