Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	62.98
Liaison	Briar Schoon
Submission Date	March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

Portland Community College
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

3.61 / 4.00

Stephania Fregosi
Sustainability Analyst
Academic Affairs

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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	245,699.57 Cubic meters	347,773.19 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	245,699.57 Cubic meters	343,777.68 Cubic meters

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2018	June 30, 2019
Baseline Period	July 1, 2015	June 30, 2016

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:

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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	23,887.86	21,122
Full-time equivalent of employees	2,246.80	2,500
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	4,538.60	0
Weighted campus users	16,197.04	17,716.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	15.17 Cubic meters	19.40 Cubic meters

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

21.82

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	231,992.63 Gross square meters	176,855.07 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	1.06 Cubic meters per square meter	1.94 Cubic meters per square meter

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

45.52

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	27.84 Hectares	27.84 Hectares

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	8,824.67 Cubic meters per hectare	12,490.80 Cubic meters per hectare

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

29.35

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:

The Willow Creek Center and Rock Creek campus have a rainwater harvesting system.

Water conservation is also integrated into all new construction, from water-saving fixtures to innovative stormwater management. For example, the CLIMB Storm Water Education Plaza project was selected as one of the “2013 Top Storm Water and Erosion Control Projects” in the U.S. by Storm Water Solutions!

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

Water Consumption
Facilities Management Services has installed low flow aerators on our bathroom and break area faucets. Our faucets either are metering faucets (which provide a predetermined amount of water) or motion based sensor faucets. FMS has also installed low flush parts in toilets and urinals, which reduces the number of gallons per flush. See also Drinking Water.

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

http://www.pcc.edu/about/sustainability/psc/consumption-waste.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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