Overall Rating	Bronze
Overall Score	43.58
Liaison	Christopher Homeister
Submission Date	Oct. 30, 2023

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Salisbury University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

3.90 / 4.00

Christopher Homeister
Director of Campus Sustainability
Campus Sustainability

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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	64,626,759 Gallons	89,973,300 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	41,799,000 Gallons	50,376,000 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2021	June 30, 2022
Baseline Period	July 1, 2004	June 30, 2005

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 water baseline was adopted for FY05 because that was the first year SU started tracking our carbon emissions.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	2,762	2,570
Number of employees resident on-site	0	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	6,890	5,815
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,301	1,067
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	6,833.75	5,804

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	6,116.55 Gallons	8,679.53 Gallons

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

29.53

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	2,504,360 Gross square feet	1,444,989 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	16.69 Gallons per square foot	34.86 Gallons per square foot

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

52.12

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	111.16 Acres	111.16 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	581,385.02 Gallons per acre	809,403.56 Gallons per acre

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

28.17

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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