Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.64
Liaison Yolanda Cieters
Submission Date March 2, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Seattle University
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.85 / 4.00 Phillip Thompson
Director
CEJS
"---" 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’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Low to Medium

Part 1 

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use --- 36,198,982 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 34,549,527.27 Gallons 36,198,982 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2016 June 30, 2017
Baseline Year July 1, 2008 June 30, 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:
Set in accordance with the year Seattle University adopted its Climate Action Plan in 2009.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 2,177 1,845
Number of employees resident on-site 23 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 6,681 6,520
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 1,331 1,224
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 2.50 0
Weighted campus users 6,557.13 6,269.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 5,269.01 Gallons 5,774.05 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
8.75

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 2,169,920 Gross square feet 2,142,930 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 15.92 Gallons per square foot 16.89 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
5.74

Part 3 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
Yes

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 20 Acres 20 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 0 Gallons per acre 1,809,949.10 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives, e.g. initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices such as signage and competitions:
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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
A cistern captures the rainwater off the Admissions & Alumni building and this water is used to irrigate the landscape.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives (e.g. building retrofits):
Seattle University recently invested in water conservation by replacing the shower heads and faucet aerators in the Xavier, Campion, Bellarmine, Murphy, and Chardin residence halls with low-flow fixtures. Initial estimates indicate that SU will reduce 25% or about 4 million gallons of water for residence halls per year.

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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