Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.14
Liaison Emily Zabanah
Submission Date March 30, 2020
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Seneca Polytechnic
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.14 / 4.00 Paula Echeveste
Sustainability Specialist - Engagement & Outreach
Office of Sustainability
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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 152,226 Cubic meters 167,754 Cubic meters

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 152,226 Cubic meters 167,754 Cubic meters

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year April 1, 2017 March 31, 2018
Baseline Year April 1, 2015 March 31, 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 1,121 1,042
Number of employees resident on-site 6 6
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 216 365
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 28,230 26,361
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 1,645 1,661
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 23 23
Weighted campus users 22,886.75 21,626.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 1,757.08 Cubic meters 2,049.17 Cubic meters

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
14.25

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 224,193.90 Gross square meters 219,147.10 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 16.66 Cubic meters per square meter 18.79 Cubic meters per square meter

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
11.30

Part 3 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
No

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
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Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds --- ---

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:
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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 (e.g. building retrofits):
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives 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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