Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.02
Liaison Beth Klein
Submission Date Feb. 25, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

State University of New York at Cortland
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.74 / 5.00 Matt Brubaker
Energy Manager
Facilites Management
"---" 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:
Medium to High

Part 1 

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use --- 219,282.18 Cubic meters

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 195,212.46 Cubic meters 219,282.18 Cubic meters

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, 2013 June 30, 2014

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 base line is our previous STARS submission data as well as the climate action Plan.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 3,404 3,182
Number of employees resident on-site 23 22
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 57 56
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 6,564.60 6,726
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 1,569.30 1,192
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 7,014.18 6,795.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 27.83 Cubic meters 32.27 Cubic meters

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
13.75

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 246,869.75 Gross square meters 209,024.41 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 0.79 Cubic meters per square meter 1.05 Cubic meters per square meter

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
24.62

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 278.42 Hectares 278.42 Hectares

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 0 Cubic meters per hectare 787.59 Cubic meters per hectare

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):
All renovation and new construction complies with LEED pre-requisite requires 20% reduction below regulatory standards.

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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