Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	45.57
Liaison	Maia Roseval
Submission Date	Jan. 12, 2023

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State University of New York at Farmingdale
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

5.00 / 5.00

Maia Roseval
Sustainability Manager
Facilities and Operations

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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:

Medium to High

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	22,718,100 Gallons	37,509,800 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	22,718,100 Gallons	37,509,800 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Jan. 1, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Baseline Period	Jan. 1, 2014	Dec. 31, 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:

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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	415	634
Number of employees resident on-site	2	3
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	8,010	6,989
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,040	862
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	684	0
Weighted campus users	6,378.75	6,047.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	3,561.53 Gallons	6,202.53 Gallons

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

42.58

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	1,384,934 Gross square feet	1,497,452 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	16.40 Gallons per square foot	25.05 Gallons per square foot

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

34.51

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	299.61 Acres	299.61 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	75,825.57 Gallons per acre	125,195.42 Gallons per acre

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

39.43

Optional Fields

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:

During the fall 2022 the campus Sustainability Manager and her intern went around to all the restrooms on campus to put up water conservation stickers. These stickers were designed by our marketing and branding team. They encourage campus users to "think smarter, conserve water" and that "every drop counts" in an effort to encourage water conservation.

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:

All new construction, retrofits, and renovations on campus are built to LEED silver standards. LEED silver standards includes many water efficient plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems.

FSC's campus also has very few areas that are irrigated (exemptions include the entrances, athletic fields, and select lawns). This means that a majority of our grounds are not regularly watered unless it rains. The water savings from this have not been quantified, but should be acknowledged.

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

https://www.farmingdale.edu/sustainability/waste-and-water.shtml

Additional documentation to support the submission:

OP-21_2014_Water_Use_Data.xlsx

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data sources:
Office for Sustainability
Energy Manager