Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	50.74
Liaison	Rachel Kornhauser
Submission Date	Feb. 17, 2023

STARS v2.2

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

Status

Score

Responsible Party

3.57 / 5.00

Patrick Ryan
Energy 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	56,537,000 Gallons	58,938,000 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	29,153,000 Gallons	58,938,000 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Jan. 1, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Baseline Period	July 1, 2012	June 30, 2013

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:

Fiscal 2012-13 is the first year that data is available via EnergyCap.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	2,766	3,509
Number of employees resident on-site	14	16
Number of other individuals resident on-site	3	4
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	5,446	5,910
Full-time equivalent of employees	981	1,005
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	671	100
Weighted campus users	5,015	5,996.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	5,813.16 Gallons	9,828.73 Gallons

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

40.86

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	2,400,525 Gross square feet	2,290,750 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	12.14 Gallons per square foot	25.73 Gallons per square foot

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

52.80

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	1,139 Acres	1,137 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	49,637.40 Gallons per acre	51,836.41 Gallons per acre

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

4.24

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:

We capture rainwater, but at this time it is only to control the rate of runoff. We are studying the possibility of using this water for irrigation purposes.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

To date, thirteen of our fifteen residence halls have low flow shower heads have been updated with low flow shower heads and toilet flush valves. Whenever buildings are updated the plumbing fixtures are replaced with updated low flow models.

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

https://suny.oneonta.edu/sustainability/energy-water/water-efficiency-and-conservation

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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