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Liaison Mark Bremer
Submission Date March 30, 2021
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State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Hannah Hoehn
Student
Arts & Sci
"---" 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

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 30,652,000.03 Gallons 9,510,000 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 30,652,000.03 Gallons 9,510,000 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2019 June 30, 2020
Baseline Year July 1, 2012 June 30, 2013

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:

Regular meter readings were taken on a monthly basis. Data was taken from the utility billing spreadsheet from 2012-2013 (baseline) and then in 2019-2020 (performance).


Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 955 512
Number of employees resident on-site 3 3
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 1 1
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 3,036 1,750
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 396 254
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 711 234
Weighted campus users 2,281.25 1,457.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 13,436.49 Gallons 6,525.99 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
0

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 911,663 Gross square feet 831,440 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 33.62 Gallons per square foot 11.44 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
0

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
Vegetated grounds 400 Acres 400 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 76,630.00 Gallons per acre 23,775 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
0

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:

Wildcat Field House uses on-site infiltration of storm water collected on the roof.


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):

Low flow fixtures and toilet valves are installed in new LEED buildings as well as replaced in other buildings on an as-needed basis.


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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