Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	61.55
Liaison	Melissa Cadwell
Submission Date	Jan. 7, 2022

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Syracuse University
OP-21: Water Use

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Score

Responsible Party

4.00 / 4.00

Melissa Cadwell
Sustainability Coordinator
Energy Systems & Sustainability Management

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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:

Low to Medium

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	191,285,112 Gallons	405,902,713 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	191,285,112 Gallons	405,902,713 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2018	June 30, 2019
Baseline Period	July 1, 2010	June 30, 2011

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 baseline year is the year the Climate Action Plan was implemented onto campus.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	7,874	8,296
Number of employees resident on-site	31	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	19,184	18,452
Full-time equivalent of employees	4,935	4,305
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	2,279	1,531
Weighted campus users	18,356.25	17,993.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	10,420.71 Gallons	22,558.30 Gallons

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

53.81

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	9,680,895 Gross square feet	9,683,459 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	19.76 Gallons per square foot	41.92 Gallons per square foot

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

52.86

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	950 Acres	950 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	201,352.75 Gallons per acre	427,266.01 Gallons per acre

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

52.87

Optional Fields

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

- Drinking fountains have been replaced or updated to Water bottle filling stations to ensure there is at least one in every building on campus.

- Free reusable water bottles are given to all new student living on campus.

A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:

- Participation in Onondaga County's Save the Rain program
(The "Save the Rain" program is a comprehensive storm water management plan intended to reduce pollution to Onondaga Lake and its tributaries.) http://www.ongov.net/sustainability/water/str.html

- Installed a reuse water system in our athletic facility, Dome, which reuses the rain and snow-melt for 1/3 of the water in our toilets. https://news.syr.edu/2014/12/carrier-dome-runoff-now-being-put-to-use-44720/

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

-Installing low-flow shower heads
-Sinks outfitted with automatic valve shut-offs
- Timer-controlled grounds sprinklers that prevent mid-day use

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

http://sustainability.syr.edu/campus/water/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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