Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 54.32
Liaison Emma Parsley
Submission Date Dec. 12, 2022

STARS v2.2

Texas State University, San Marcos
OP-21: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.38 / 5.00 James Vollrath
Director
Office of Sustainability
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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

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal 391,620,658 Gallons 482,261,911 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 272,376,822 Gallons 348,682,107 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 Sept. 1, 2011 Aug. 31, 2012

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

Baseline year selected based on the context of the State Energy Conservation
Office (SECO) mandated SB 898 report.


Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 6,713 5,552
Number of employees resident on-site 27 27
Number of other individuals resident on-site 26 26
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 30,095 22,331
Full-time equivalent of employees 3,756 3,003
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 1,283 937
Weighted campus users 26,137 19,718.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 10,421.12 Gallons 17,682.99 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
41.07

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 8,667,399 Gross square feet 7,102,422 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 31.43 Gallons per square foot 49.09 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
35.99

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 800 Acres 800 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds 489,525.82 Gallons per acre 602,827.39 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
18.80

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

Continued to push energy conservation objectives that reduce the volume of potable water used for industrial makeup. Continued initiatives with replacing fixtures with low-flow units. All new fixtures are equipped with low flow assemblies.


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:

Low-flow fixtures have been installed at various buildings through out the San Marcos campus.


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