Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.32
Liaison Carrie Metzgar
Submission Date May 3, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of California, San Diego
OP-22: Water Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.64 / 7.00 Michelle Perez
Sustainability Analyst
Facilities Management
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Water consumption, 2005 baseline year:
620,771,932 Gallons

Water consumption, performance year :
527,862,852 Gallons

List the start and end dates of the water consumption performance year:
July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012

On-campus residents, 2005:
8,778

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
41,820

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
0

On-campus residents, performance year:
11,400

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
41,820

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
0

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with water consumption performance year):
July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to water use reduction goals:
Yes

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve water use reduction goals:

As described in the campus Climate Action Plan, UC San Diego is committed to reducing overall water consumption by 4% per year while increasing usage of reclaimed potable water, when possible. The campus has also committed to sub-metering 100% of buildings and landscaping for water usage. To accomplish these commitments, included in the Climate Action Plan are 14 action items ranging from water system retrofits to behavior change initiatives.


The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The on-campus resident numbers include students, faculty, and staff as these are not distinguished seperately.

Part-time student data are currently not being documented .

http://parking.ucsd.edu/survey/Survey%20of%20Pedestrian%20and%20Vehicular%20Traffic/Annual%20Tables/Contents.html

http://blink.ucsd.edu/_files/sponsor-tab/alt-trans-chart.pdf


The on-campus resident numbers include students, faculty, and staff as these are not distinguished seperately.

Part-time student data are currently not being documented .

http://parking.ucsd.edu/survey/Survey%20of%20Pedestrian%20and%20Vehicular%20Traffic/Annual%20Tables/Contents.html

http://blink.ucsd.edu/_files/sponsor-tab/alt-trans-chart.pdf

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