University of California, Santa Barbara
OP-21: Water Use

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	256,524,356 Gallons	276,212,546.60 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	202,376,636 Gallons	221,189,598.70 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2022	June 30, 2023
Baseline Period	July 1, 2005	June 30, 2008

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	10,195	6,260
Number of employees resident on-site	214	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	23,869	19,664
Full-time equivalent of employees	5,115.60	4,803
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	24,340.70	19,915.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	8,314.33 Gallons	11,106.54 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	8,853,172 Gross square feet	4,258,936 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	22.86 Gallons per square foot	51.94 Gallons per square foot

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	766.90 Acres	750 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	334,495.18 Gallons per acre	368,283.40 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission: