University of Waterloo
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	567,848 Cubic meters	559,946 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	567,848 Cubic meters	559,946 Cubic meters

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Jan. 1, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Baseline Period	Jan. 1, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015

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	5,840	5,200
Number of employees resident on-site	0	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	37,564	33,203
Full-time equivalent of employees	6,043	5,603
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	1,887	979
Weighted campus users	32,750	29,670.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	17.34 Cubic meters	18.87 Cubic meters

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	804,175 Gross square meters	749,162 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	0.71 Cubic meters per square meter	0.75 Cubic meters per square meter

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	481 Hectares	481 Hectares

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	1,180.56 Cubic meters per hectare	1,164.13 Cubic meters per hectare

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: