Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	59.76
Liaison	Lindsey MacDonald
Submission Date	June 6, 2023

STARS v2.2

Western Washington University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

3.15 / 4.00

Ashley Olson
Data Ambassador
Sustainability Engagement Institute

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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	60,255,277 Gallons	69,869,548 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	60,255,277 Gallons	69,869,548 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2021	June 30, 2022
Baseline Period	Oct. 1, 2012	Sept. 30, 2013

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:

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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	3,383	3,984
Number of employees resident on-site	0	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	14,450	13,960.50
Full-time equivalent of employees	4,635	1,699
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	255	0
Weighted campus users	14,968.25	12,740.63

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	4,025.54 Gallons	5,484.00 Gallons

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

26.59

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	3,542,025 Gross square feet	3,517,967 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	17.01 Gallons per square foot	19.86 Gallons per square foot

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

14.35

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	115.97 Acres	0 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	519,558.50 Gallons per acre	69,869,548 Gallons per acre

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

99.26

Optional Fields

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

Part of the institutions behavior and operational program includes encouraging residents to take shorter showers, supporting our grounds crew in irrigation repairs and rain sensors, as well as annual shutdown and inspection of our irrigation system.

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:

All of our fixtures are water sense compliant low flow fixtures. Our plumbing shop regularly researches the best fixtures to satisfy user requests with water efficient shower heads. All of our new construction projects are designed with water efficient fixtures.

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

https://sustain.wwu.edu/sustainability-action-plan

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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