Douglas College
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	46,164.80 Cubic meters	37,085.80 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	46,164.80 Cubic meters	37,085.80 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, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Baseline Period	Jan. 1, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010

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	0	0
Number of employees resident on-site	0	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	10,554	7,109
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,186	919
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	634	285
Weighted campus users	8,329.50	5,807.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	5.54 Cubic meters	6.39 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	122,103 Gross square meters	115,782 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	0.38 Cubic meters per square meter	0.32 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	1.34 Hectares	1.22 Hectares

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	34,487.44 Cubic meters per hectare	30,336.09 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: