Overall Rating	Bronze
Overall Score	28.04
Liaison	Sam Edwards
Submission Date	March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Quinnipiac University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

0.00 / 4.00

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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

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	59,798,942 Gallons	59,798,942 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	43,124,991 Gallons	43,124,991 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Jan. 6, 2019	Jan. 5, 2020
Baseline Period	Jan. 6, 2019	Jan. 5, 2020

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:

Water baseline is the same as the performance year. We will use that 2019-20 as baseline to reduce future water use.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	3,820	3,820
Number of employees resident on-site	0	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	3,280	3,280
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	7,670	7,670
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,193	1,193
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	744	744
Weighted campus users	10,324.25	10,324.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	4,177.06 Gallons	4,177.06 Gallons

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

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	4,488,522 Gross square feet	4,488,522 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	9.61 Gallons per square foot	9.61 Gallons per square foot

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

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	400 Acres	400 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	149,497.36 Gallons per acre	149,497.36 Gallons per acre

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

Optional Fields

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

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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:

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

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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