Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	49.22
Liaison	Paul Scanlon
Submission Date	March 4, 2022

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Slippery Rock University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

4.00 / 4.00

Paul Scanlon
Special Assistant to the President
President's Office/Sustainability

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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	39,042,000 Gallons	68,810,000 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	39,042,000 Gallons	68,810,000 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2019	June 30, 2020
Baseline Period	July 1, 2004	June 30, 2005

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:

The water use baseline was adopted to stay consistent with the base year selected for our greenhouse gas emissions inventory program.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	2,738	2,881
Number of employees resident on-site	0	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	9,029	7,704
Full-time equivalent of employees	942	826
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	741	141
Weighted campus users	7,607	7,012

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	5,132.38 Gallons	9,813.18 Gallons

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

47.70

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	2,536,527 Gross square feet	1,896,144 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	15.39 Gallons per square foot	36.29 Gallons per square foot

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

57.59

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	547 Acres	512 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	71,374.77 Gallons per acre	134,394.53 Gallons per acre

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

46.89

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:

1,000 gallons of water recycled/reused during the performance year represents the estimated greywater system water use at the Macoskey Center's Harmony House, which recycles/reuses water from one washing machine, one kitchen sink, and one bathroom lavatory/shower. The greywater from these fixtures is recovered and reused to irrigate an outdoor aquatic planting area and meadow.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

A GESA/ESCO project completed in 2018 included the installation of low-flow water fixtures throughout campus.

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

http://www.sru.edu/sustainability

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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