Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	68.50
Liaison	Derek Nichols
Submission Date	May 17, 2022

STARS v2.2

University at Buffalo
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

2.51 / 4.00

Sean Brodfuehrer
Senior Architectural Planner
Campus Planning

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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	281,083,000 Gallons	338,227,000 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	281,083,000 Gallons	338,227,000 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, 2008	June 30, 2009

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:

2009 was the year that the University released it's first Climate Action Plan. It is useful by comparing that baseline year to see the impact of our physical growth on the metrics.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	7,636	7,450
Number of employees resident on-site	29	220
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	26,372	25,158
Full-time equivalent of employees	6,904	8,424
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	997	0
Weighted campus users	26,125.50	27,104

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	10,758.95 Gallons	12,478.86 Gallons

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

13.78

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	11,893,423 Gross square feet	10,427,776 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	23.63 Gallons per square foot	32.44 Gallons per square foot

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

27.14

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	28,516,466 Acres	28,943,296 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	9.86 Gallons per acre	11.69 Gallons per acre

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

15.65

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:

Retention ponds outside Davis hall provide irrigation to onsite plantings. At Greiner Hall, non-potable water from Lake Lasalle is used for irrigation.

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

It is a practice to install low flow showerheads and faucets in building retrofits as well as specify them and low flow toilets in new construction.

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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