Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	46.29
Liaison	Thomas Frazer
Submission Date	March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of South Florida
OP-21: Water Use

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Suchi Daniels
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Management

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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	447,860,010 Gallons	447,860,010 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	446,948,010 Gallons	446,948,010 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2018	June 30, 2019
Baseline Period	July 1, 2018	June 30, 2019

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:

Baseline year represents pre-COVID, with campus populated
Consolidation of the University of South Florida. The State of Florida 2018 HB 423 requires the University of South Florida (USF) to develop and implement a plan for phasing-out the separate accreditation of the USF St. Petersburg and USF Manatee/Sarasota campuses.
OneUSF's footprint includes all three campus sites; Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Sarasota/Manatee. USF's commitment to sustainability reporting initiated with the 2008 signing of the American College and University President's Climate Commitment by USF System President Dr. Judy Genshaft. Data collection for GHG emissions initiated at that point. For a baseline data, the FY 2007-2008 was considered as information from previous years was not properly documented in a form that will help estimate GHG emissions.
https://www.usf.edu/news/2020/usf-consolidation-takes-effect.aspx#:~:text=Consolidation%20provides%20a%20wide%20range,a%20Preeminent%20State%20Research%20University.&text=Now%20they%20will%20have%20access,three%20campuses%2C%E2%80%9D%20USF%20St.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	6,141	6,141
Number of employees resident on-site	26	26
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	44,055	44,055
Full-time equivalent of employees	10,784	10,784
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	3,945	3,945
Weighted campus users	39,712.25	39,712.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	11,254.66 Gallons	11,254.66 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	11,993,143 Gross square feet	11,993,143 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	37.27 Gallons per square foot	37.27 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	550 Acres	550 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	814,290.93 Gallons per acre	814,290.93 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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