Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 45.51
Liaison Mat Thijssen
Submission Date Nov. 6, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Waterloo
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.67 / 4.00 Chris Ford
Energy Manager
Plant Operations
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Level of ”Physical Risk QUANTITY” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Low to Medium

Part 1 

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 523,662 Cubic meters 602,747 Cubic meters

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 480,682 Cubic meters 602,747 Cubic meters

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Jan. 1, 2017 Dec. 31, 2017
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2010 Dec. 31, 2010

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:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 5,543 5,172
Number of employees resident on-site 0 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 35,156 29,539
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 5,874 4,969
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 1,007 485
Weighted campus users 31,403 26,810.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 4,043.65 Cubic meters 5,939.11 Cubic meters

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
31.91

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 780,339 Gross square meters 640,514 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 15.12 Cubic meters per square meter 23.10 Cubic meters per square meter

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
34.54

Part 3 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
No

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds --- ---

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds --- ---

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives, e.g. initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices such as signage and competitions:
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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 (e.g. building retrofits):
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Records for the split between potable and non-potable (well water) are not available for 2010, only the total water consumption.

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