Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	46.55
Liaison	Keaton Schrank
Submission Date	Aug. 16, 2022

STARS v2.2

Westminster University - Utah
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

4.00 / 4.00

Keaton Schrank
Environmental Center Manager
Environmental Center

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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	45,974.40 Cubic meters	112,044.05 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	45,974.40 Cubic meters	112,044.05 Cubic meters

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2021	June 30, 2022
Baseline Period	July 1, 2016	June 30, 2017

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 is the performance year used in the last STARS assessment and we are recording the change from then until now.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	326	581
Number of employees resident on-site	12	6
Number of other individuals resident on-site	3	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	1,467	2,533
Full-time equivalent of employees	397	456
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	1,485.50	2,388.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	30.95 Cubic meters	46.91 Cubic meters

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

34.02

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	94,077.85 Gross square meters	94,077.85 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	0.49 Cubic meters per square meter	1.19 Cubic meters per square meter

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

58.97

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	9.39 Hectares	9.39 Hectares

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	4,896.78 Cubic meters per hectare	11,933.93 Cubic meters per hectare

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

58.97

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:

Our main water recovery efforts are covered in the following section.

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

Buildings have been fitted with higher-efficiency plumbing features, and new buildings are being constructed with water-saving infrastructure.

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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