| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.52 |
| Liaison | Alicia Hodenfield |
| Submission Date | Feb. 18, 2021 |
Sonoma State University
OP-21: Water Use
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.38 / 4.00 |
Shawn
Potts Facilities Operations Manager Operations and Engineering |
Level of ”Physical Risk Quantity” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total water withdrawal | 129,808,698 Gallons | 137,259,648 Gallons |
Potable water use:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use | 66,972,016.20 Gallons | 65,700,140.10 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, 2017 | June 30, 2018 |
A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
The baseline year of July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, was adopted as there was no sufficient data available during the previous years.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of students resident on-site | 3,174 | 3,133 |
| Number of employees resident on-site | 13 | 12 |
| Number of other individuals resident on-site | 11 | 4 |
| Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 8,671 | 8,212 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 1,145.70 | 1,083.70 |
| Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
| Weighted campus users | 8,170.28 | 7,762.03 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use per weighted campus user | 8,197.03 Gallons | 8,464.30 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 2,433,813 Gross square feet | 2,433,813 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use per unit of floor area | 27.52 Gallons per square foot | 26.99 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
Area of vegetated grounds:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Vegetated grounds | 30 Acres | 30 Acres |
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds | 4,326,956.60 Gallons per acre | 4,575,321.60 Gallons per acre |
Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:
Some of the ways the University has reduced the use of potable over many years is as follows:
* Low flow showers, faucets, and toilets throughout the housing.
* Low flow and dual plumbed urinals and toilets in new construction (do not use potable water)
* Replacing lawn with more drought tolerant landscape, including the drought-tolerant lawn.
* Irrigating virtually all landscape with reclaimed water and not potable water
* Even with using reclaimed we mulch and take numerous additional steps to minimize irrigation.
* Pool covers save the campus 250,000 gallons of potable water per year.
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
The City of Santa Rosa provides recycled water to the University for use in the irrigation and fire suppression systems. Recycled Water undergoes three levels of treatment that includes filtering and UV disinfection in the last step.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
All the buildings are equipped with Low-flow faucets with an aerator installed in them to mix water with a steady flow of air, maintaining water pressure but cutting clean water consumption by as much as 40%, from 4 gallons per minute to 2.5.
Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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