Overall Rating | Bronze |
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Overall Score | 31.69 |
Liaison | Elizabeth Masuen |
Submission Date | Aug. 30, 2021 |
Metropolitan Community College
OP-21: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.00 / 4.00 |
Sally
Hopley Coordinator of Sustainable Practices Campus Planning and Sustainability |
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 | 30,838,850 Gallons | 30,794,500 Gallons |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 30,838,850 Gallons | 30,794,500 Gallons |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Period | Jan. 1, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 |
Baseline Period | Jan. 1, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
The 2018 baseline was selected to better reflect the other baselines, but also to allow us to use 2019 as the performance year. We had a large leak on our main campus in 2020, which significantly inflated our normals above our typically "normal", making it a poor year for reporting.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 9,771 | 12,500 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 1,154 | 1,316.10 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 2,625 | 898 |
Weighted campus users | 6,225 | 9,688.58 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 4,954.03 Gallons | 3,178.43 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 | 1,273,353 Gross square feet | 1,273,353 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 24.22 Gallons per square foot | 24.18 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 | 104.32 Acres | 104.32 Acres |
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds | 295,617.81 Gallons per acre | 295,192.68 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:
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
We do rainwater harvesting on campus as part of our horticulture program through rain barrels and a solar-powered pump.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
MCC switched from 2.2 to .5 gallon per minute (gpm) restroom faucet aerators. This has reduced our indoor water use by more than 500,000 gallons annually.
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:
Water information was taken from Portfolio Manager and the irrigated acres is from a prior report.
Water information was taken from Portfolio Manager and the irrigated acres is from a prior report.
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