Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.78
Liaison Jessica Bowen
Submission Date March 4, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Aquinas College
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 6.00 Jessica Eimer Bowen
Director of Sustainability
Center for Sustainability
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Level of ”Physical Risk QUANTITY” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
High

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use --- 21,252,924 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 3,970,680.80 Gallons 21,252,924 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2017 June 30, 2018
Baseline Year July 1, 2005 June 30, 2006

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
This is when the Center for Sustainability began tracking water use in our sustainability metrics.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 790 791
Number of employees resident on-site 8 1
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 4 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 1,469.30 1,888
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 410 289.30
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 1,612.98 1,830.98

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 2,461.71 Gallons 11,607.44 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
78.79

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 776,097 Gross square feet 582,278 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 5.12 Gallons per square foot 36.50 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
85.98

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 86.60 Acres 86.60 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 0 Gallons per acre 245,414.83 Gallons per acre

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