Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 30.79
Liaison Rebecca Jones
Submission Date March 2, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Austin College
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.34 / 4.00 Kelby Archer
Coordinator
Center for Environmental Studies
"---" 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

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use --- 38,719,371 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 32,727,547 Gallons 27,173,745 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016
Baseline Year July 1, 2007 June 30, 2008

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
2008 was the first year that Austin College completed a greenhouse gas inventory, and water use was included in that inventory.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 990 822
Number of employees resident on-site 10 10
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 2 2
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 1,229.93 1,288.89
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 315.50 305
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 1,411.07 1,405.42

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 23,193.40 Gallons 19,334.97 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
0

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 1,011,199 Gross square feet 774,924 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 32.37 Gallons per square foot 35.07 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
7.70

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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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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