Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.89
Liaison Tom Twist
Submission Date Nov. 8, 2023

STARS v2.2

Bates College
OP-21: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.93 / 4.00 Tom Twist
Sustainability Manager
Facilities
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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 39,664,514 Gallons 41,881,866 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 39,664,514 Gallons 41,881,866 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Period July 1, 2021 July 1, 2022
Baseline Period July 1, 2014 July 1, 2015

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:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 1,805 1,676
Number of employees resident on-site 130 130
Number of other individuals resident on-site 100 90
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 1,821 1,776
Full-time equivalent of employees 696 579
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 2,471.50 2,307.75

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 16,048.76 Gallons 18,148.35 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
11.57

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 1,840,000 Gross square feet 1,424,808 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 21.56 Gallons per square foot 29.39 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
26.66

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

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 600 Acres 600 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds 66,107.52 Gallons per acre 69,803.11 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
5.29

Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:
We have begun a student-led educational program where upperclassmen present programs to students, set up by their dorm advisers. These programs target behavioral changes such as water consumption, closing windows, and recycling sorting.

We have also begun to target orientation as a time to help establish good habits, and are on the orientation program to push some of these educational programs and easy behavioral change initiatives.

During our mandatory student orientation program, as well as during our Green Certification program, we discuss water saving initiatives with the student body - shorter showers, reduced use of bottled water (using our water bottle filling stations around campus), and conservation measures around brushing teeth, etc.

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:
We have begun to replace conventional shower heads with low flow heads, and low flush toilets and toilets with a multiple-flush option around campus.

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:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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