Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	66.97
Liaison	Holly Andersen
Submission Date	May 13, 2021

STARS v2.2

Bennington College
OP-21: Water Use

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Responsible Party

0.00 / 4.00

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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

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	42,305.74 Cubic meters	23,870.80 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	42,305.74 Cubic meters	23,870.80 Cubic meters

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2019	June 30, 2020
Baseline Period	April 1, 2018	April 1, 2019

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:

This is our second year of reporting, so our baseline year was last academic year.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	789	735
Number of employees resident on-site	38	461
Number of other individuals resident on-site	8	20
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	784	735
Full-time equivalent of employees	465	461
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	1,151.50	1,216

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	36.74 Cubic meters	19.63 Cubic meters

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

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	46,946.77 Gross square meters	46,946.77 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	0.90 Cubic meters per square meter	0.51 Cubic meters per square meter

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

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	172 Hectares	172 Hectares

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	245.98 Cubic meters per hectare	138.79 Cubic meters per hectare

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

-77.23

Optional Fields

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:

We have installed low flow shower heads in all student houses. We have also replaced the majority of the main arteries of our underground steam line network to eliminate leaks.

A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:

None.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

All new toilets on campus are low flow.

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:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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