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

STARS v2.2

Bennington College
OP-21: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 4.00
"---" 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 Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Low

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

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:
0

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:
0

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

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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