Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 65.95 |
Liaison | Kathleen McCaig |
Submission Date | June 14, 2017 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Berea College
OP-22: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.30 / 5.00 |
Kishore
Acharya Project Engineer Facilities |
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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:
Medium to High
Part 1
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use | --- | 4,032,539 Gallons |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 3,873,937 Gallons | 4,032,539 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, 2013 | June 30, 2014 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
To streamline future reporting, we have chosen consistent baseline and performance years for every section that requests this information. We found it confusing when multiple baseline and performance years are determined within one report for new staff.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 1,650 | 1,589 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 14 | 14 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 1,635 | 1,589 |
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 523 | 523 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 2,034.50 | 1,984.75 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 1,904.12 Gallons | 2,031.76 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
6.28
Part 2
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 1,630,000 Gross square feet | 1,405,967 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 2.38 Gallons per square foot | 2.87 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
17.14
Part 3
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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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Optional Fields
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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
In Draper Hall, roof design channels rainwater into a 12,000-gallon underground cistern behind the building, and the rainwater is used for landscape irrigation and toilet flushing, reducing potable water use by 1/3.
Deep Green residence hall (LEED Platinum) employed the highest standards of water recovery and reuse systems scoring 8 out of 10 points for water resource efficiency.
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):
Residence halls have been retrofitted with low flow shower heads and low flush toilets. All major renovations and additions follow the 2002 adoption of our Ecological Renovation Standards that strive for LEED Gold certification.
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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