Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 45.17 |
Liaison | Nina Bisbee |
Submission Date | June 29, 2017 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Bryn Mawr College
OP-22: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.81 / 5.00 |
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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:
Medium to High
Part 1
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use | --- | 34,336,600 Gallons |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 32,191,700 Gallons | 34,336,600 Gallons |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | June 1, 2015 | May 31, 2016 |
Baseline Year | June 1, 2007 | May 31, 2008 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 1,246 | 1,158 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 4 | 25 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 6 | 26 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 1,641.08 | 1,595 |
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 621.70 | 645 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 2,015.59 | 2,001.75 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 15,971.39 Gallons | 17,153.29 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
6.89
Part 2
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 1,289,765 Gross square feet | 1,269,335 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 24.96 Gallons per square foot | 27.05 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
7.73
Part 3
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Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Vegetated grounds | 87.28 Acres | 102 Acres |
Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds | 0 Gallons per acre | 336,633.33 Gallons per acre |
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:
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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):
Low-flow/low volume fixtures have been installed in all residence hall
showers and toilets.
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:
Note that water use in this performance year was negatively impacted by an underground water leak which has since been corrected. We are back on track for our more typical use of 24,000,000 gallons to 25,000,000 per year over the three years.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.