Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	59.66
Liaison	Christina Erickson
Submission Date	Aug. 15, 2022

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Champlain College
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

4.00 / 4.00

Tim Van Woert
Director
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

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	7,524,655 Gallons	10,073,357 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	7,524,655 Gallons	10,073,357 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2020	June 30, 2021
Baseline Period	July 1, 2006	June 30, 2007

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:

First year of data collection.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	786	841
Number of employees resident on-site	4	6
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	3,296	1,999
Full-time equivalent of employees	572	385
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	1,468	450
Weighted campus users	1,997.50	1,662.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	3,767.04 Gallons	6,060.07 Gallons

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

37.84

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	880,242 Gross square feet	537,137 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	8.55 Gallons per square foot	18.75 Gallons per square foot

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

54.42

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	12.60 Acres	8 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	597,194.84 Gallons per acre	1,259,169.63 Gallons per acre

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

52.57

Optional Fields

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

Student Eco-Reps encourage water conservation in the residence halls through bathroom signage, bulletin boards, and verbal reminders. Also reminders to not use toilets as trash cans, which can further pollute our local waterways - especially related to pharmaceuticals.

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

None currently for indoor / gray water.

Several exterior water catchment systems to redirect stormwater into underground storage tanks, bioswales, and constructed wetland.

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

All shower heads were replaced with low flow fixtures in 2007.
Control the modulation of boiler water temperatures.
Regulate hot water discharge with hot water mixing valves.
Replaced all campus washing machines with high efficiency models.
See http://www.champlain.edu/student-life/campus-and-community-programs/sustain-champlain/programs-sustain-champlain/campus-operations

Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:

http://www.champlain.edu/student-life/campus-and-community-programs/sustain-champlain/programs-sustain-champlain/campus-operations

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Water consumption usage comes from Burlington Public Works monthly bills.
Vegetated acreage confirmed by Physical Plant grounds staff.