Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 81.34 |
Liaison | Robert Stroufe |
Submission Date | Nov. 26, 2018 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Chatham University
OP-22: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Mary
Whitney University Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
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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:
Low to Medium
Part 1
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use | --- | 29,364,000 Gallons |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 16,125,000 Gallons | 29,364,000 Gallons |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 |
Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2005 | Dec. 31, 2005 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
Chatham uses 2005 as the baseline year for water due to the requirements for the 2012 STARS assessment.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 448 | 400 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 12 | 2 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 2,134 | 1,136 |
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 406 | 406 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 135 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 1,918.75 | 1,257 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 8,403.91 Gallons | 23,360.38 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
64.02
Part 2
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 1,100,000 Gross square feet | 984,000 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 14.66 Gallons per square foot | 29.84 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
50.88
Part 3
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Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Vegetated grounds | 420 Acres | 32 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 | 917,625 Gallons per acre |
Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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Optional Fields
We run a periodic "don't be a drip" outreach campaign to remind people to turn off taps completely.
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
Eden Hall has an extensive on-lot sanitary system that returns non-potable water for use in toilets and meadow irrigation. (See Eden Hall documents, PA2) We also collect rainwater in rain barrels for use in native plant gardens on several of the older Shadyside buildings, as well as for use in topping off Mellon Pond.
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):
The university has installed water conservation aerators on all faucets and showers, and in toilets wherever possible. The student center now has variable-flush toilets, and we are planning to retrofit more over the next few years..
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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