Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 48.39 |
Liaison | Connie Morales |
Submission Date | Feb. 14, 2020 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Claremont McKenna College
OP-22: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.29 / 6.00 |
Ellen
Broaddus Student CMC |
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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:
High
Part 1
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use | --- | 82,712,718 Gallons |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 70,804,461 Gallons | 82,712,718 Gallons |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2015 |
Baseline Year | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2008 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
The 2007-2008 fiscal year is used for the baseline because this marks the beginning of the Climate Leadership Network presidential and campus commitment, and this is also the baseline for energy use tracking.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 1,242 | 1,135 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 1,328 | 1,135 |
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 2,500 | 2,450 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 3,181.50 | 2,972.50 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 22,255.06 Gallons | 27,825.98 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
20.02
Part 2
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 884,230 Gross square feet | 555,965 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 80.07 Gallons per square foot | 148.77 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
46.18
Part 3
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Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Vegetated grounds | 20 Acres | 20 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 | 4,135,635.90 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:
N/A
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):
Faucets, shower heads and toilets on campus are being converted to low-flow, high-efficiency fixtures. During the renovation of five residence halls through the past three years, 140 shower heads were converted to 1.2 gallon-per-minute flow rates.
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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