Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.08
Liaison John Pumilio
Submission Date July 17, 2013
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Colgate University
OP-22: Water Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 7.00 / 7.00 John Pumilio
Director of Sustainability
Sustainability Office
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Water consumption, 2005 baseline year:
113,726,668 Gallons

Water consumption, performance year :
72,024,172 Gallons

List the start and end dates of the water consumption performance year:
START: July 1, 2011; END: June 30, 2012

On-campus residents, 2005:
2,811

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
946

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
0

On-campus residents, performance year:
2,934

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
956

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
0

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with water consumption performance year):
8/2011 through 5/2012

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to water use reduction goals:
Yes

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve water use reduction goals:

Colgate has a goal to reduce its water consumption by an additional six million gallons or 8% by 2015.

We will achieve this through behavior change programs such as our Green Living and Green Office Programs, changing all campus shower heads, faucets, and toilets to low-flow, and through renovating buildings to meet LEED standards.


The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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