Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.19
Liaison John Pumilio
Submission Date Aug. 11, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Colgate University
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 John Pumilio
Director of Sustainability
Sustainability Office
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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:
Medium to High

Part 1 

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use --- 430,502.07 Cubic meters

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 241,605.10 Cubic meters 430,502.07 Cubic meters

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2016 June 30, 2017
Baseline Year June 1, 2004 May 31, 2005

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:
Fiscal Year 2004-5 is the earliest year we have reliable data for.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 2,437 2,561
Number of employees resident on-site 4 7
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 2,865 2,811
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 962 946
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 3,480.50 3,459.75

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 69.42 Cubic meters 124.43 Cubic meters

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
44.21

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 225,011.07 Gross square meters 186,990.61 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 1.07 Cubic meters per square meter 2.30 Cubic meters per square meter

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
53.36

Part 3 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
Yes

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 139.62 Hectares 159.85 Hectares

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 0 Cubic meters per hectare 2,693.15 Cubic meters per hectare

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives, e.g. initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices such as signage and competitions:
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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
We do collect stormwater run-off in rain barrels to assist with the irrigation of our 0.5 acre organic garden.

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):
In 2011-12, we replaced all showerheads on campus with low-flow models. We also installed aerated faucets and low-flow toilets in all renovations and in some cases as part of general replacement.

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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