Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 48.69
Liaison Tina Evans
Submission Date Aug. 20, 2024

STARS v2.2

Colorado Mountain College
OP-21: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 4.00 Kevin Hillmer-Pegram
Professor
Sustainability Studies
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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 to Medium

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person 

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal 14,359,695.98 Gallons 13,560,645.98 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 14,358,695.98 Gallons 13,490,245.98 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, 2018 June 30, 2019

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:

N/A.


Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 531 571
Number of employees resident on-site 13 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site 3 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 2,972 3,328
Full-time equivalent of employees 627 668
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 325 223
Weighted campus users 2,594.50 2,972.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 5,534.28 Gallons 13,490,245.98 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
0

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 812,469 Gross square feet 812,469 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 17.67 Gallons per square foot 16.60 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
0

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

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 1,212.13 Acres 1,212.13 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds 11,846.68 Gallons per acre 11,187.47 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
-5.89

Optional Fields 

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

Campuses have been making changes in water use through installing water bottle refill stations, and xeriscaping areas.


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

None


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

CMC's climate action plan identifies opportunities to improve efficiency relating to water by installing high efficiency condensing boilers, point of use hot water heaters, solar domestic hot water heaters, and retrofitting water fixtures to be more efficient.


Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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