Overall Rating | Platinum - expired |
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Overall Score | 85.42 |
Liaison | Lisa Kilgore |
Submission Date | March 4, 2021 |
Cornell University
OP-21: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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5.00 / 5.00 |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Level of ”Physical Risk Quantity” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Medium to High
Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water withdrawal | 339,537,907 Gallons | 475,739,480 Gallons |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 339,537,907 Gallons | 475,739,480 Gallons |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Period | July 1, 2019 | June 30, 2020 |
Baseline Period | July 1, 2004 | June 30, 2005 |
A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
Start of STARS data used 2005 baseline.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 6,954 | 6,662 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 33 | 35 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 481 | 459 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 23,503 | 19,053 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 11,364 | 12,113 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 745 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 27,819.25 | 25,507.75 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 12,205.14 Gallons | 18,650.78 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
34.56
Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 15,834,777 Gross square feet | 14,346,948 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 21.44 Gallons per square foot | 33.16 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
35.34
Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Vegetated grounds | 2,108.70 Acres | 1,802 Acres |
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds | 161,017.64 Gallons per acre | 264,006.37 Gallons per acre |
Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
39.01
A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:
Used non-potable water to irrigate athletic fields. Recaptured condensate return water for irrigation of landscaping on campus. Used non-potable water to irrigate plantings across campus. Continued from drought of 2016 practice changes.
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
Grounds has an underground 1,000 gal tank that is located in the Nursery area that captures water from our irrigation system. We have a pumping station that fills our water trucks and hydro seeder for utilization back on campus. The Physical Sciences building has a grey water system that is used for irrigating their raised patio plantings situated between Physical Sciences and Rockefeller Hall.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
Efficient shower heads installed, and low flush toilets and urinals installed throughout campus.
Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Cornell Water System Production-(water served to the City of Ithaca + water served to the Town of Ithaca)+ (water purchased from Bolton Point).
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