Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	81.45
Liaison	Lindsey Lyons
Submission Date	March 1, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

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Dickinson College
OP-22: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

2.03 / 5.00

Lindsey Lyons
Assistant Director
Center for Sustainability Education

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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	---	43,174,044.25 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	39,645,640.66 Gallons	43,174,044.25 Gallons

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	July 1, 2007	June 30, 2008

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:

The baseline year chosen for water is FY 2008 (July 1, 2007- June 30, 2008). This year is the baseline year used in our commitment for carbon neutrality and for all greenhouse gas emissions comparisons.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	1,987	2,113
Number of employees resident on-site	19	26
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	2,357	2,345
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty)	924	780
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	2,962.25	2,878.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	13,383.62 Gallons	14,998.80 Gallons

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

10.77

Part 2

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	1,998,360 Gross square feet	1,793,140 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	19.84 Gallons per square foot	24.08 Gallons per square foot

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

17.60

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	120.92 Acres	120.92 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	357,043.39 Gallons per acre

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:

Campus rain barrels capture roof runoff to be used for the irrigation of flower and vegetable beds around Kaufman Hall. Our Organic Farm utilizes an irrigation pond that not only captures rainfall but also runoff.

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):

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

http://www.dickinson.edu/info/20052/sustainability/2287/water

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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