Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	66.51
Liaison	Jennifer Lamy
Submission Date	July 14, 2022

STARS v2.2

Emerson College
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

4.00 / 4.00

Duncan Pollock
AVP Campus Services
Campus Services

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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	19,856,064 Gallons	29,715,310 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	19,856,064 Gallons	29,715,310 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Jan. 1, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Baseline Period	July 1, 2016	June 30, 2018

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 2016-2017 academic year is the earliest complete dataset Emerson has available. Thus, FY17 is the baseline.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	2,426	1,916
Number of employees resident on-site	8	6
Number of other individuals resident on-site	2	3
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	5,612.50	4,350
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,459.50	527
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	285	0
Weighted campus users	5,700.75	4,141.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	3,483.06 Gallons	7,175.44 Gallons

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

51.46

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	1,637,185 Gross square feet	1,429,317 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	12.13 Gallons per square foot	20.79 Gallons per square foot

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

41.66

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	0 Acres	0 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	19,856,064 Gallons per acre	29,715,310 Gallons per acre

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

33.18

Optional Fields

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

Hands-free sink faucets, dual-flush and sensor-based toilets, and water-efficient showerheads prevent excess water usage.

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

The rainwater recovery systems on top of the Colonial Building and Piano Row reduce Boston’s runoff water by diverting collected water to toilets.

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

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Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:

http://www.emerson.edu/sustainability/water

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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