Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 36.50
Liaison Katy Everett
Submission Date Oct. 26, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Eureka College
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.50 / 6.00 Katy Everett
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Science and Mathematics
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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:
High

Part 1 

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use --- 8,094,300 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 7,370,200 Gallons 8,094,300 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year June 27, 2016 June 28, 2017
Baseline Year July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016

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:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 413 440
Number of employees resident on-site 9 8
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 600 653
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 134 127
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 656 697

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 11,235.06 Gallons 11,613.06 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
3.25

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 343,491 Gross square feet 325,182 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 21.46 Gallons per square foot 24.89 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
13.80

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 52 Acres 54 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 149,894.44 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:
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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):
As we buy new parts as needed we are using water-efficient alternatives.

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Found the level of water risk using World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas, under Physical Risk Quantity. Contact information: dege@eureka.edu

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