Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 48.73
Liaison Claire Rodgers
Submission Date March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
OP-21: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.35 / 4.00
"---" 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:
Low to Medium

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal 20,869,819 Gallons 21,828,089 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 5,805,819 Gallons 6,764,089 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Period Jan. 1, 2019 Dec. 31, 2019
Baseline Period July 1, 2016 June 30, 2017

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:

FY17 is the first year we did a comprehensive review of data.


Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 347 354
Number of employees resident on-site 1 4
Number of other individuals resident on-site 3 6
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 361 382
Full-time equivalent of employees 128 125
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 456.75 475.75

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 12,711.15 Gallons 14,217.74 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
10.60

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 394,877 Gross square feet 389,048 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 14.70 Gallons per square foot 17.39 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
15.43

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 35 Acres 35 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds 596,280.54 Gallons per acre 623,659.69 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
4.39

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

Some toilets in the Campus Center and Milas Hall are designed to save water by using different amounts of water when needed and have the appropriate signage.


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

Olin College invested in the water efficiency and wastewater planning from its original construction. Seventy percent of the irrigation systems on campus are fed by well water.


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

Olin has begun upgrading flushometers for the toilets in dormitories in order to make them low-flow toilets. They are Water Sense certified by the EPA. Faucets are also being upgraded in the dorms to low flow Water Sense certified. Shower heads are also being replaced so that they are low-flow.


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:

Olin's water meter data was used to calculate potable water usage and the well water usage was estimated based on run time and flow rate of the well.

Claire Rodgers, Energy Manager


Olin's water meter data was used to calculate potable water usage and the well water usage was estimated based on run time and flow rate of the well.

Claire Rodgers, Energy Manager

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