Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.71
Liaison Matthew Harmin
Submission Date May 14, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Goucher College
OP-26: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 3.00 Linda Barone
Project Manager
FMS
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Level of water risk for the institution’s main campus:
Low to Medium

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 43,300 Gallons 39,364 Gallons

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Potable water use::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 37,238 Gallons 34,640 Gallons

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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 1,208 1,208
Number of residential employees 10 11
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 1,821.40 1,821.40
Full-time equivalent of employees 555 555
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 230 230

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Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 1,062,216 Square feet 1,062,216 Square feet

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Area of vegetated grounds::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 114 Acres 114 Acres

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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2012 June 30, 2013
Baseline Year July 1, 2008 June 30, 2009

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A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
Goucher aligned its water use baseline with the rest of the information in the ACUPCC data.

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Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
0 Gallons

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Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
0 Gallons

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A brief description of any water recovery and reuse systems employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:
Goucher records water usage monthly.

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A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:
Goucher does this per building code requirements. Many of these requirements are exceeded (such as with high-efficiency shower heads).

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A brief description of any policies or programs employed by the institution to replace appliances, equipment and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
Goucher meets Energy Star standards.

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A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):
Vegetation is native to the area (little to no water is necessary once established); storm water management ponds are used.

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A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:
none

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A brief description of other water conservation and efficiency strategies employed by the institution:
none

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The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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