Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	59.85
Liaison	Lisa Lonie
Submission Date	Aug. 29, 2024

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Haverford College
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

0.89 / 4.00

Bill Anderko
Asst Director Facilities Management: Maintenance
Facilities Management

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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	32,837,200 Gallons	32,364,071 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	32,837,200 Gallons	32,364,071 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 13, 2022	July 13, 2023
Baseline Period	July 1, 2010	June 30, 2011

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 was adopted as the first year that a completed GHG inventory was performed in accordance with ACUPCC requirements, and the year we were required to make our first inventory submittal under the ACUPCC program.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	1,414	1,177
Number of employees resident on-site	65	77
Number of other individuals resident on-site	134	154
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	1,472	1,177
Full-time equivalent of employees	602	614
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	2,059.25	1,810.75

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	15,946.19 Gallons	17,873.30 Gallons

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

10.78

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	1,664,413 Gross square feet	1,490,284 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	19.73 Gallons per square foot	21.72 Gallons per square foot

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

9.15

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	175 Acres	175 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	187,641.14 Gallons per acre	184,937.55 Gallons per acre

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

-1.46

Optional Fields

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

In January 2020 there were 27 bottle filling stations across campus. As of April 2024, there are 49 water bottle filing stations on campus. Each has a counter and depending each's location, 2,000 to 10,000 plastic water bottles per year are eliminated per filling station.

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:

All upgraded and new plumbing fixutures/faucets are low consumption type with sensors.

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

https://www.haverford.edu/sustainability

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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