Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.05
Liaison Scott Doyle
Submission Date Nov. 20, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Ithaca College
OP-22: Water Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 7.00 Marian Brown
Special Assistant to the Provost
Office of the Provost
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Water consumption, 2005 baseline year:
135,000,000 Gallons

Water consumption, performance year :
162,262,500 Gallons

List the start and end dates of the water consumption performance year:
June 1, 2012 - May 31, 2013

On-campus residents, 2005:
4,173

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
3,275

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
606

On-campus residents, performance year:
4,273

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
3,325

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
686

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with water consumption performance year):
June 1, 2012 - May 31, 2013

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to water use reduction goals:
Yes

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve water use reduction goals:

The Ithaca College Comprehensive Environmental Policy includes a section on the responsible use of College resources, including water:

III. Efficient Use and Conservation of Energy, Water, and Other Resources. The College recognizes the importance of conservation efforts and efficient use of resources as the primary methods for reducing resource consumption.

A. The College commits to minimizing the consumption of energy, water, and other resources by eliminating wasteful practices and promoting efficient use.


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

We do not have figures for 2005 baseline water/sewer. The earliest figures available were from 2008: 138,065,618 gallons. The campus has grown 2% in population since 2005, but we estimate that aggressive water-saving measures being implemented since 2005 would have reduced the amount of water consumed substantially. So we used the figure of 135,000,000 for baseline reporting purposes.


We do not have figures for 2005 baseline water/sewer. The earliest figures available were from 2008: 138,065,618 gallons. The campus has grown 2% in population since 2005, but we estimate that aggressive water-saving measures being implemented since 2005 would have reduced the amount of water consumed substantially. So we used the figure of 135,000,000 for baseline reporting purposes.

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