Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	67.16
Liaison	Scott Doyle
Submission Date	Oct. 25, 2022

STARS v2.2

Ithaca College
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

3.89 / 4.00

Scott Doyle
Director
Energy Management and Sustainability

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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

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	284,952.04 Cubic meters	511,030.35 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	284,952.04 Cubic meters	511,030.35 Cubic meters

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	June 1, 2021	May 31, 2022
Baseline Period	Jan. 1, 2005	Dec. 31, 2005

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 figures are based on our initial AASHE STARS report.

The campus has grown 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. Dramatic reduction with FY21 is further due to reduced water use with fewer people on campus due to COVID.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	3,618	4,173
Number of employees resident on-site	11	8
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	5,167	6,973
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,207	1,475
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	3.20	0
Weighted campus users	5,685.35	7,381.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	50.12 Cubic meters	69.23 Cubic meters

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

27.61

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	247,643.35 Gross square meters	213,676.90 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	1.15 Cubic meters per square meter	2.39 Cubic meters per square meter

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

51.89

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	0.40 Hectares	0.40 Hectares

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	704,132.43 Cubic meters per hectare	1,262,784.60 Cubic meters per hectare

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

44.24

Optional Fields

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

COVID impacted water use numbers.

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:

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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:

Water figures used for performance year are based on water bills from 2021-22.