Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	46.40
Liaison	David Heithaus
Submission Date	Jan. 20, 2021

STARS v2.2

Kenyon College
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

2.51 / 4.00

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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	25,753,110 Gallons	31,000,000 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	25,753,110 Gallons	31,000,000 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2018	June 30, 2019
Baseline Period	July 30, 2014	June 1, 2015

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:

Coincides with official climate commitment

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	1,724	1,650
Number of employees resident on-site	15	1
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	1,724	1,650
Full-time equivalent of employees	626	580
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	2,197.25	2,085.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	11,720.61 Gallons	14,866.32 Gallons

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

21.16

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	1,626,800 Gross square feet	1,600,000 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	15.83 Gallons per square foot	19.38 Gallons per square foot

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

18.29

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	1,100 Acres	1,100 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	23,411.92 Gallons per acre	28,181.82 Gallons per acre

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

16.93

Optional Fields

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

Reduced water consumption is an important part of the Green Lifestyles program and the concept of "own you Footprint, Own your Future"

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

The Brown Family Environmental Center and Kenyon Farm both use rain water for irrigation.

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

Beginning in 2014 we began the process of replacing fixtures with low flow alternatives. New construction will only employ low-flow fixtures.

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:

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