Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.48
Liaison Allison Maxted
Submission Date Jan. 22, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Mohawk College
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.87 / 4.00 Kayla LaChance
Sustainability Programs and Services Coordinator
Sustainability Office
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Level of ”Physical Risk QUANTITY” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Low to Medium

Part 1 

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 14,178,907 Gallons 18,158,394 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 14,178,907 Gallons 18,158,394 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Jan. 1, 2017 Jan. 31, 2017
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2007 Dec. 31, 2007

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:
This baseline was selected to align with the 2007 GHG inventory.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 340 350
Number of employees resident on-site 0 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 20,787.99 11,750
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 1,416 1,100
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 911.80 398.70
Weighted campus users 16,054.14 9,425.97

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 883.19 Gallons 1,926.42 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
54.15

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 1,223,667 Gross square feet 1,376,554.17 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 11.59 Gallons per square foot 13.19 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
12.16

Part 3 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
No

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 21.10 Acres 6.73 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 671,986.11 Gallons per acre 2,698,126.89 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
75.09

Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives, e.g. initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices such as signage and competitions:
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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
A rainwater reclamation system was installed in the Community Garden during the summer of 2015. Rainwater that falls on the adjacent rooftop is collected and used to water the garden and surrounding landscape, reducing the Colleges municipal water demand.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives (e.g. building retrofits):
All campus washroom facilities fixtures have been upgraded to lower flow alternatives with sensors.

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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