Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	65.37
Liaison	Alan Brew
Submission Date	Feb. 26, 2021

STARS v2.2

Northland College
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

4.00 / 4.00

Todd Pydo
Executive Director
Facilities and IT

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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	3,716,064 Gallons	6,191,956.96 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	3,716,064 Gallons	6,191,956.96 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2019	June 30, 2019
Baseline Period	Jan. 1, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016

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:

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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	370	375
Number of employees resident on-site	3	3
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	579	556
Full-time equivalent of employees	138	131
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	631	609.75

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	5,889.17 Gallons	10,154.91 Gallons

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

42.01

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	509,500 Gross square feet	437,934 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	7.29 Gallons per square foot	14.14 Gallons per square foot

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

48.42

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	303.49 Acres	110 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	12,244.52 Gallons per acre	56,290.52 Gallons per acre

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

78.25

Optional Fields

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

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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:

The College has installed dual-flush toilets, low-flow faucets, and other water-saving strategies in its buildings. However, the College also constructed the Hulings Rice Food Center. While this Center advances the College toward its goal of obtaining 80% local food, it offsets much of the water savings achieved elsewhere through water-intensive food processing.

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:

Of the campuses total acreage of approximately 316 acres 12.5 are impermeable surface ( building foot prints, parking lots or sidewalks).