Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	47.53
Liaison	Kirsten Gabrielsen
Submission Date	Jan. 14, 2019
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Orange County Community College
OP-22: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

1.58 / 4.00

Kirsten Gabrielsen
Sustainability Coordinator
Biology

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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

Part 1

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use	6,808,072 Gallons	8,269,890 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	6,808,072 Gallons	8,269,890 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Year	Sept. 1, 2017	Aug. 31, 2018
Baseline Year	Sept. 1, 2014	Aug. 31, 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:

N/A

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	0	0
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	3,714	4,506
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty)	793	380
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	110	83
Weighted campus users	3,297.75	3,602.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	2,064.46 Gallons	2,295.76 Gallons

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

10.07

Part 2

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	1,106,011 Gross square feet	1,000,000 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	6.16 Gallons per square foot	8.27 Gallons per square foot

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

25.57

Part 3

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	---	---

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds	---	---

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

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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:

Signage related to water-related behavior is installed in our new LEED GOLD buildings.

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

The college's Newburgh campus uses rain water for all outside irrigation. Rain water is collected for Kaplan Hall's roof and via drains on the "Oval". At the Middletown campus, rain barrels are installed is a few places.

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 buildings are equipped with water saving faucets and toilets. About 90% of the campus have automatic shutoff features.

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives 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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