Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 65.39 |
Liaison | Patrice Langevin |
Submission Date | March 3, 2023 |
Pitzer College
OP-21: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.09 / 6.00 |
Patrice
Langevin Associate Vice President of Facilities & Capital Projects Facilities and Capital Projects |
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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:
High
Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water withdrawal | 26,171,333.63 Gallons | 21,303,760.93 Gallons |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 26,171,333.63 Gallons | 21,303,760.93 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 1, 2007 | June 30, 2008 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 815 | 634 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 6 | 6 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 1,168 | 998 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 390 | 280 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 1,373.75 | 1,118.50 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 19,051.02 Gallons | 19,046.72 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
0
Part 2. Reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 456,801.80 Gross square feet | 367,003.84 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 57.29 Gallons per square foot | 58.05 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
1.30
Part 3. Reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Vegetated grounds | 23.76 Acres | 23.30 Acres |
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds | 1,101,485.69 Gallons per acre | 914,323.33 Gallons per acre |
Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
-20.47
Optional Fields
The Pitzer College Residence Hall guidelines to students provide an overview of ways to save water and overall sustainable living: https://www.pitzer.edu/admission/about-pitzer/sustainable-living/
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
The East & West Residence Halls' greywater system collects and treats water from showers and sinks. This greywater provides all the irrigation for the landscaping around the residence halls, up to 90,000 gallons per month. The greywater in turn is used to water landscaping. There are also some green roofs on the residence halls, permeable concrete,
https://www.pitzer.edu/sustainability/green-building/
https://www.pitzer.edu/sustainability/green-building/
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
Retrofit practices include the installation of: waterless urinals across the entire campus, hydration stations to minimizes plastic bottle waste stream, and low-flow shower heads and faucets in all residence halls, and low-flow faucets in all restrooms. Additionally, all plumbing fixtures are hands-free and auto shut-off.
Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
05.17.23: An older inventory was referenced because impacts from COVID prevented Pitzer from collecting more recent data.
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