| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.47 |
| Liaison | Briar Schoon |
| Submission Date | Sept. 23, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Portland Community College
OP-22: Water Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.00 / 7.00 |
Stephania
Fregosi Sustainability Analyst Facilities Management Services |
Water consumption, 2005 baseline year:
Water consumption, performance year :
List the start and end dates of the water consumption performance year:
On-campus residents, 2005:
Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
On-campus residents, performance year:
Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with water consumption performance year):
Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to water use reduction goals:
A brief description of the plan of action to achieve water use reduction goals:
The 2013 Climate Action Plan maintains the objective of developing a water conservation plan.
A more detailed description is outlined in the 2009 Portland Community College Climate Action Plan. Below is directly from the Consumption and Solid Waste section of the Climate Action Plan (found at:http://www.pcc.edu/about/sustainability/psc/consumption-waste.html):
2030 Objective 6
Develop a water conservation plan for all campuses.
Draft KPIs have been developed:
•Draft KPI 1: Water Conservation
•Draft KPI 2: Water Reuse
•Draft KPI 3: Wastewater Management
•Draft KPI 4: Stormwater Management
Substantial resources, funding, and personnel time is required in order to develop a district-wide, integrated district water conservation & management plan.
Action Items:
•Resource Conservation Manager to assess current water consumption, compile baseline report, set water consumption reduction goals and develop conservation plan. Report to be updated biennially.
◦Initial funding of $5,000 from Sustainability Budget created initial framework for developing a plan (We estimate additional $45k needed)
•Develop conservation plan that explores storm-water capturing.
◦No plan yet developed. Sylvania bond projects to include storm-water infrastructure in parking lots and fallout areas
◦Sylvania Bond Site Committee Sylvania learning garden (Josh L.) received $20,000 grant from Sylvania GIF to install storm-water capture system in Sylvania learning garden.
◦New Bond construction: LEED standards and water efficiencies planning requirement. Min. LEED silver certification.
The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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