Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.51
Liaison Karen Eckert, Ph.D.
Submission Date March 5, 2021
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Principia College
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 4.00 Lee Eubank
Assistant Director
Facilities
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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 55,144,507 Gallons 50,144,293 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 26,710,783 Gallons 24,341,293 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Jan. 1, 2018 Dec. 31, 2018
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2008 Dec. 31, 2008

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:
We chose 2008 as our Baseline year to match the entries for Energy, and Waste.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 407 503
Number of employees resident on-site 75 105
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 35 13
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 407 503
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 267 323
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 661 784.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 40,409.66 Gallons 31,027.78 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
0

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 1,084,017 Gross square feet 1,077,376 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 24.64 Gallons per square foot 22.59 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
0

Part 3 

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

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 77 Acres 77 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 716,162.43 Gallons per acre 651,224.58 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
0

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:
Dining Services recycles water squeezed from its post-consumer food waste (through a SOMAT) and re-uses it on the conveyor and first dish rinse; then it's released to an on-site waste water treatment plant.

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):
The flow rating on campus shower heads is 2.0 gallons per minute (gpm). The U.S. Department of Energy identifies a “low flow” shower head as any fixture that is at or less than 2.5 gpm. On aerators for new sinks, the College is installing fixtures that use 2.2 gpm (which is the minimum requirement for a low flow faucet). All new toilets are rated at 1.6 gallons per flush (consistent with the average low flow toilet).

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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