Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 61.51 |
Liaison | Karen Eckert, Ph.D. |
Submission Date | March 5, 2021 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Principia College
OP-22: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.00 / 4.00 |
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Eubank Assistant Director Facilities |
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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
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:
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
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
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
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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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