Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
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Overall Score | |
Liaison | Lindsey Van Zile |
Submission Date | Sept. 13, 2019 |
Randolph College
OP-21: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Allison
Brooks Sustainability Coordinator Buildings & Grounds |
Level of ”Physical Risk Quantity” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water withdrawal | 56,919.31 Cubic Metres | 56,932.57 Cubic Metres |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 56,919.31 Cubic Metres | 56,932.57 Cubic Metres |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Period | July 1, 2017 | June 30, 2018 |
Baseline Period | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2015 |
A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
Earliest records of water usage during a complete fiscal year
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 534 | 576 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 4 | 5 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 8 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 666 | 670 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 276 | 257 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 849 | 840.50 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 67.04 Cubic Metres | 67.74 Cubic Metres |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 68,097.90 Gross Square Metres | 65,032.10 Gross Square Metres |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 0.84 Cubic Metres / GSM | 0.88 Cubic Metres / GSM |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Vegetated grounds | 34 Hectares | 34 Hectares |
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds | 1,674.41 Cubic Metres / Hectare | 1,674.80 Cubic Metres / Hectare |
Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
Randolph College has several rainwater catchment containers to irrigate parts of campus with rain water.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
The college is installing many pressure assisted toilets which require less water per flush. Also, all campus shower heads are low-flow, and an increasing number of faucets are low-flow as well.
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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