Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	68.64
Liaison	Kimberly Post
Submission Date	Feb. 22, 2022

STARS v2.2

Saint Joseph's College - ME
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

2.10 / 4.00

Shawn Sheehan
Assistant Director
Facilities Management

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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:

Low

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	12,934,416 Gallons	15,589,816 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	12,934,416 Gallons	15,589,816 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2019	June 30, 2020
Baseline Period	July 1, 2008	June 30, 2009

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:

First Stars report

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	548	705
Number of employees resident on-site	3	2
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	1
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	1,098	1,905
Full-time equivalent of employees	293	397
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	260	1,165
Weighted campus users	986	1,030.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	13,118.07 Gallons	15,128.40 Gallons

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

13.29

Part 2. Reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	459,000 Gross square feet	459,000 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	28.18 Gallons per square foot	33.96 Gallons per square foot

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

17.03

Part 3. Reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	425 Acres	425 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	30,433.92 Gallons per acre	36,681.92 Gallons per acre

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

17.03

Optional Fields

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:

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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:

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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

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Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts 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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