Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 63.76 |
Liaison | Tarah Rowse |
Submission Date | March 10, 2017 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Skidmore College
OP-22: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.77 / 5.00 |
Levi
Rogers Director of Sustainability Programs and Assessment Sustainability Office |
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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:
Medium to High
Part 1
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use | --- | 33,967,908 Gallons |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 33,493,886.20 Gallons | 33,967,908 Gallons |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | June 9, 2014 | June 9, 2015 |
Baseline Year | June 16, 2008 | June 16, 2009 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 2,198 | 2,060 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 5 | 6 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 2,555 | 2,554 |
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 922 | 906 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 3,158.50 | 3,111.50 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 10,604.36 Gallons | 10,916.89 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
2.86
Part 2
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 1,778,601 Gross square feet | 1,631,964 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 18.83 Gallons per square foot | 20.81 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
9.52
Part 3
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Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Vegetated grounds | 84.50 Acres | 84.50 Acres |
Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds | 0 Gallons per acre | 401,987.08 Gallons per acre |
Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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Optional Fields
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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
The Skidmore Community Garden and Skidmore Compost sites each have a rainwater catchment system to aid with irrigation and cleaning needs.
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):
Cooling Water Recirculation: Skidmore saved about eight millions gallons of water annually by changing the pump bearing cooler to recirculate water in some water-cooled equipment.
Water Saving Fixtures: Skidmore has installed low-volume toilets, low-flow shower heads, and faucet aerators to reduce domestic water use.
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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