Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	65.64
Liaison	Rachael Wein
Submission Date	March 3, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

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Smith College
OP-22: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

2.08 / 5.00

Bob Dombkowski
Supervisor- Grounds Section
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:

Medium to High

Part 1

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use	---	208,078.06 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	181,669.47 Cubic meters	207,964.50 Cubic meters

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Year	July 1, 2015	June 30, 2016
Baseline Year	June 1, 2005	June 9, 2006

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:

Oldest accurate data available

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	2,874	2,400
Number of employees resident on-site	6	6
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	2,804	2,748
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty)	1,137.33	1,128
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	3,676.00	3,508.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	49.42 Cubic meters	59.27 Cubic meters

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

16.62

Part 2

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	264,527.08 Gross square meters	257,898.45 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	0.69 Cubic meters per square meter	0.81 Cubic meters per square meter

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

14.83

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	36.42 Hectares	36.42 Hectares

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds	0 Cubic meters per hectare	5,713.03 Cubic meters per hectare

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

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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:

Each year the house Eco-Reps hold April Showers, which is a water-saving competition held during Earth Week in April. Eco-Reps distribute 5 minute shower timers and challenge students to limit their showers to only 5 minutes, and to re-think if they need a daily shower. The house that records the most showers that were limited to 5 minutes or less (per person) receives a prize.

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

Ford Hall has two cisterns to capture rainwater, with 25,000 gallons and 30,000 gallons capacity and a 5,000 gallon overflow tank. This water is for non-potable uses in the building. This reduced the overall stormwater runoff at the site by 25 percent through the combination of the cistern system and a planted rooftop that encompasses 20,000 square feet. The cisterns are not separately metered so we don't have data to report on how much water is recycled each year.

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):

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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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