Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.27
Liaison Hannah Rushing
Submission Date Jan. 28, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Sterling College (VT)
OP-26: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.83 / 2.00 Kelly Jones
Manager
Buildings and Grounds
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Level of water risk for the institution’s main campus:
Low

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 1,443,000 Gallons 1,600,000 Gallons

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Potable water use::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 1,443,000 Gallons 1,600,000 Gallons

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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 115 93
Number of residential employees 5 5
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 120 109
Full-time equivalent of employees 45 45
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 0 0

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Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 57,076 Square feet 57,076 Square feet

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Area of vegetated grounds::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 429 Acres 429 Acres

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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2014 June 30, 2015
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2013 Dec. 31, 2013

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A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
The baseline year was set as the calendar year 2013.

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Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
0 Gallons

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Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
0 Gallons

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A brief description of any water recovery and reuse systems employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:
All buildings have water meters installed and are read each month to get usage for each building.

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A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:
As plumbing needs repair, such as toilets and urinals, they are replaced with low-flow designs.

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A brief description of any policies or programs employed by the institution to replace appliances, equipment and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
All new appliances are WaterSense labeled products.

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A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):
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A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of other water conservation and efficiency strategies employed by the institution:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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