Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.15
Liaison Hannah Rushing
Submission Date March 5, 2021
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Sterling College (VT)
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.53 / 4.00 Kelly Jones
Manager
Buildings and Grounds
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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:
Low

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 1,487,000 Gallons 1,600,000 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 1,487,000 Gallons 1,600,000 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2019 June 30, 2020
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2013 Dec. 31, 2013

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

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 97 93
Number of employees resident on-site 5 5
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 2 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 124 109
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 57 45
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 163.25 140

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 9,108.73 Gallons 11,428.57 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
20.30

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

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 26.05 Gallons per square foot 28.03 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
7.06

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 429 Acres 429 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 3,466.20 Gallons per acre 3,729.60 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
7.06

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:
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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 (e.g. building retrofits):
As plumbing needs repair, such as toilets and urinals, they are replaced with low-flow designs.

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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