Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 58.11
Liaison Elizabeth Drake
Submission Date April 19, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Swarthmore College
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.34 / 4.00 Ralph Thayer
Director of Maintenance
Facilities Management
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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 --- 35,554,200 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 29,356,522 Gallons 29,123,145 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Jan. 1, 2016 Dec. 31, 2016
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2005 Dec. 31, 2005

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 1,620 1,479
Number of employees resident on-site 1,022 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 1,619 1,474
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 863 683
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 2,642 1,987.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 11,111.48 Gallons 14,653.15 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
20.56

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 1,611,182 Gross square feet 1,444,010 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 18.22 Gallons per square foot 20.17 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
9.66

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
No

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds --- ---

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

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

A cistern was installed to store the rain water from our Science Center roof areas. That water is used for the gardens around the Science Center. A cistern was also installed at the Wister Center.


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:

Info from Ralph and from IR Factbooks for 2016 and 2005. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15a8abec779872bf?projector=1


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