Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	73.32
Liaison	Heather Albert-Knopp
Submission Date	March 1, 2019
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

College of the Atlantic
OP-22: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

0.06 / 4.00

Andrea Russell
Sustainability Coordinator and Community Energy Center Program Manager
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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

Part 1

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use	8,838.83 Cubic meters	7,596.88 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	8,838.83 Cubic meters	7,596.88 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, 2017	June 30, 2018
Baseline Year	July 1, 2005	June 30, 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:

The College's first year of complete data is from FY-06 (7/1/05-6/30/06).

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	150	104
Number of employees resident on-site	4	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds	3	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	332	296
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty)	114	94
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	376	318.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	23.51 Cubic meters	23.85 Cubic meters

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

1.44

Part 2

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	14,153.49 Gross square meters	14,153.49 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	0.62 Cubic meters per square meter	0.54 Cubic meters per square meter

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

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	11.51 Hectares	11.51 Hectares

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds	767.81 Cubic meters per hectare	659.93 Cubic meters per hectare

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

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:

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

The Kathryn W. Davis (KWD) Student Residential Village is comprised of three separate duplex units each with three levels, with each duplex sharing a central common space. In each duplex, grey water from showers preheats incoming cold water to reduce the amount of hot water needed to take a comfortable shower thus saving on energy use. Also, to reduce water use associated with flushing toilets the 51 bed KWD Residential Village has composting toilets on all second and third floor levels of each duplex.The Deering Common Campus Center uses composting toilets as well as low-flow water fixtures and waterless urinals.

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):

All new and replacement fixtures are high efficiency/low flow. This is the policy of the buildings and grounds department on campus. From COA's Sustainable Building policy: "A 'new building space' refers to any renovation or addition made to an existing building or to the construction of any new building or structure." The requirements for fixture replacement / installation are as follows: New building spaces must incorporate design for greywater and non-toxic rainwater collection systems whenever possible. Water meters must be installed for all new building spaces to monitor hot and cold water use. All water fixtures installed in a new building space must conform to the most current EPA WaterSense specifications.

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

http://coa.edu/about/environmental-commitment/publications-policies/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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