Overall Rating	Reporter
Overall Score
Liaison	Lindsey Van Zile
Submission Date	Feb. 28, 2023

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Randolph College
OP-21: Water Use

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	Reporter	Lindsey Van Zile Sustainability Coordinator & Campus Projects Sustainability

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Level of ”Physical Risk Quantity” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:

Medium to High

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

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

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	56,919.31 Cubic meters	56,932.57 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	56,919.31 Cubic meters	56,932.57 Cubic meters

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2017	June 30, 2018
Baseline Period	July 1, 2014	June 30, 2015

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:

Earliest records of water usage during a complete fiscal year

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	534	576
Number of employees resident on-site	4	5
Number of other individuals resident on-site	8	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	666	670
Full-time equivalent of employees	276	257
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	849	840.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	67.04 Cubic meters	67.74 Cubic meters

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

1.02

Part 2. Reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	68,097.90 Gross square meters	65,032.10 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	0.84 Cubic meters per square meter	0.88 Cubic meters per square meter

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

4.52

Part 3. Reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	34 Hectares	34 Hectares

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	1,674.10 Cubic meters per hectare	1,674.49 Cubic meters per hectare

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

0.02

Optional Fields

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:

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

Randolph College has several rainwater catchment containers to irrigate parts of campus with rain water.

The water barrels at the Organic Garden are used to water the community garden plots as well as provide clean water to our chickens.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

The college is installing many pressure assisted toilets which require less water per flush. Also, all campus shower heads are low-flow, and an increasing number of faucets are low-flow as well.

Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts 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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