Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.70
Liaison David Gibson
Submission Date March 30, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Hampshire College
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.00 / 6.00 Todd Holland
Projects and Operations Manager
Facilities & 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:
High

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 7,636,853 Gallons 18,316,276 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 7,636,853 Gallons 18,316,276 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2016 June 30, 2017
Baseline Year July 1, 2003 June 30, 2004

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:

FY2004 was used as the baseline for all relevant Operations credits as this was the first year of data within the Sightlines database.


Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 1,066 998
Number of employees resident on-site 3 4
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 1,244 1,248
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 405.73 393
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 1,504.55 1,481.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 5,075.85 Gallons 12,365.42 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
58.95

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 802,800 Gross square feet 801,895 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 9.51 Gallons per square foot 22.84 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
58.35

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 160 Acres 160 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 47,730.33 Gallons per acre 114,476.73 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
58.31

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:

One of the first-year residence halls, 250-bed Merrill Dorm, was retrofit in 2015 with the Evolve ShowerStart device that helps save hot water by reducing behavioral waste. Signage was provided in the dorms to explain this device and how to use it.


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

Crop irrigation on farm from on-farm pond. This usage is not tracked or reflected in any total above, but municipal water is not used for crop irrigation.


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):

Merrill Dorm was retrofit in 2015 with lower-flow faucet aerators (0.5 gpm) and shower heads (1.5 gpm). These shower heads, and the Evolve ShowerStart device described above, were retrofit in additional residence halls in 2017.


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Main account use for FY2017 was 7,392,474 gallons, remainder of use (244,379 gallons) was for 12 smaller accounts.


Main account use for FY2017 was 7,392,474 gallons, remainder of use (244,379 gallons) was for 12 smaller accounts.

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