Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.61
Liaison Jack Byrne
Submission Date May 1, 2014
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Middlebury College
OP-26: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.60 / 2.00 Jack Byrne
Director of Sustainability Integration
Environmental Affair
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Level of water risk for the institution’s main campus:
Low

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 71,625,146 Gallons 75,000,000 Gallons

Potable water use::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 30,000,000 Gallons 30,000,000 Gallons

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 3,006 2,718
Number of residential employees 0 0
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 0 0
Full-time equivalent of employees 3,006 2,718
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 0 0

Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 2,366,886 Square feet 2,146,716 Square feet

Area of vegetated grounds::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 202 Acres 202 Acres

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2012 June 30, 2013
Baseline Year July 1, 2007 June 30, 2013

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

It coincides with the baseline we use for carbon neutrality and energy usage.


Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
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Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
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A brief description of any water recovery and reuse systems employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:

Water usage for the Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest is metered and displayed on the Building Dashboard


A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:

Low flow fixtures and appliances are used routinely for retrofits and in new construction.


A brief description of any policies or programs employed by the institution to replace appliances, equipment and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
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A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):
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A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:

The only landscape irrigation done on campus, aside from watering to establish new plantings, is on the baseball, softball, and women’s soccer fields. This is done on an as-needed basis, and is closely monitored. All irrigation water used, with the exception of the baseball/softball fields, is drawn from a non-potable well used strictly for irrigation. irrigation computers sense rain and turn off when irrigation is not needed.


A brief description of other water conservation and efficiency strategies employed by the institution:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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