Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.18
Liaison Cora Kenfield
Submission Date July 27, 2011
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STARS v1.0

Vassar College
Tier2-5: Weather-Informed Irrigation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Kiki Williams
Director of Facilities Operations and Grounds
Buildings and Grounds Services
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Does the institution use weather data or weather sensors to automatically adjust irrigation practices?:
Yes

A brief description of how weather data or sensors are used:

Weather-informed irrigation practices are used in our two largest irrigation systems, which cover most of our athletics fields. The Athletics Fields supervisor monitors weather conditions and adjusts irrigation accordingly. Watering is done early in the morning, infrequently but deeply.


The website URL where information about the practice is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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