**The development of an Environmental Audit for R-MWC was the focus of a Summer Research Project in 2004 carried out by Dr. Rick Barnes and Katie Radke '06.**
Randolph-Macon Woman’s College Environmental Audit - Q & A *General Information about the Campus* *High Priority* Energy: Status: Look at records provided by Angela Hefner. Water: Status: See the water filtration plant, check out the Pedlar River Reservoir, and check irrigation meters on campus, look up the numbers for cost and gallons. Solid Waste: Status: Set up an appointment with B.J. Litchford at BFI (845-6800) for an interview and find invoices (check with Angela Hefner) (be sure to look up numbers before you go) Purchasing: Status: look up the meter records on copiers, look at the meters on the lab computers, look into how much our bills from Mr. Speedy are, follow up to see the copier numbers for 2003-2004, find where our wood comes from (if it is local, who is our supplier, etc.) Environmental Education and Literacy: Status: Talk to Karin Warren, Environmental Studies Department Waste Water and Storm Water Run Off: Status: Contact City of Lynchburg wastewater treatment plant and ask Angela Hefner about the fine for the Dinning hall waste water. Add a section on Building Design and Renovations (Use of Green Building Technologies)? *Secondary Priority* Hazardous Waste: Status: Look up Clean Harbors Environmental Services (can be found at cleanharbors.com) Pesticides: Status: Make an appointment with Mark Gilbert and Payton Thomas to answer for sure. 1. What pesticides are used on campus and in what quantities? We buy pesticides in small quantities so we don’t have large storage and waste issues. We contract with Payton Thomas for pest control ($900 per month). He tries to isolate pests away from the buildings and treat them at the source to minimize use of pesticides in the buildings. Sometimes skunks and groundhogs are captured live and released elsewhere. 2. How has this quantity changed over the past five years? 3. What kind of pests are they controlling and where? (Specify indoor and outdoor applications.) 4. What are the total costs for contracts and purchases related to pest control? 5. What kind of pests are they controlling and where? (Specify indoor and outdoor applications.) 6. What are the total costs for contracts and purchases related to pest control? And how have these costs changed over the past five years? 7. Has your campus initiated an Integrated Pest Management program? If so, please describe, including implementation date and cost-savings to date. Preventive pest management is used to minimize use of chemicals. Dining Hall Services: Status: Set up an interview with Gloria Chabot *For Future Consideration* Transportation: Status: Set an interview with Angela Hefner Investment Policies: Status: Business Ties: Status *Conclusion: Date of completion:________ Please list below the Faculty, Staff, and Student(s) responsible for completing the Campus Environmental Audit Please include your name, year in school, campus address, campus phone number, permanent address, and permanent phone number. Sources:* University of Pennsylvania, Penn Environmental Group. (1996, May). Campus Environmental Audit. Retrieved on June 23, 2004, from the website: http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~pennenv/audit/ University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Environmental Audit. (1990). Campus Environmental Audit. Retrieved on June 23, 2004, from the website: http://www.uwosh.edu/environmentalaudit/i_audit.php Bishop’s University, Environmental Audit. (2000). Campus Environmental Audit. Retrieved on June 24, 2004, from the website: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/ESG/audit/Audit.html