Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	66.71
Liaison	Christie-Joy Hartman
Submission Date	Sept. 13, 2024

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James Madison University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

1.19 / 6.00

Nate Brown
Sustainability Analyst
Facilities Engineering & Construction

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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:

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	188,779,515 Gallons	142,762,950 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	188,779,515 Gallons	142,762,950 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2022	June 30, 2023
Baseline Period	July 1, 2008	June 30, 2009

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:

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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	6,141	5,805
Number of employees resident on-site	11	3
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	21,301	18,225
Full-time equivalent of employees	3,336	2,925
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	1,555	255
Weighted campus users	18,849.50	17,123.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	10,015.09 Gallons	8,337.37 Gallons

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

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	8,548,041 Gross square feet	5,309,728 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	22.08 Gallons per square foot	26.89 Gallons per square foot

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

17.86

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	432.40 Acres	397.09 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	436,585.37 Gallons per acre	359,522.90 Gallons per acre

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

-21.43

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:

To reduce potable water consumption, new and innovative methods of harvesting and reusing water have been identified and piloted on campus in the past few years. One major source of harvested water is Newman Lake on campus. Under the lake is an extensive pump system allowing an estimated 345,000 gallons of water to be harvested every year to irrigate the surrounding landscape. One way water is recycled on campus is through the capture of water used during required weekly fire pump tests, reducing potable water consumption by an estimated 50,000 gallons. Additionally, a rainwater harvesting cistern is located at Wayland Hall which captured 112,200 gallons of roof runoff to be reused for toilet flushing during the performance year.

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

JMU’s Policy 1701 requires that “the most water efficient appliances available must be purchased. This includes, but is not limited to, high performance fixtures such as toilets, low-flow faucets and aerators, and upgraded irrigation systems. When possible, those with the EPA WaterSense label will be selected.”

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:

According to World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas, Harrisonburg is now listed as High in the Physical Risks Quantity category.

Total water use is retrieved from the sum of all water bill utility payments, provided by Valerie Gray, Energy & Utility Admin Analyst in FM.

Area of vegetated grounds was determined using the latest (2022) MS4 GIS data with the help of Nate Rexrode, Geospatial Analyst/Programmer using the following land use categories:

Hedges, Shrubs, Tree_Outline, Grass, Golf_Course, Grounds, Athletic_Fields

Data entered by Nate Brown, FM Sustainability Analyst.