Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	71.99
Liaison	Aaron Klemm
Submission Date	Jan. 19, 2024

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San Jose State University
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

6.00 / 6.00

Debbie Andres
Utilities & Sustainability Analyst
FD&O

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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	119,048,878 Gallons	189,312,943 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	68,342,932 Gallons	156,000,015 Gallons

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Jan. 1, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Baseline Period	Jan. 1, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010

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:

As a campus, we've been using 2010 as a baseline to measure our water reduction since 2013.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	3,859	2,824
Number of employees resident on-site	128	77
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	27,165	26,796
Full-time equivalent of employees	2,291	3,819
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	5,152	0
Weighted campus users	19,224.75	23,686.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	3,554.95 Gallons	6,586.03 Gallons

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

46.02

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	7,722,072 Gross square feet	6,510,284 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	8.85 Gallons per square foot	23.96 Gallons per square foot

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

63.07

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	108 Acres	108 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	1,102,304.43 Gallons per acre	1,752,897.62 Gallons per acre

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

37.12

Optional Fields

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:

Since 2010, SJSU has undertaken several major projects to maximize the use of recycled water on campus.
- 2010 SJSU developed the Landscape Master Plan to convert campus plant palate to less-thirsty landscaping
- 2011 SJSU connected the Main Campus irrigation system to the recycled water system
- 2016 the Student Union and Campus Village 2 was connected their dual plumbing to the recycled water system
- 2016 SJSU converts the Central Plant Steam make-up water to recycled water.

In total, SJSU converted 64% of its previous potable water usage to recycled water, saving more than 100 million gallons of potable water a year.

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

SJSU is a customer of South Bay Water Recycling (SBWR), a City of San Jose program. The University currently has 3 recycled water accounts with SBWR and uses the recycled water for Irrigation of South Campus Athletic field and Main Campus, Main Campus cooling towers, and uses for industrial applications. All toilet flushing in King Library uses non-potable water via dual plumbing. All new buildings have been constructed with dual plumbing to be recycled water connected ready.

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

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Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:

https://www.sjsu.edu/sustainability/campus-action/water.php

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Difference in potable and total water use is recycled water usage.