| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 77.24 |
| Liaison | Jim Dees |
| Submission Date | June 10, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Appalachian State University
OP-27: Rainwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Michelle
Novacek Process Analyst Physical Plant |
Does the institution use Low Impact Development (LID) practices as a matter of policy or standard practice to reduce rainwater/stormwater runoff volume and improve outgoing water quality for new construction, major renovation, and other projects?:
A brief description of the institution’s Low Impact Development (LID) practices:
*The Carol Grotnes Belk Library and Information Commons and associated parking deck have a rainwater detention retention system that captures water, and by way of weir, releases the water into the watershed to prevent flooding.
*University has installed Flexi-pave material at 3 locations on campus to study the permeable recycled passenger tires. All 3 areas are holding up well and consist of a total of 2165 square feet of surface area.
Lovill Hall 1089 sq. ft.: Garwood Hall 636 sq. ft.: Student Rec. Ctr 440 sq. ft.
*One permeable concrete sidewalk area under study is located at the main chiller building at the Howard Street Roundabout across from new Belk Library consisting of 200 sq. ft.
*The Holmes Convocation Center has a filtered storm water catchment system. One reservoir is 2400 gallons and another is 900 gallons.
Has the institution adopted a rainwater/stormwater management policy, plan, or strategies that mitigate the rainwater runoff impacts of ongoing campus operations through the use of green infrastructure? :
A brief description of the institution’s rainwater/stormwater management policy, plan, and/or strategies for ongoing campus operations:
All new university buildings and or parking lots are designed with either retention or detention water collection and filtering systems prior to being released back into the natural watershed area.
A brief description of any rainwater harvesting employed by the institution:
In 2012, the 26,700 square foot Beasley Broadcasting Center opened. The building includes a rainwater gutter system which captures and stores rainwater in a 3,000 gallon storage tank. The water is used as gray water inside the building.
Rainwater harvested directly and stored/used by the institution, performance year:
A brief description of any rainwater filtering systems employed by the institution to treat water prior to release:
Rainwater capture and water recovery systems (for field hockey) are both used on campus.
50% of the water sprayed by water cannons onto the field hockey field is recycled through the turf and is piped back into the storage tank to be used again. The other 50% is allowed to filter back to the underground water table.
The 3,000 gallon tank is at the Beasley Broadcast Center described in the previous question.
A brief description of any living or vegetated roofs on campus:
The university has 4,500 SF of vegetative roofs.
The fifth floor of the Reich College of Education has a vegetated roof consisting of several varieties of sedum covering an area of 2,608 sq. ft.
Katherine Harper Hall also has a vegetated roof with several varieties of sedum covering an area of 1935 sq. ft.
*The green roof is a project of the Appalachian State Physical Plant in conjunction with Pepco Energy Services and is designed specifically to conserve energy, as well as show students the benefits of vegetative roofs on campus.
A brief description of any porous (i.e. permeable) paving employed by the institution:
The university continues to study permeable concrete surfaces and currently has 3 permeable concrete parking spaces under study. Although we are inclined to use permeable-wearing services, thus far the experimental plots have not proven to be successful due to snow removal, freeze/thaw conditions, use of slag, and heavy axial loadings.
A brief description of any downspout disconnection employed by the institution:
Beasely Media Center collects rainwater from the downspouts (see above.)
A brief description of any rain gardens on campus:
The university has 2 small rain gardens located between Varsity Gym and Rankin Science buildings and 1 at the Beasley Broadcasting Center.
A brief description of any stormwater retention and/or detention ponds employed by the institution:
The University has a total of 7 retention and / or detention ponds. Locations are as follows: Baseball Field, Mountaineer Hall, Boone Creek, Hill Street Parking, College of Education Annex, 2 at Greenwood Parking Lot and Kraut Creek at Rivers Street cross over bridge.
A brief description of any bioswales on campus (vegetated, compost or stone):
Kraut Creek as it flows through Durham Park features a vegetated swale to help with stormwater management while also enhancing the aesthetics of the park.
The University also has a stone bioswale located at the King Street Parking Lots which filters the water runoff from the College of Education Annex Building.
A brief description of any other rainwater management technologies or strategies employed by the institution:
Construction is underway to stabilize both sides of the South Fork of New River which runs through the University's intramural fields on State Farm Road and adjoins a public greenway trail. This stabilization project is a cooperative effort involving the Town of Boone, ASU, the Army Corp of Engineers, and others. The area will be stabilized with weirs, stones and native plant material. Several areas will consist of wetlands, planted in the spring of 2015 with native wetland plant species.
The website URL where information about the institution’s rainwater management initiatives, plan or policy is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The 23,000 gallons of water reported as being collected annually (above) includes the 20,000 gallon storage tank for the water cannons at the new field hockey field.
The 23,000 gallons of water reported as being collected annually (above) includes the 20,000 gallon storage tank for the water cannons at the new field hockey field.
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