| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.60 |
| Liaison | Laurie Husted |
| Submission Date | June 14, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bard College
OP-23: Stormwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Randy
Clum Asst. Director Buildings & Grounds Buildings & Grounds |
Does the institution have a policy, plan, and/or strategies to reduce stormwater runoff from new development projects? :
Does the institution have a policy, plan, and/or strategies to reduce stormwater runoff from ongoing campus operations? :
A brief description of the institution's stormwater management initiatives:
For New Development Projects: Morris and Associates have been our Civil Engineers for years. Any project that we develop is passed through their offices and reviewed by them. They develop the stormwater runoff plan according to federal and state regulations. The plan is then reviewed through the local governments to make sure that all the criteria has been met, before any permits are issued.
For Ongoing Campus Operations: the college has three strategies it employs for on going operations. At the direction of the Assistant Director of Grounds, Randy Clum, who has taken a Certified Professional course in Erosion and Sediment Control, porous paving and vegetated and stone swales are used. Additionally, the college is working with a graduate student from the Center for Environmental Policy, who is preparing a stormwater plan for the college for her master's thesis to be completed Spring 2012.
The website URL where information about the institution's stormwater management initiatives, plan or policy is available:
Does the institution have a living or vegetated roof?:
A brief description of the institution's living or vegetated roof:
Bertlesmann Campus Center has a roof garden
Does the institution have porous paving?:
A brief description of the institution's porous paving:
The campus has stone dust walks on the path between Bard Hall and Annadale House and the North side of Blithewood/Levy. We also have gravel pavers in front of Stevenson Library. Plastic cups under the paths are filled with stone dust that allow grass to grow. Lastly we use cement pavers alongside walkways. These are found in four locations on campus: the Handicap path on the West side of Campus Center, the Ravine pathway, CCS west pathway off the patio, and the Stevenson Gym access road (to the generator).
Does the institution have retention ponds?:
A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
Retention ponds are generally added as part of all construction projects, including most recently the RKC Science Building.
Does the institution have stone swales?:
A brief description of the institution's stone swales:
Stone swales can be found at three on campus locations: Cruger Island Road, Sands Hill and Shafer House. Cruger Island is number 1 and 2 stone barrier in front of a catch basin. Sands Hill is 3 and 4-inch bluestone.
Does the institution have vegetated swales?:
A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:
The college has a compost pile on a concrete pad and uses a vegetated swale, consisting of forsythia, to reduce runoff.
Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:
When we do bulldozer grading we grade perpendicular to slope.
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