| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.38 |
| Liaison | Laurie Husted |
| Submission Date | June 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bard College
OP-27: Rainwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Randy
Clum Asst. Director Buildings & Grounds Buildings & Grounds |
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:
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. The practice is constantly evolving, taking lessons learned and best available practices to ensure that with each new construction rainwater management practices that are implemented are as robust as possible.
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), utilizes porous paving of vegetated and stone swales.
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:
Storm water practices have improved over the years. We have implemented them on all new projects such as Fisher Center, NV Complex, RKC, Blum Avery and Bito. Typically when we do improvements around campus, we try to improve on the old way of doing things and make simple changes to manage storm water. The improvements include, control overflow and trying reduce it by directing it through a coarse aggregate which also filters out fines, along with controlling the amount and force in which storm water is released back in the environment which prevents erosion.
Examples of this are:
*Bioswale at Bito along with retention pond.
*Pervious pavers Main Campus, 911 access road behind the New Alumni Dorms and Stevenson Gym.
*Performing Arts Center Retention ponds.
*Storm water dams to slow down run off and capture some of the fines before entering the structure and exiting the structure the same idea before it enters the retention pond or in many instances drainage ditch. Used in several location around campus.
A brief description of any rainwater harvesting employed by the institution:
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:
A brief description of any living or vegetated roofs on campus:
Bertlesmann Campus Center has a roof garden
A brief description of any porous (i.e. permeable) paving employed by the institution:
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).
A brief description of any downspout disconnection employed by the institution:
A brief description of any rain gardens on campus:
A brief description of any stormwater retention and/or detention ponds employed by the institution:
Retention ponds are generally added as part of all construction projects, including most recently the RKC Science Building.
A brief description of any bioswales on campus (vegetated, compost or stone):
The college has a compost pile on a concrete pad and uses a vegetated swale, consisting of forsythia, to reduce runoff.
A brief description of any other rainwater management technologies or strategies employed by the institution:
When we do bulldozer grading we grade perpendicular to slope.
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:
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