Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.29
Liaison Kathleen McCaig
Submission Date Dec. 22, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

Berea College
OP-23: Stormwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Derrick Singleton
VP Operations and Sustainability
Operations and Sustainability
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Does the institution have a policy, plan, and/or strategies to reduce stormwater runoff from new development projects? :
Yes

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Does the institution have a policy, plan, and/or strategies to reduce stormwater runoff from ongoing campus operations? :
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's stormwater management initiatives:
The College is working with a stormwater management consultant in the design of its new residence facility to minimize or eliminate stormwater runoff. Stormwater reduction strategies at the Ecovillage and Draper Hall have been implemented, and continuing opportunities for items such as porous paving are identified in ongoing renovations and maintenance activities.

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The website URL where information about the institution's stormwater management initiatives, plan or policy is available:
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Does the institution have a living or vegetated roof?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's living or vegetated roof:
The ground floor roof of the Alumni Building is a green roof.

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Does the institution have porous paving?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's porous paving:
The College has installed porous paving in the Admission Building parking lot and at the Boone Tavern.

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Does the institution have retention ponds?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
There are stormwater retention ponds at the Ecovillage.

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Does the institution have stone swales?:
No

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A brief description of the institution's stone swales:
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Does the institution have vegetated swales?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:
There are vegetated swales in the Ecovillage complex.

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Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
Yes

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A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:
In the Draper Building, the roof design channels rainwater into a 12,000-gallon underground cistern behind the building, and the rainwater is used for landscape irrigation and toilet flushing, reducing potable water use by 1/3.

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