| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.61 |
| Liaison | Roxane Beigel-Coryell |
| Submission Date | June 30, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
California State University, Channel Islands
OP-23: Stormwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
John H.
Gormley Director, Planning Design and Construction Operations, Planning, and Construction |
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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 University has implemented several strategies to enhance percolation of stormwater run-off into the groundwater aquifer and reduce the quantity of run-off from entering the stormwater drain system. For new construction, the runoff from the roofs is led to planter areas. For existing buildings, the University has disconnected the downspouts from the stormwater piping system. This allows the run-off to sheet-flow and percolate into the groundwater aquifer before it enters the stormwater system. The University is converting the grounds adjacent to the buildings to planter areas so that the hydrological retention time is increased.
When the University initiates a capital construction project (either new or renovation), the general contractor is required to take the necessary actions to prevent all construction-related activities from contaminating ground water runoff from entering the storm drain system.
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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?:
No
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A brief description of the institution's living or vegetated 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:
Several on-grade parking lots use crushed gravel as a means of providing needed parking inexpensively, but also to minimize the storm water runoff caused by these areas into the ground water.
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Does the institution have retention ponds?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
In the West Campus area, stormwater run-off from the main campus is retained in a natural field area, allowing the water to percolate before it enters an unlined creek.
In the North Campus area, the land is required to remain open because it is part of a regional watershed plan to handle flooding, but it is also the area where much of the rain water runoff collects in any type of rain storm.
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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?:
No
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A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:
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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:
Most of the campus structures have sloped tile roofs. The campus standard for existing buildings and new construction is to only have building entrances be protected by rain gutters that discharge into vegetated areas. The remainder of the roof areas drains directly into vegetated areas which don’t impact the storm water pipe system.
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