Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.08
Liaison Maddie LoDico
Submission Date Feb. 5, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.1

Colby College
OP-23: Stormwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Matt Mulcahy
Senior Director of Operations
Facilities Services
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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:
Colby collects stormwater from all sources, including new construction, and diverts it to retention ponds for storage and treatment. Planting barriers reduce runoff into a campus pond. Colby uses retention ponds, vegetated swales, stone swales, and planting barriers to manage stormwater runoff.

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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?:
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A brief description of the institution's porous paving:
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Does the institution have retention ponds?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
Colby uses retention ponds, vegetated swales, stone swales, and planting barriers to manage stormwater runoff.

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Does the institution have stone swales?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's stone swales:
Colby uses retention ponds, vegetated swales, stone swales, and planting barriers to manage stormwater runoff.

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Does the institution have vegetated swales?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:
Colby uses retention ponds, vegetated swales, stone swales, and planting barriers to manage stormwater runoff.

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Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
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A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:
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