Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.17
Liaison Jeane Pope
Submission Date March 4, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

DePauw University
OP-23: Stormwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Anthony Baratta
Assistant Director for Sustainability
Academic Affairs
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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 City of Greencastle is an MS4 storm water community. In conjunction with DePauw, they have the Stormwater Quality Management Plan (SWQMP).

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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?:
No

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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:
DePauw has seven retention ponds in total. There are five retention ponds around the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics, one by the Green Center for Performing Arts and one by the Track and Tennis Center.

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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:
DePauw has a 481-acre Nature Park that serves as a vegetated swale.

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Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
No

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A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:
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