| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 63.89 |
| Liaison | Carly Thibodeau |
| Submission Date | July 7, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Endicott College
OP-27: Rainwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
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:
The college complies with MA Stormwater regulations. Several detention basins exist throughout campus. The pond in the center of campus also acts to catch, slow, and then release stormwater.
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:
All major projects are subject to MA DEP stormwater management rules that require that post-construction flows be equal to or less than pre-construction flows. This has resulted in detention and retention structures will all new construction.
Storm drains are maintained and cleaned on a regular basis. Storm water that flows into the ponds is monitored by the Conservation Commission and must comply with the MA Wetlands Protection Act and associated Stormwater rules.
A brief description of any rainwater harvesting employed by the institution:
none
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:
There is a rooftop garden at the Center for the Arts building that controls runoff and retains storm water.
A brief description of any porous (i.e. permeable) paving employed by the institution:
At Misslewood conference area a parking area has a wire mesh beneath it. The parking area looks like grass, lets stormwater percolate through it, and is able to withstand repeated parking.
In the newest parking lot, the access road and the parking area will use pervious pavement
A brief description of any downspout disconnection employed by the institution:
A brief description of any rain gardens on campus:
Several rain gardens are used to capture and treat water from the Science Building and the Student Center. These are vegetated areas that are engineered to collect water from the building, treat it with plant material and release it slowly into the campus system.
A brief description of any stormwater retention and/or detention ponds employed by the institution:
The pond in the center of campus is a retention pond. Several underground retention structures exist, including at the solar parking lot and the Science/Business building.
A brief description of any bioswales on campus (vegetated, compost or stone):
We have a number of bioswales around the pond.
A brief description of any other rainwater management technologies or strategies employed by the institution:
Detention basins, wetlands protection, wetlands replication
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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