Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 59.85
Liaison Lisa Lonie
Submission Date Aug. 29, 2024

STARS v2.2

Haverford College
OP-22: Rainwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Bill Anderko
Asst Director Facilities Management: Maintenance
Facilities Management
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Which of the following best describes the institution’s approach to rainwater management?:
Comprehensive policies, plans or guidelines that require LID practices for all new projects

A brief description of the institution’s green infrastructure and LID practices:

Haverford uses the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) rating system as a guide for stormwater management infrastructure. On a site by site basis, the college determined Best Management Practices, including the following structures: pervious pavement with infiltration bed, bioretention, subsurface infiltration bed, infiltration basin, bioswale, vegetated roof, water quality filters and hydrodynamic devices, riparian buffer restoration, soil amendment and restoration, and rainwater harvesting.


A copy of the institution’s rainwater management policy, plan, and/or guidelines:
A brief description of the institution’s rainwater management policy, plan, and/or guidelines that supports the responses above:

"This Stormwater Master Plan is a commitment by the College to study and understand existing and future stormwater management challenges so that stormwater generated on campus can be managed in a sustainable and responsible manner. The stormwater management implementation strategies set forth in the Plan, which are based on priorities developed with the College staff, will serve as a guide for future decision making."-Stormwater Master Plan (1)


Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s green infrastructure and LID practices is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
---

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
---

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.