| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.61 |
| Liaison | Kelsey Beal |
| Submission Date | Nov. 2, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Indiana University Bloomington
OP-27: Rainwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Michael
Dorsett EHS Specialist Environmental Health and Safety |
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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?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution’s Low Impact Development (LID) practices:
Indiana University Bloomington's Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program requires the use of best management practices at our construction sites to reduce sediment in run-off, and we must have adequately designed best management practices in place to take of run-off after construction (post-construction BMPs).
A map of storm water BMPs at IUB is available at: http://goo.gl/maps/wrrc5
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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? :
Yes
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A brief description of the institution’s rainwater/stormwater management policy, plan, and/or strategies for ongoing campus operations:
Indiana University has implemented a Storm Water Quality Management Plan (SWQMP) in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s NPDES Phase II requirements which were interpreted for the state of Indiana by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, 327IAC15-13. Outlined within this permit are six minimum control measures that act as guidelines for municipalities, universities, and correction institutions to follow to minimize the harmful effects of storm water runoff. The six minimum control measures are:
Public Education and Outreach
Public Participation and Involvement
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Construction site Runoff Control
Post-Construction Runoff Control
Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping
Community Collaboration
Indiana University Bloomington is a member of the Monroe County Storm Water Environmental Education Team (SWEET). Other SWEET member agencies include: Monroe County Government, Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District, Monroe County Solid Waste Management District, Monroe County Purdue Extension Office, City of Bloomington, Town of Ellettsville, and Ivy Tech State College Bloomington. The SWEET conducts monthly meetings to share ideas and combine efforts on water quality education. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management recognized the efforts of the SWEET at the Annual MS4 Storm Water meetings in 2012 and 2013.
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A brief description of any rainwater harvesting employed by the institution:
The Global and International Studies Building, completed in 2015, has a 40,000 gallon capacity cistern. The collected water is utilized for irrigation.
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Rainwater harvested directly and stored/used by the institution, performance year:
0
Gallons
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A brief description of any rainwater filtering systems employed by the institution to treat water prior to release:
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A brief description of any living or vegetated roofs on campus:
IU has a living/vegetated roof on the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and on the new Union Street Center residential complex.
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A brief description of any porous (i.e. permeable) paving employed by the institution:
IU Bloomington has two parking lots (at Assembly Hall and the Innovation Center), with porous concrete strips that drain to the storm water utility system.
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A brief description of any downspout disconnection employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any rain gardens on campus:
The Cyberinfrastructure Building (CIB) and Union Street Center Apartments both have rain gardens. The grade of the CIB parking lot was designed to drain to a series of plantings that successively filter the water before it reaches the storm drain. A number of other rain garden locations are being considered; more rain gardens should be forthcoming.
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A brief description of any stormwater retention and/or detention ponds employed by the institution:
Currently there three detention ponds at Union Street Apartments, two detention ponds associated with the Eigenmann Parking lot expansion project, one at the Briscoe Chiller, and three at the Baseball/Softball complex.
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A brief description of any bioswales on campus (vegetated, compost or stone):
There are bioswales along the Union Street Apt buildings to accept roof run-off.
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A brief description of any other rainwater management technologies or strategies employed by the institution:
There are approximately 80 inlet filters, various storm drains around campus as well as naturalized detention and wetland area creation at 7th Street, Campus Division, and Campus View Apartments.
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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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