Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.69
Liaison Ian McKeown
Submission Date Jan. 27, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

Loyola Marymount University
OP-23: Stormwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Mike Lotito
Director, Plant Operations
Facilities Management
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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:
In accordance with all local, State, and Federal mandates, LMU is in compliance with stormwater management regulations. Also, LMU has followed all provisions of our 20-year Master Plan, which discusses the importance of stormwater management for new construction projects, renovations, and other cases.

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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?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's living or vegetated roof:
LMU has a green roof on top of the Drollinger Parking Plaza measuring over 130,000 sq. ft. The green roof is used for team sports and other events.

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Does the institution have porous paving?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's porous paving:
As part of the William H. Hannon Library project, which earned a LEED Gold rating, there are some areas of porous paving used to allow stormwater to infiltrate.

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Does the institution have retention ponds?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
There is a detention pond adjacent to the Drollinger Parking plaza used to allow stormwater to settle and infiltrate.

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Does the institution have stone swales?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's stone swales:
There are many areas on campus where stone swales have been installed to allow stormwater to infiltrate.

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Does the institution have vegetated swales?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:
There are many areas on campus where vegetated swales have been installed to allow stormwater to infiltrate.

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Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
Yes

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A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:
A 1,000-gallon cistern is installed at the campus garden to collect rain water from the engineering building and allow the water to be utilized for irrigation in the garden.

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