Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.90
Liaison Kara Holmstrom
Submission Date July 29, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

Luther College
OP-23: Stormwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Dan Bellrichard
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainability Department
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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:
Permeable paving at facilities parking lot CFA has a retention basin Regent Center Parking, Baker Road goes to Lindeman Pond Parking lot at Baker goes to a retention basin in front of the commons SHL Rain Gardens

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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?:
Yes

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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:
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Does the institution have stone swales?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's stone swales:
SHL

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Does the institution have vegetated swales?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:
SHL

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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:
Luther has a rain garden behind Sampson Hoffland Laboratories. Rainwater that falls on the roof and adjacent site is piped to the rain garden, where it is allowed to return to the water table rather than sent to the storm sewer and routed to the river. Plants that have deep roots were chosen for the garden to aid in that process. There is also a restored oak savanna behind Sampson Hoffland that holds the soil in place to prevent erosion.

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