| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.28 |
| Liaison | Chris Frantsvog |
| Submission Date | Feb. 25, 2022 |
Luther College
OP-22: Rainwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 2.00 |
Jay
Uthoff Director of Facilities Facilities Management |
Which of the following best describes the institution’s approach to rainwater management?:
A brief description of the institution’s green infrastructure and LID practices:
Examples of green infrastructure and rainwater management practices at Luther College--many of which are described in detail beginning on p. 40 of the Stormwater Management Report attached below--include the following:
Permeable paving at Facilities
Retention basin at the CFA
Regent Center Parking and Baker Road drains to Lindeman Pond (instead of into the Upper Iowa River)
Parking lot at Baker Village (residence townhouses) goes to a retention basin in front of the commons
Rainwater that falls on the roof and adjacent site at Sampson-Hoffland Laboratories is piped to the rain garden, where it is allowed to return to the water table rather than piped to the storm sewer and routed to the river. The plants that have deep roots were chosen for the garden to aide in allowing the water to return to the water table
Permeable Paving in Larsen Parking Lot
Pavers on some roof tops to slow water down
Green (vegetated) roof on a section of Sampson-Hoffland Laboratories
Rain barrels at 629 Center and the Heating Plant
Reestablishment of Gateway Prairie and Jewell Prairie
Enrolled land along the Upper Iowa River in the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program
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:
Luther College is committed to considering green infrastructure and LID practices whenever building construction or renovation projects are taking place. Rainwater management is also strongly considered in all parking lot, road and landscape redesigns. Given the college's close proximity to the Upper Iowa River and our call to be stewards of the resources that surround us, we see it as our responsibility to do what we can to minimize the impact of our built environment on surrounding waterways.
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:
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