Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.45
Liaison Alan Brew
Submission Date July 30, 2011
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STARS v1.0

Northland College
OP-23: Stormwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Does the institution have a policy, plan, and/or strategies to reduce stormwater runoff from new development projects? :
Yes

Does the institution have a policy, plan, and/or strategies to reduce stormwater runoff from ongoing campus operations? :
Yes

A brief description of the institution's stormwater management initiatives:

All buildings and most parking lots on campus are landscaped with stormwater filtration ponds to absorb stormwater and filter it.


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

A brief description of the institution's living or vegetated roof:
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Does the institution have porous paving?:
No

A brief description of the institution's porous paving:
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Does the institution have retention ponds?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:

All buildings and most parking lots on campus are landscaped with stormwater filtration ponds to absorb stormwater and filter it.


Does the institution have stone swales?:
No

A brief description of the institution's stone swales:
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Does the institution have vegetated swales?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:

Vegetated swales line the main road through campus to collect run-off and filter it.


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

A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:

We reduce paving on campus by using plastic geo-grid to expand some sidewalks for occasional use by vehicles.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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