Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.47
Liaison Briar Schoon
Submission Date Sept. 23, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Portland Community College
OP-23: Stormwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Stephania Fregosi
Sustainability Analyst
Academic Affairs
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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:
PCC uses techniques to handle stormwater such as engineered drains with filters, dry wells and vegetated swales to mitigate stormwater runoff. Dry wells are currently being used at the Metro, Cascade and SE Center campuses. Rock Creek is also in the process of major storm water mitigation enhancements with Bond funding.

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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:
PCC is in the process of installing a vegetated roof at the CLIMB center to aid in storm water management.

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

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A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:
Our Willow Creek campus has a vegetated swale.

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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:
The Sylvania campus has two rain gardens that filter storm water runoff and curb cuts which allow water flowing from the road into a stormwater planter where plants metabolize some of the pollutants and absorb the water.

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