| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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| Overall Score | 49.64 |
| Liaison | Adam Maurer |
| Submission Date | March 31, 2021 |
Seattle Central College
OP-22: Rainwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
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Maurer District Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
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Which of the following best describes the institution’s approach to rainwater management?:
Comprehensive policies, plans or guidelines that require LID practices for all new projects
A brief description of the institution’s green infrastructure and LID practices:
Seattle Central College adheres to the City of Seattle's Stormwater Management Plan and the stringent regulations it sets forth:
"Storm-water Management Plan (SWMP)
The City of Seattle SWMP will address the following permit requirements:
• Protect water quality
• Reduce the discharge of pollutants to the “maximum extent practicable”
• Satisfy appropriate requirements of the Clean Water Act
• Meet state requirements to use all known, available, and reasonable methods to prevent and control pollution to waters of the state.
The Wood Technology Center is certified LEED silver. Some green infrastructure was included in that project, including bioswales surrounding the parking lot to collect and slow-down runoff.
"Storm-water Management Plan (SWMP)
The City of Seattle SWMP will address the following permit requirements:
• Protect water quality
• Reduce the discharge of pollutants to the “maximum extent practicable”
• Satisfy appropriate requirements of the Clean Water Act
• Meet state requirements to use all known, available, and reasonable methods to prevent and control pollution to waters of the state.
The Wood Technology Center is certified LEED silver. Some green infrastructure was included in that project, including bioswales surrounding the parking lot to collect and slow-down runoff.
A copy of the institution’s rainwater management policy, plan, and/or guidelines:
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A brief description of the institution’s rainwater management policy, plan, and/or guidelines that supports the responses above:
Seattle Central College is located within the City of Seattle, which mandates the use of low-impact development practices through its Stormwater Municipal Code (Title 22, Subtitle VIII). The code requires stormwater discharge be appropriately managed on parcel-based projects through soil amendment, on-site stormwater management, flow control, and water quality treatment. All buildings on Seattle Central's campus comply with these stringent codes, with many featuring stormwater retention tanks or detention features such as rain gardens.
Furthermore, Seattle Central College has made a commitment to building all future buildings and major renovations to LEED Silver standards. The USGBC LEED credit for rain management intends, [t]o limit disruption of natural hydrology by reducing impervious cover, increasing on-site infiltration, reducing or eliminating pollution from stormwater runoff and eliminating contaminants." Low Impact Development (LID) is one strategy used to achieve this LEED credit and intent, among others.
City of Seattle Stormwater Municipal Code (title 22, Subtitle VIII), https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT22BUCOCO_SUBTITLE_VIIISTCO_CH22.801DE
City of Seattle Storm water management:
https://www.seattle.gov/utilities/about/plans/drainage-and-sewer/stormwater-management-plan
USGBC rainwater management credit:
https://www.usgbc.org/credits/new-construction-core-and-shell-schools-new-construction-retail-n
ew-construction-hospitali-5
Seattle Colleges' Sustainability Plan: LEED Silver commitment, http://sustainability.seattlecolleges.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SeattleColleges_SustainabilityPlan2017-2023_update2020.11.pdf
Seattle Central College Major Institutional Master Plan (MIMP) draft, https://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/Neighborhoods/MajorInstitutions/SeattleCentralCommunityCollege/SCC_ConceptPlan_MIMP.pdf
Furthermore, Seattle Central College has made a commitment to building all future buildings and major renovations to LEED Silver standards. The USGBC LEED credit for rain management intends, [t]o limit disruption of natural hydrology by reducing impervious cover, increasing on-site infiltration, reducing or eliminating pollution from stormwater runoff and eliminating contaminants." Low Impact Development (LID) is one strategy used to achieve this LEED credit and intent, among others.
City of Seattle Stormwater Municipal Code (title 22, Subtitle VIII), https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT22BUCOCO_SUBTITLE_VIIISTCO_CH22.801DE
City of Seattle Storm water management:
https://www.seattle.gov/utilities/about/plans/drainage-and-sewer/stormwater-management-plan
USGBC rainwater management credit:
https://www.usgbc.org/credits/new-construction-core-and-shell-schools-new-construction-retail-n
ew-construction-hospitali-5
Seattle Colleges' Sustainability Plan: LEED Silver commitment, http://sustainability.seattlecolleges.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SeattleColleges_SustainabilityPlan2017-2023_update2020.11.pdf
Seattle Central College Major Institutional Master Plan (MIMP) draft, https://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/Neighborhoods/MajorInstitutions/SeattleCentralCommunityCollege/SCC_ConceptPlan_MIMP.pdf
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