| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.39 |
| Liaison | Sam Lubow |
| Submission Date | June 29, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Stanford University
OP-23: Stormwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Jiffy
Vermylen Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability & Energy Management / Office of Sustainability |
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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:
Stanford University employs multiple strategies to reduce storm water runoff from new development and existing campus operations. Stanford developed two masterplans for managing and implementing storm water treatment and runoff:
(A) The Stanford University Campus-wide Stormwater Treatment Master Plan
(B) The Stanford University Campus-wide Storm Drainage Master Plan
In addition, Stanford University complies with several permit requirements associated with the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region, Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit, Order R2-2009-0074, NPDES Permit No. CAS612008, as implemented by Stanford’s permitting authority Santa Clara County. Permit conditions require Stanford to comply with three main storm water pollution prevention principles:
(1) Site Design Controls (minimize impervious surfaces, conserve natural areas, minimize site runoff), Example installations include:
(1a) Installation of porous pavement (Oak Road and Stock Farm Road Parking Lot)
(1b) Rain water harvesting to in ground tank (used for irrigation). (Knight Graduate School of Business Project)
(2) Source Control (minimize pollutants from contacting storm water runoff), Example installations include:
(2a) Covered loading docks (Medical School Loading Dock)
(2b)Appropriate covers, drains and storage precautions for outdoor material storage areas, loading docks. (Medical School Loading Dock, East Campus Dining Facility, Lagunita Dining)
(3) Treatment Devices, Example installations include:
(3a) Biofiltration (Knight Graduate School of Business Project, Olmstead Terrace Project , Coaches Rental Housing Project)
(3b) Swales (Knight Graduate School of Business Project, Campus Drive Bowdin to Arguello, Campus Drive Panama Street to Via Ortega, Automotive Innovation Facility Project)
(3c) Regional continuous deflection separation devices (Welch Road and Pasteur Drive - CDS Unit, Stanford Stadium – CDS Unit)
(3d) Regional detention basins (Sand Hill Road and Stock Farm Road, El Camino Real and Serra Street)
(3e) Regional Bioswale (Roth Way and Lomita Drive)
Please see the following website for more information:
http://www.scvurppp-w2k.com/site_design.shtml
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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:
N/A
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Does the institution have porous paving?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution's porous paving:
Porous pavement has been installed at the Oak Road and Stock Farm Road parking lot (there are 3 different types installed – pervious pavers, pervious asphalt and pervious concrete).
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Does the institution have retention ponds?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
To control the quantity and quality of water released from campus, there are two detention basins, located at Stock Farm Road and Oak Road and El Camino Real and Serra Street.
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Does the institution have stone swales?:
No
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A brief description of the institution's stone swales:
N/A
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Does the institution have vegetated swales?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:
Vegetated swales can be found in the following locations across campus:
-- Olmstead Terrace Housing Project
-- Coaches Rental Housing Project
-- Knight Graduate School of Business Project
-- Automotive Innovation Facility Project
-- Campus Drive (Bowdoin Street to Arguello Mall)
-- Campus Drive (Panama Street to Via Ortega)\
-- Roth Way and Lomita Drive
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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:
(1) Knight Management Center Graduate School of Business Project - rain water harvesting (collected roof runoff is stored in an underground tank and reused for irrigation on site)
(2) Regional Stormwater Swirl Separators (2 total) - removes trash and small particulate from tributary campus runoff.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Stanford complies with the, “C.3. New Development and Redevelopment” conditions set forth in the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region, Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit, Order R2-2009-0074, NPDES Permit No. CAS612008. This regulation outlines site design, source control and treatment requirements for all new construction projects.
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