Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 38.80
Liaison Sarah Laurie
Submission Date May 7, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

State University of New York at Fredonia
OP-27: Rainwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Kevin Cloos
Director
Facilities Services
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Does the institution use Low Impact Development (LID) practices as a matter of policy or standard practice to reduce rainwater/stormwater runoff volume and improve outgoing water quality for new construction, major renovation, and other projects?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s Low Impact Development (LID) practices:

The new Science Center includes vegetated roof tops. The town house site, children center and university stadium have bio-retention facilities. Storm water management for new construction is developed and maintained per New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) guidelines.

+ Date Revised: Dec. 17, 2014

Has the institution adopted a rainwater/stormwater management policy, plan, or strategies that mitigate the rainwater runoff impacts of ongoing campus operations through the use of green infrastructure? :
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s rainwater/stormwater management policy, plan, and/or strategies for ongoing campus operations:

A portion of the roof on the new Science Center is a green roof and rainwater collection of the new green house. The new Town House project includes bioswales


A brief description of any rainwater harvesting employed by the institution:

The new Science Center scheduled to open summer 2014 includes rainwater collection for the new green house.


Rainwater harvested directly and stored/used by the institution, performance year:
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A brief description of any rainwater filtering systems employed by the institution to treat water prior to release:
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A brief description of any living or vegetated roofs on campus:

A portion of the roof on the new Science Center is a green roof


A brief description of any porous (i.e. permeable) paving employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any downspout disconnection employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any rain gardens on campus:
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A brief description of any stormwater retention and/or detention ponds employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any bioswales on campus (vegetated, compost or stone):

A large bio-retention basin was installed as part of a capital project for the construction of two regulation soccer/lacrosse fields. In addition, the storm water for adjacent parking lots was diverted to the Bio-Retention basin. As part of the construction of the new Children's Center on campus, a vegetative swale was installed adjacent to the new building to manage storm water in the effected area.


A brief description of any other rainwater management technologies or strategies employed by the institution:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s rainwater management initiatives, plan or policy is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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