| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.69 |
| Liaison | Trevor Ledbetter |
| Submission Date | Jan. 6, 2025 |
University of Arizona
OP-22: Rainwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 2.00 |
Trevor
Ledbetter Director Office of Sustainability |
Which of the following best describes the institution’s approach to rainwater management?:
A brief description of the institution’s green infrastructure and LID practices:
Green infrastructure techniques are applied as part of the site development of major capital projects. There is no stand-alone budget stream for discrete GI projects. Other smaller related features are implemented on an ad-hoc basis by students, Facilities Management, etc. Within a project’s design process, surface water should be an influence on integrated site design promoting proactive solutions that are consistent with or exceed regulatory standards.
Given the current limited storm sewer and land capacities, combined with a historic reliance on existing streets for surface water conveyance, some of the mitigation of past and future surface water issues at the University of Arizona should occur on a project-by-project basis. In the interest of fulfilling this intent, two types of design criteria are noted below.
The General Surface Water Guidelines address issues applicable to all projects while the Specific Features Guidelines inform the design intent of specific surface water elements.
A copy of the institution’s rainwater management policy, plan, and/or guidelines:
A brief description of the institution’s rainwater management policy, plan, and/or guidelines that supports the responses above:
The DSS incluced guidelines for water harvesting and stormwater managemnet (see link above). A surface water masterplan was created (2009) but is not available online. This focused primarily on managing stormwater on campus in multi-purpose landscape open spaces.
Optional Fields
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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