Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.87
Liaison Nurit Katz
Submission Date March 6, 2020

STARS v2.2

University of California, Los Angeles
OP-22: Rainwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Gary Yen
Environmental Compliance Specialist
Environment, Health, and Safety
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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:
UCLA is subject to the California State Water Resources Control Board’s MS4 Small Non-Traditional Permit which covers the entire campus. UCLA complies with all policies regarding green infrastructure and LID practices set forth within this permit. California has highly stringent standards.

https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/stormwater/docs/remediated_phase2ms4permit_v2.pdf

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:
UCLA is subject to two storm water permits issued by the California State Water Resources Control Board: 1) The Industrial General Permit (IGP) covers UCLA’s two industrial facility (designated by SIC code), the CoGen plant and the Transit yard; 2) The MS4 Small Non-Traditional Permit covers the remainder of the campus. UCLA complies with all policies within both of the permits, including monitoring for pollutants during dry and wet weather, and developing and implementing education and outreach of storm water-related materials for the campus population.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s green infrastructure and LID practices is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Contact:
Gary Yen gyen@ehs.ucla.edu
Environmental Compliance Specialist
UCLA Environment, Health & Safety | Environmental Compliance
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Office (310) 206-5597

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