Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.93
Liaison Francis Mitalo
Submission Date May 31, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of California, Riverside
OP-23: Stormwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 John Cook
Director of Sustainability
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:
All new construction projects and major renovations requie exceeding local stormwater runn-off. UCR recentl restord two or its Arroyos reconfiguring vegetated channels and adding a new detension basin to further improve stormwater management.

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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:
Climate does not pemit vegetavie roof efficiently

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Does the institution have porous paving?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's porous paving:
New construction and rennovation projects use porous pavers from some to all hardscaping.

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Does the institution have retention ponds?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
Both underground and open retention ponds at the edge of campus, limited need due to lack of percipitation

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Does the institution have stone swales?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's stone swales:
Stone drainage swale in botanic garden

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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 are in the arroyos and part of a retention pond

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Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
No

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A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:
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