| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.80 |
| Liaison | Daniel Dixon |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Maine
OP-23: Rainwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 2.00 |
Karina
Graeter Sustainability Coordinator 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 is incorporated into the UMaine campus in many ways, including:
1. Alternative Pavers and Surfaces: Reduce/contain amount of impervious surfaces to encourage and enhance infiltration.
2. Alternative Turnarounds: Reduce amount of impervious surfaces by creating loop roads, hammerheads, etc.
3. Buffer Zones: Concentrate development to preserve or establish open spaces and maintain pervious surfaces.
4. Grassed Swales: Encourage infiltration and filtration of particulates and potential pollutants to reduce volume and pollutants entering storm drain system.
5. Green Parking: Reduce impervious surfaces and reduce stormwater volumes entering a storm drain system.
6. Infrastructure Planning: Develop appropriate infrastructure planning to support the growth and development needs of the campus while consolidating structures and infrastructure where possible to preserve open spaces and pervious surfaces for pretreatment.
7. Open Space Design: Reduce amount of impervious surfaces by maintaining open spaces and pervious surfaces to support infiltration and filtration.
8. Stormwater Wetland: Reduce stormwater volumes entering storm drain system by creating pond areas with plantings.
9. Wet Ponds: Reduce stormwater volumes entering storm drain system by detaining stormwater to support infiltration and filtration.
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:
UMaine has a list of stormwater management best practices, which are used as guidelines for controlling rain and stormwater on campus. The list of best practices can be found at https://umaine.edu/ofm/regulatory/stormwater-management-program/stormwater-management-best-practices/.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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