Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.49
Liaison Ezra Small
Submission Date July 29, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

University of Massachusetts Amherst
OP-23: Stormwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Claire Hopkins
Student Sustainability Coordinator
Physical Plant
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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:
The university has decided to incorporate rain gardens and vegetated swales in future construction too reduce stormwater run off. The university has decided to implement the same technology for existing stormwater issues.

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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:
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Does the institution have porous paving?:
No

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A brief description of the institution's porous paving:
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Does the institution have retention ponds?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
Central heating plant has retention ponds as well as the Southwest Concourse at the University.

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Does the institution have stone swales?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's stone swales:
Yes the university has vegetated stone swales. They are visible across campus and in new construction projects.

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Does the institution have vegetated swales?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:
Yes the university has vegetated stone swales. They are visible across campus and in new construction project, specifically in the Southwest Concourse project on campus.

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Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
Yes

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A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:
The Integrated Science Building on campus has storm-water recycling that supplies the cooling tower.

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