Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 48.58
Liaison Janna Cohen-Rosenthal
Submission Date July 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Massachusetts Boston
OP-22: Rainwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 2.00 Dennis Swinford
Director of Campus Planning & Sustainability
Office of Campus Planning and Sustainability
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Which of the following best describes the institution’s approach to rainwater management?:
Less comprehensive policies, plans or guidelines that incorporate green infrastructure

A brief description of the institution’s green infrastructure and LID practices:
UMass Boston provides contractors with stormwater awareness and pollution prevention sheets to educate them on stormwater management. UMB provides designers with the Architecture and Landscape Design Guidelines which contain Low Impact Development guidelines. The Design Guidelines document contains directives for designers to include native plantings, LID principles, permeable pavements, and natural stormwater treatment principles in their designs.

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 University utilizes its stormwater management plan to "Incorporate street trees, rain gardens, bio-swales, paving materials and permeable surfaces, with plants and soils collecting rain water to reduce flooding and pollution. Green design elements promote an environmentally sensitive, sustainable use of the public right-of-way."

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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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