| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
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| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Jonna Korpi |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Duluth
OP-23: Stormwater Management
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Reporter |
Mindy
Granley Sustainability Director UMD Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have a policy, plan, and/or strategies to reduce stormwater runoff from new development projects? :
Does the institution have a policy, plan, and/or strategies to reduce stormwater runoff from ongoing campus operations? :
A brief description of the institution's stormwater management initiatives:
Mission: The mission of the University of Minnesota Duluth Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program is to reduce, to the maximum extent practicable, the possible negative impacts of the campus on the surrounding watersheds and ultimately the Lake Superior ecosystem.
To this end, the University of Minnesota Duluth will develop, implement, and enforce a storm water pollution prevention program to protect water quality and satisfy the appropriate requirements of the Clean Water Act.
Goals
* To meet the requirements of the NPDES Phase II storm water requirements, the Clean Water Act, applicable Minnesota laws and statutes, and university of Minnesota environmental policies and Procedures.
* To minimize and/or regulate storm water surge volumes by promoting storm water sensitive design.
* To educate our community about storm water issues.
* To manage on-campus storm water problems efficiently and effectively.
* To promote overall watershed protection by working with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA); Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR); and the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) owners and agencies represented by the Regional Stormwater Protection Team (RSPT)
The website URL where information about the institution's stormwater management initiatives, plan or policy is available:
Does the institution have a living or vegetated roof?:
A brief description of the institution's living or vegetated roof:
Civil Engineering has a partial green roof, and the Bagley Outdoor Classroom's lower roof is a green roof. Both of these roofs utilize a tray system.
Does the institution have porous paving?:
A brief description of the institution's porous paving:
There are various types of porous paving on our campus: one test area of two types of pavers (one a recycled-content rubber paver, the other a traditional cement brick paver) located on the loading dock of the Lund Building. There is another test area by the entrance to Rec Sports. The loading dock area of Civil Engineering also utilizes pervious pavers.
Does the institution have retention ponds?:
A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
UMD has two wet-ponds to treat post-construction stormwater runoff: Fire Hall Pond (built 1979) and Eric Clarke Pond (built 1965), both of which were dredged back to their original capacities in 2001.
Continued maintenance and inspection Best Management Practice for ponds and their outfalls is at: http://www.d.umn.edu/fm/stormwater/swppp/6b-3.pdf
Does the institution have stone swales?:
A brief description of the institution's stone swales:
Does the institution have vegetated swales?:
A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:
The parking area at Glensheen was modified in 2004 to include a combination of grassy swales, a bioretention area, and outlet shoreline protection to improve the current quality and lessen the quantity of the discharge water. This project won a 2006 Governor's Minnesota Government Reaching Environmental Achievements Together (MnGREAT) Award for superior environmental achievement by Minnesota's public
agencies.
Other vegetated swales exist on campus, described here:
http://www.d.umn.edu/fm/stormwater/post_construction.html
Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:
All post-construction stormwater control technologies are described at: http://www.d.umn.edu/fm/stormwater/post_construction.html
The largest, and most exciting, example of treating stormwater is our campus UMD Rain Garden: the UMD Rain Garden is composed of plantings, a drain tile system, and a water level control system. It can hold as much as 60,000 gallons of water. Rain gardens are part of UMD’s commitment to protect Lake Superior. More information, including a tour guide, is available at: http://www.d.umn.edu/sustain/raingarden/index.html
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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