University of Montana
OP-22: Rainwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Eva
Rocke Sustainability Director 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:
The University of Montana is a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System co-permittee with the City of Missoula. In keeping with our stormwater permit, UM has developed and adopted a Stormwater Management Plan as required by the EPA and Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MT DEQ). The underlying tenets of the plan are to reduce water runoff quantity and preserve/improve water quality. This permit puts certain requirements on UM to ensure that the potential for pollution is eliminated. Those requirements include:
- Storm drain cleaning
- Parking lot and street cleaning
- Maintain a used oil recycling program
- Spill prevention plan with spill response personnel on campus
- Hazardous material storage, management, and disposal program
- Stenciling on storm drains
- Education of campus community on storm water issues
- Monitor for fuel releases at fueling sites
- Public participation
- Ground truthing system to prevent illicit discharges
- Standard Operating Procedures for all campus activities that may have negative impacts on water quality
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:
From UM's Stormwater Management Plan introduction: The University of Montana's storm drainage system is considered an MS4 and is therefore subject to MS4 regulations and permitting requirements under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The General Permit requires MS4s to develop, document, and maintain a storm water management program (SWMP) which includes management practices, control techniques, systems, designs, good standard engineering practices, and such other provisions necessary to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the permitted Small MS4 to the maximum extent practicable.
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