| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.45 |
| Liaison | William Cocke |
| Submission Date | Jan. 26, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of North Texas
OP-23: Stormwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Lauren
Helixon Assistant Director of Operations 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:
UNT has a five year Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) that will be renewed next year. Various UNT Departments have agreed to make improvements to lower contamination of any storm water runoff. Reports have been produced for the last 2 years showing the improvements that have occurred. All new development projects must follow the SWMP.
The following are some of UNT's storm water management initiatives:
a) Education of the UNT community and the Denton community is a high priority so that people recognize any contamination of storm water runoff and report it to Risk Management or the UNT Police. Finding the problems and correcting them is important.
b) Identifying all of the storm water entry points and all of the outfalls with good tagging and mapping their locations in mapping software was an early goal completed by UNT facilities.
c) Proper land management and landscaping processes that use the Best Management Practices (BMPs) are also listed in the SWMP and Facilities has implemented these processes into their work involving land use or landscaping.
d) Developing a partnership with the City of Denton is showing progress---the plan for implementation of a natural water treatment area just below the ponds at the north end of the Mean Green Athletic and Apogee stadium areas is in planning using grant monies obtained by the City. EESAT students being educated in the Environmental Sciences will be able to follow the storm water runoff quality as the natural plants begin doing their work.
e) Reporting of all of the above progress to TCEQ has been accepted and approved by this agency.
The next 5 year plan will find new goals to continue this improvement in keeping storm water runoff clean.
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:
Does the institution have porous paving?:
A brief description of the institution's porous paving:
The new UNT football stadium was designed using LEED building principles and features porous paving around the stadium complex.
Does the institution have retention ponds?:
A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
The new UNT football stadium was designed using LEED building principles and features retention ponds around the stadium to mitigate storm water runoff and provide a native habitat.
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:
Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:
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