Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 58.55
Liaison Amy Brunvand
Submission Date April 5, 2017
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STARS v2.1

University of Utah
OP-23: Rainwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Myron Willson
Sustainability Director
Sustainability Office
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Which of the following best describes the institution’s approach to rainwater management?:
Comprehensive policies, plans or guidelines that require LID practices for all new projects

A brief description of the institution’s green infrastructure and LID practices:
Campus construction requirements are a combination of University standards and state-level, DFCM standards. University of Utah requires a minimum of LEED Silver Certification, along with special requirements from UTAH DFCM and campus to minimize impacts from stormwater. (http://facilities.utah.edu/leed/) and (http://facilities.utah.edu/project-resources/documents-standards/UofU%20Design%20Requirements%20Supplement.pdf.pdf - page 188, SSc4 Rainwater Management required under path 2)

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:
Storm water management for 10 and 50-year events is a priority (required for all new projects) with some case-by-case experimentation with additional rainwater management and rainwater catchment to reduce impacts from previous development. There is also a current effort (outside of the current performance period) to re-establish rainwater flow management and drainage through historic watersheds.

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