| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.18 |
| Liaison | Cora Kenfield |
| Submission Date | July 27, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Vassar College
OP-23: Stormwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 2.00 |
Jeff
Walker College Sustainability Coordinator 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:
. For construction disturbances of greater than one acre, the state Department of Environmental Conservation requires planning and monitoring of stormwater mitigation. The college hires an engineer to design a stormwater mitigation pan, and to inspect the implementation of that plan at regular intervals. For construction disturbances less than one acre, the college is not required to mitigate stormwater runoff, but it does so anyway by requiring the contractor to install stormwater protection (silt fencing, hay bales, check dams, filter fabric, storm catch basin protection, etc.) which the college inspects at regular intervals.
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:
Does the institution have retention ponds?:
A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
two retention ponds were installed around a remediated wste dump on the Vassar Farm
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:
"rain gardens" (vegetated swales) have been installed in two parking area on campus.
Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The college has begun to create a stormwater master plan.
The college has begun to create a stormwater master plan.
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