Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.23
Liaison Anne Duncan
Submission Date March 5, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Wartburg College
OP-23: Stormwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 John Wuertz
Director of Physical Plant
Maintenance
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Does the institution have a policy, plan, and/or strategies to reduce stormwater runoff from new development projects? :
Yes

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Does the institution have a policy, plan, and/or strategies to reduce stormwater runoff from ongoing campus operations? :
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's stormwater management initiatives:
It is our policy that no more water runs off of the property than before the project in question was developed and if this is not possible onsite we compensate elsewhere for the water storage lost. In addition, we are in the design and fundraising phase for rain garden installations.

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The website URL where information about the institution's stormwater management initiatives, plan or policy is available:
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Does the institution have a living or vegetated roof?:
No

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A brief description of the institution's living or vegetated roof:
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Does the institution have porous paving?:
No

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A brief description of the institution's porous paving:
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Does the institution have retention ponds?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
We have a few small retention ponds in the parking lots south and west of campus. We also have a large retention pond north west of campus that was installed to offset runoff from new construction.

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Does the institution have stone swales?:
No

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A brief description of the institution's stone swales:
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Does the institution have vegetated swales?:
No

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A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:
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Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
Yes

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A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:
We also employ a number of French drains that collect run off from residents halls.

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