Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.51
Liaison Lacey Raak
Submission Date July 29, 2011
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California State University, Monterey Bay
OP-23: Stormwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Anya Spear
Campus Planner
Campus Planning and Development
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Does the institution have a policy, plan, and/or strategies to reduce stormwater runoff from new development projects? :
Yes

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

A brief description of the institution's stormwater management initiatives:

The Storm Water Master Plan is a tool to help CSUMB predict, plan, guide and implement capital improvements to meet the campus stormwater collection system needs until 2025. Developed concurrently with the Stormwater Master Plan is the Stormwater Management Plan which describes source control best management practices (BMPs) that minimize the mobilization of pollutants into CSUMB’s stormwater system as well as treatment control BMPs to remove or reduce pollutants once mobilized in stormwater.


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?:
No

A brief description of the institution's living or vegetated roof:
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Does the institution have porous paving?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution's porous paving:

Used in the pedestrian area just outside of the Office of the President and on the walkway in front of the Alumni and Visitor’s Center.


Does the institution have retention ponds?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:

Percolation pond A8-1 was constructed in 2008 and captures runoff from the campus and the City of Seaside just west of 6th Avenue.


Does the institution have stone swales?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution's stone swales:

Stone swales are located outside the Alumni and Visitor’s Center.


Does the institution have vegetated swales?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:

Vegetated swales are located outside the Alumni and Visitor’s Center.


Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
Yes

A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:

Underground percolation cages are located at the new library and two new synthetic percolating ball fields constructed on previously pervious parking lot areas percolate runoff.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Stormwater planning began with the adoption of the 2006 Master and Management plans. All new building designs seek to incorporate storm water percolation into the site footprint.

Goals and objectives include:
• Contain and percolate all storm water on-site
• Provide permanent structure flood protection and drainage solutions to address the range of potential impacts resulting from the multiple use sites.
• Eliminate or protect pathways to prevent stormwater pollution
• Protect soil and groundwater by capturing known acute releases and reduce chronic contamination of the environment.

Initiatives and BMPs include:
• Street and parking lot cleaning at regular intervals
• Implementation of source control BMPs for maintaining work, fueling, trash and vehicle wash areas to reduce grease and sediment lading
• Roof runoff controls to settle sediments before they can enter stormdrain inlets,
• Vegetating open grand
• Planting appropriate native begetation in an on the perimeters of the percolation basins
• Guidelines for campus landscaping
• Public education and outreach
• Public participation and involvement
• Construction site stormwater runoff control
• Post-construction stormwater management in new development and redevelopment


Stormwater planning began with the adoption of the 2006 Master and Management plans. All new building designs seek to incorporate storm water percolation into the site footprint.

Goals and objectives include:
• Contain and percolate all storm water on-site
• Provide permanent structure flood protection and drainage solutions to address the range of potential impacts resulting from the multiple use sites.
• Eliminate or protect pathways to prevent stormwater pollution
• Protect soil and groundwater by capturing known acute releases and reduce chronic contamination of the environment.

Initiatives and BMPs include:
• Street and parking lot cleaning at regular intervals
• Implementation of source control BMPs for maintaining work, fueling, trash and vehicle wash areas to reduce grease and sediment lading
• Roof runoff controls to settle sediments before they can enter stormdrain inlets,
• Vegetating open grand
• Planting appropriate native begetation in an on the perimeters of the percolation basins
• Guidelines for campus landscaping
• Public education and outreach
• Public participation and involvement
• Construction site stormwater runoff control
• Post-construction stormwater management in new development and redevelopment

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