| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.24 |
| Liaison | Andrew McMahan |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Central Carolina Community College
OP-23: Stormwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Ronnie
Measamer Physical Plant Director Operations |
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:
The college has committed to designing and constructing LEED accredited buildings meeting stringent standards for managing stormwater runoff. The two most recent major construction projects at the college each included multiple buildings and both earned LEED credits for Stormwater Management.
Historically, the college has met the requirements and regulations of North Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Resources as applied to all college construction projects. The college maintains the retention ponds and other fixtures as stipulated by state and federal regulation.
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:
The living roof was installed in 2010 on the Sustainability Technologies class and lab building. The roof covers over 50% of the 18,00 sq foot building
Does the institution have porous paving?:
A brief description of the institution's porous paving:
The College installed a major sidewalk, dining patio , entrance area and student activity courtyard around and between two buildings on the Pittsboro campus using paving stones allowing surface rain water to penetrate the surface and saturate into the soil below.
Does the institution have retention ponds?:
A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
Two retention ponds on the Pittsboro campus capture excessive amounts of storm water from parking lot storm water runoff. Water from the retention ponds is filtered naturally then via ultraviolet light before non potable water re-use in the library.
Does the institution have stone swales?:
A brief description of the institution's stone swales:
The storm / rain water captured from the library roof by a trench under the stone swale is piped to a retention pond and used as grey water to flush toilets and for irrigation.
Does the institution have vegetated swales?:
A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:
The waste water treatment system at the Pittsboro site uses the vegetated swales as a part of the rain water retention and water treatment process.
Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:
The Pittsboro LEED Sustainability Technologies classroom building and the adjacent LEED library share a water recycling system that recaptures almost all water used on site including storm water and all sewage water. The recycled water makes water for the water cooled chiller as well as for toilet flushing and irrigation.
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