| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.08 |
| Liaison | Jamey Pavey |
| Submission Date | Feb. 26, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Earlham College
OP-27: Rainwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Ian
Smith Director of Facilities Maintenance |
Does the institution use Low Impact Development (LID) practices as a matter of policy or standard practice to reduce rainwater/stormwater runoff volume and improve outgoing water quality for new construction, major renovation, and other projects?:
A brief description of the institution’s Low Impact Development (LID) practices:
All new construction and major renovation projects are designed
an built to at least LEED Silver level of certification, including rainwater /
stormwater management credits wherever possible.
Has the institution adopted a rainwater/stormwater management policy, plan, or strategies that mitigate the rainwater runoff impacts of ongoing campus operations through the use of green infrastructure? :
A brief description of the institution’s rainwater/stormwater management policy, plan, and/or strategies for ongoing campus operations:
We do not have a campus management policy for this set of issues. We have been
implementing rain gardens, along with requirement for LEED Silver or higher level
certification for new buildings / major renovations, with rainwater / stormwater
management credits typically part of the design package.
A brief description of any rainwater harvesting employed by the institution:
Rainwater harvested directly and stored/used by the institution, performance year:
A brief description of any rainwater filtering systems employed by the institution to treat water prior to release:
A brief description of any living or vegetated roofs on campus:
A brief description of any porous (i.e. permeable) paving employed by the institution:
Behind one of our college houses, we have porous pavement for the parking lot size 20'x20' installed of Modular Concrete Turfstone Pavers.
A brief description of any downspout disconnection employed by the institution:
A brief description of any rain gardens on campus:
A rain garden is attached to our Athletic and Wellness Center downspouts. The rain garden is filled with river rock and native plants.
A brief description of any stormwater retention and/or detention ponds employed by the institution:
Three out of the five ponds we have at the back-campus area work as retention ponds: Cope pond, Word pond and Markle pond. They were all made in 2007 and each has about 100 feet of diameter and 4 to 5 feet of depth.
They stop the runoff from the playing fields and the horse barn from reaching the back-campus woods and affecting its soil.
These ponds fill in Spring and dry up in the Summer, nourishing the local wildlife.
A brief description of any bioswales on campus (vegetated, compost or stone):
A brief description of any other rainwater management technologies or strategies employed by the institution:
The website URL where information about the institution’s rainwater management initiatives, plan or policy is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We follow a Stormwater Management plan that is standard for Richmond and the State of Indiana.
The retention ponds were a project done mainly by the Biology department, specially John Iverson, aiming to support the local amphibians and reptiles, as well as reducing the impact of stormwater runoffs.
We follow a Stormwater Management plan that is standard for Richmond and the State of Indiana.
The retention ponds were a project done mainly by the Biology department, specially John Iverson, aiming to support the local amphibians and reptiles, as well as reducing the impact of stormwater runoffs.
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