| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.69 |
| Liaison | Kelsey Beal |
| Submission Date | Jan. 5, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Indiana University Bloomington
OP-23: Stormwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Michael
Dorsett EHS Specialist Environmental Health and Safety |
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:
Indiana University Bloomington Storm Water Program has six minimum control measures: public education & outreach, public participation & involvement, illicit discharge identification & elimination, construction site storm water run-off control, post-construction storm water run-off control, and pollution prevention & good housekeeping. Each control measure requires IU to perform certain activities in order to comply with state and federal regulations. Briefing, we are required to educate our public (students, staff, & faculty) on storm water issues and get their involvement in educational activities; we must identify and eliminate any illicit discharges getting into our storm water; we are required to use best management practices at our construction sites to reduce sediment in run-off; we must have adequately designed best management practices in place to take of run-off after construction (post-construction BMPs); we are required to do a lot of maintenance related activities to prevent storm water pollution (i.e. recycling, trash pick-up, road/parking lot maintenance, reduced pesticide use, eliminate sand use for street treatment, etc…).
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:
IU has a living/vegetated roof on at least four building on campus. Above the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the north end zone expansion of the new stadium extensive green roofs are in place. Above a section of the Simon building a more intensive green roof is in place. A vegetated roof is in place on the new Union Center residential complex. A vegetated roof is also being considered for the Memorial Union Building above the solarium room.
Does the institution have porous paving?:
A brief description of the institution's porous paving:
IU Bloomington has two parking lots with pervious concrete strips that drain to our storm water utility system: Basketball Practice/Assembly Hall and Innovation Center.
Does the institution have retention ponds?:
A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
A retention pond is located at the east end of the Research and Teaching Preserve field lab to catch and hold rainwater. This allows the water to drain slowly--reducing erosion caused by quick runoff.
Does the institution have stone swales?:
A brief description of the institution's stone swales:
IU does have some rip-rap ditches, although they are not the same as a bio-swale. There are currently two construction projects that will incorporate bio-swales/rain gardens into the design: Ashton Student Housing and Cyber Infrastructure Building.
Does the institution have vegetated swales?:
A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:
See above
Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:
Post-construction BMPs currently in use at IUB:
Swirl chambers – 4
Water quality units – 4
Inlet filters – various locations around campus
Oil/water separators – 5
Underground storm water detention system – 1
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