| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 28.17 |
| Liaison | Suzanne Wood |
| Submission Date | May 26, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
UMass Chan Medical School
OP-27: Rainwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.00 / 2.00 |
Suzanne
Wood Sustainability & Energy Manager Facilities Managment |
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:
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:
A brief description of any rainwater harvesting employed by the institution:
Rainwater from the roof of the Albert Sherman Center is captured and reused by the campus power plant. It is estimated that 1,500,000 gallons rain water was collected annually and used as cooling tower make up water.
NOTE: rainwater collection calculations were competed by Bard, Rao, and Athanas consulting Engineers, LLC as part of the Albert Sherman Center's LEED certification process
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:
A brief description of any downspout disconnection employed by the institution:
A brief description of any rain gardens on campus:
A brief description of any stormwater retention and/or detention ponds employed by the institution:
UMMS built a retention pond for its largest open surface parking lot (Pine Tree Lot).
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:
Stormwater ceptors are used in the parking garages to collect the runoff and treat it before it is drained. UMMS also has a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan (SPCCP).
The website URL where information about the institution’s rainwater management initiatives, plan or policy is available:
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