| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.28 |
| Liaison | Kevin Kirsche |
| Submission Date | April 29, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Georgia
OP-23: Stormwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Tyra
Byers Program Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
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:
UGA engages in teaching and outreach to encourage stormwater best-management-practices in the greater community. The website for additional information can be found at http://stormwater.uga.edu and http://sustainability.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/UGA-Watershed-Management-Plan-2013.pdf.
UGA has installed 17 cisterns, approximately 72 rain gardens and other structural BMPs (including vegetative swales), 4 vegetated roofs, porous pavement, and converted more than 50 acres of formerly on-campus paved areas into green space in order to mitigate the negative effects of stormwater runoff.
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:
UGA currently has an existing green roof on the Geology-Georgraphy Building. This green roof was installed in the 1960's at teh time the facility was constructed to serve as a control for the Climatology Research Lab. Now the lab shares this space with the Athens Urban Food Collective, a Geography course and program that is using the green roof to grow food.
http://cvh.uga.edu/REVIEW/Sustainability/infosheets/water_grroofs_glyggy.pdf
The Lamar Dodd School Art building has an approximately 3400 s.f. extensive green roof atop a large auditorium. The roof is visible from inside the building via a stairwell, printmaking studio, and MFA studios.
http://www.franklin.uga.edu/news/articles/300/art_building_green_roof.html
There is a vegetated roof research site on the Science Library-Boyd Hall Graduate Studies building which studied effectiveness of extensive green roofs at mitigating stormwater runoff and urban heat island effect.
http://www.rivercenter.uga.edu/research/stormwater/greenroof.htm
Does the institution have porous paving?:
A brief description of the institution's porous paving:
Porous paving has been installed in the following locations around UGA:
UGA Campus Transit Facility
UGA Reed Plaza
D.W. Brooks Mall
Performing and Visual Arts Complex
Special Collections Library
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Georgia Museum of Art
UGA Club Sports Complex
Herty Field
College of Environment & Design
Wray Nicholson Complex
Does the institution have retention ponds?:
A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
Since 1998, UGA has prioritized bio-retention and infiltration strategies to mitigate the effects of stormwater runoff. Approximately 60 bio-retention areas (rain-gardens) are installed throughout UGA's campus.
Retention ponds are used to improve water quality and provide water resources for irrigation purposes in several locations adjacent to main campus:
UGA Bio-conversion Center
UGA Club Sports Complex
UGA Soccer & Softball Complex
UGA Intramural Fields Complex/Oconee Forest Park
UGA Double Bridges Farm
Does the institution have stone swales?:
A brief description of the institution's stone swales:
UGA has employed enhanced stone swales in order to infiltrate and convey stormwater in the following locations:
UGA Lumpkin Woods
Performing and Visual Arts Complex
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Does the institution have vegetated swales?:
A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:
UGA has employed enhanced vegetated swales in order to infiltrate and convey stormwater in the following locations:
UGA Lumpkin Woods
Performing and Visual Arts Complex
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Lumpkin Street Drainage Improvement Project (2007)
UGA Double Bridges Farm
UGArden Facility
Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:
UGA has installed 17 cisterns with more than 550,000 gallons of storage capacity. These cisterns help divert stormwater away from streams and creeks during high-rainfall events and are used for irrigation around campus facilities. UGA's watershed management program details best management practices as well as current and proposed methods. This can be found at the following website: http://sustainability.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/UGA-Watershed-Management-Plan-2013.pdf.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
UGA's outreach and education program can be visited online at http://stormwater.uga.edu
UGA's "Stormwater Map" can be found at http://stormwater.uga.edu/documents/UGAstormwater_April2010.pdf
UGA's outreach and education program can be visited online at http://stormwater.uga.edu
UGA's "Stormwater Map" can be found at http://stormwater.uga.edu/documents/UGAstormwater_April2010.pdf
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