| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.33 |
| Liaison | John Gardner |
| Submission Date | Aug. 1, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
OP-23: Stormwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Kate
Nelson Chief Sustainability Officer 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:
In 2006 Jim Wasley, Associate Professor in the School of Architecture of UWM, completed the "UWM as a Zero-Discharge Zone: A Stormwater Masterplan for the UWM Campus," with the assistance of graduate students and an interdisciplinary academic team. The Pavilion Gateway Demonstration Project, a more detailed project which is part of the Zero Discharge Zone, encompasses 4 acres of campus and is currently under construction. In addition, in the summer of 2006, Norris & Associates developed a Stormwater Management Plan to serve as a guide for UW staff to use in UWM facility planning.
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:
A 50,000-square-foot green roof on the Golda Meir Library features two separate roof sections and is the largest green roof on a public building in Wisconsin. Cambridge Commons features two green roofs which operate as part of a stormwater system, Sandburg Commons features a two-tiered, 33,000-square-foot green roof, the Great Lakes Water Institute includes a 7,600-square-foot tray-system green roof, and a small 100-square-foot green roof was developed by a student organization, EcoTone, at the Student Union. Roofs over several parking structures at Lubar Hall and Spaights Plaza were the first green roofs on campus.
Does the institution have porous paving?:
A brief description of the institution's porous paving:
Porous crushed-granite walkways reduce runoff at the Cambridge Commons residence hall.
Does the institution have retention ponds?:
A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
Parking Lot 18, as part of the Pavilion Gateway Demonstration Project functions as a retention pond.
Does the institution have stone swales?:
A brief description of the institution's stone swales:
Does the institution have vegetated swales?:
A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:
Parking Lot 18, part of the Pavilion Gateway Demonstration Project, features 358 square feet of vegetated swales.
Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:
UWM features a rain garden designed to reduce the rate of stormwater runoff from the roof at Sabin Hall. Rain gardens are scattered throughout campus, including a rain garden at the Sandburg Community gardens. The Children's Center employs rain barrels to water plants. Cambridge Commons features a rainwater system whereby the north and south wings’ green roofs absorb rainwater. The highest roof channels rainwater into an underground, 20,000-gallon stormwater tank, where water is stored before use in irrigation, and rain gardens ring the courtyard. Many of the projects at UWM were completed in partnership with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District.
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