| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 73.32 |
| Liaison | Heather Albert-Knopp |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
College of the Atlantic
OP-23: Rainwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 2.00 |
Andrea
Russell Sustainability Coordinator and Community Energy Center Program Manager -- |
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Which of the following best describes the institution’s approach to rainwater management?:
Less comprehensive policies, plans or guidelines that incorporate green infrastructure
A brief description of the institution’s green infrastructure and LID practices:
From the Sustainable Building Policy: Available at http://www.coa.edu/live/files/69-sustainable-building-policy
"New building spaces must incorporate designs for gray water and nontoxic rainwater collection systems whenever possible."
From the Rainwater Management Initiatives: Available at http://www.coa.edu/live/files/160-rainwater-management
- Parking areas are graveled to allow water infiltration; driveways are paved to facilitate snow removal.
- Parking is concentrated along Route 3 rather than throughout campus to avoid new parking lot construction. The interior of campus is pedestrian- and bike-friendly.
- The college employs a landscape architect as needed to design plantings, lawns, and walkways to include natural materials and avoid impervious surfaces.
- The college retained a small wetland area to serve as a storm water runoff holding area.
- The college maintains a wide undisturbed vegetative buffer along our ocean frontage as
required by the State of Maine/Town of Bar Harbor Shoreland Zoning ordinance. This
helps filter runoff from nearby lawns.
- The college maintains natural undisturbed forested areas on campus for stormwater
control, wildlife, and aesthetic benefits. Over 30 acres of our 38 acre campus is grass, trees, and other landscape plantings.
A copy of the institution’s rainwater management policy, plan, and/or guidelines:
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A brief description of the institution’s rainwater management policy, plan, and/or guidelines that supports the responses above:
We maintain a vegetated buffer, as required by state and municipal law, along our frontage on the Atlantic Ocean. We also keep a vegetated buffer on both sides of the stream that flows through our campus. Our campus has extensive lawns and landscape plantings that absorb water runoff. We don't have any storm drains that empty into water bodies.
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