| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.42 |
| Liaison | John Stolz |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2023 |
Duquesne University
OP-22: Rainwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.00 / 2.00 |
Maria
Mlinarcik Graduate Assistant Center for Environmental Research & Education |
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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:
Duquesne University's Facilities Department works to employ best management practices for stormwater management to promote the University as a leader in innovation and sustainable practices. This includes: managing precipitation on-site to minimize avoid additional stresses on existing stormwater infrastructure, designing to minimize impervious surfaces, utilizing permeable materials for new hard surfaces, using on-site landscape areas to accept water runoff from hard surfaces and as an opportunity to recharge groundwater and reduce pollutant loads, prioritizing using vegetated channels, using stormwater planters in place of traditional tree pits, using rainwater harvesting systems to reduce precipitation runoff volume and rates, and using appropriate plant species.
A copy of the institution’s rainwater management policy, plan, and/or guidelines:
A brief description of the institution’s rainwater management policy, plan, and/or guidelines that supports the responses above:
Duquesne University uses best management practices of: subsurface infiltration, bio-swale, plants to manage steep terrain, rain barrel, porous pavement, planters and tree pits.
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