| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
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| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Elizabeth Drake |
| Submission Date | April 14, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Swarthmore College
OP-23: Stormwater Management
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Reporter |
Ralph
Thayer Director of Maintenance Facilities Management |
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Does the institution have a policy, plan, and/or strategies to reduce stormwater runoff from new development projects? :
Yes
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Does the institution have a policy, plan, and/or strategies to reduce stormwater runoff from ongoing campus operations? :
Yes
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A brief description of the institution's stormwater management initiatives:
Swarthmore College as the host of the Scott Arboretum has a great interest in storm water control. The campus includes one of the last vestiges of natural woodlands in Delaware County, PA bisected by the Crum Creek where virtually all surface run-off accumulates. Slowing the rate of discharge not only limits erosion but aids in limiting flooding downstream of the campus. The college has it's own Crum Woods Committee and is also active with the Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Asssociation http://crcwatersheds.org/crum/programs
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The website URL where information about the institution's stormwater management initiatives, plan or policy is available:
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Does the institution have a living or vegetated roof?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution's living or vegetated roof:
The College has been a local leader in establishing that green roof technology was viable. We have three green roof areas with a fourth planned.
http://daily.swarthmore.edu/2007/10/25/green-roof-tour/
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Does the institution have porous paving?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution's porous paving:
As part of new construction the College includes at least a portion fo pourous pavement to help meet local strom water control requirements
http://www.scottarboretum.org/Sustainability/ourpractices.html
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Does the institution have retention ponds?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution's retention ponds:
Underground. As part of the science center construction an underground vault was constructed to hold the water run-off from the roofs. The water in turn is used to irrigate the garden beds around the science center.
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Does the institution have stone swales?:
No
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A brief description of the institution's stone swales:
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Does the institution have vegetated swales?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution's vegetated swales:
Open areas abutting the Science Center parking lot were provided with vegetated swales to allow the runoff from the lot to accumulate and percolate down through the soil.
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Does the institution employ any other technologies or strategies for stormwater management?:
Yes
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A brief description of other technologies or strategies for stormwater management employed:
When Athletics opted for an artificial turf field the College
provided a drain field under it sufficient to retain a five year storm.
We also experiment with different methods to slow and absorb rather than guide and dispose of rain water run-off/
Http://www.scottarboretum.org/gardentour/biostream/index.html
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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