Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.50
Liaison Derek Nichols
Submission Date May 17, 2022

STARS v2.2

University at Buffalo
OP-22: Rainwater Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Brian Foti
Environmental Programs Manager
Environmental Health and Safety
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Which of the following best describes the institution’s approach to rainwater management?:
Comprehensive policies, plans or guidelines that require LID practices for all new projects

A brief description of the institution’s green infrastructure and LID practices:
UB has a policy/plan/strategy to reduce storm runoff from new development and from ongoing campus operations in the form of a Stormwater Management Plan. Stormwater initiatives include north campus rain gardens, bio-swales and retention lakes. The South Campus has been voluntarily registered as an MS4 entity.

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:
UB has a policy/plan/strategy to reduce storm runoff from new development and from ongoing campus operations in the form of a Stormwater Management Plan. Stormwater initiatives include north campus rain gardens, bio-swales and retention lakes. The South Campus has been voluntarily registered as an MS4 entity.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s green infrastructure and LID practices is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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