Stormwater Management on University Campuses

Key Questions

• What are the unique stormwater management challenges and opportunities at university campuses?

Key Findings

• Regulatory compliance - not stormwater issues - is the main driver of campus stormwater management activiteis
• Universities wrestle with at times competing goals of managing runoff voumes space- and cost-effectively vs. in a visibly “sustainable” manner that yields ecological co-benefits
• There is an opportunity for universities to enhance stormwater management by leveraging on- and off-campus expertise

Status

• Survey and data collection is complete and an associated manuscript is in preparation.

Funding

• Delaware Water Resources Center partially supported Rachel’s time on this project.

Lab Contributors