Hi sustainability friends,
I have funding for a grad student to assist our stormwater efforts for the Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy. Specifically, I’m looking for someone to find and curate stormwater outreach products and identify gaps. No tuition waiver but pay is $25/hr.
Dr. Mohamad Attalla, Executive Director at F&S, responded to Dr. Ximing Cai, iWG Chair, on August 27, 2019, stating, "We will schedule a meeting with the Land and Water SWATeam to discuss options for achieving the recommendation."
For further information, please see Green Infrastructure.
See the transmittal of Water007 SeeClickFix recommendation.
Dear FY19 SWATeam members, As another academic year is about to begin, we want to first thank you for all of your help moving campus toward the goals outlined in the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP). Each of the six SWATeams worked on multiple recommendations last year, and after careful evaluation by the iCAP Working Group (iWG), several recommendations are under consideration now at the appropriate campus units.
Following the completion of iWG assessment for Water006 Lot F23 Monitoring, the recommendation was returned back to the Water SWATeam so that a proposal for funding this project may be submitted to the Student Sustainability Committee.
See iWG assessment of Water006 Lot F23 Monitoring attached.
See SWATeam Recommendation Water006 Lot F23 Monitoring here.
The WSW SWATeam submitted a recommendation to the iWG, stating:
The WSW SWATeam submitted a recommendation to the iWG, stating:
Team members worked to complete recommendations on parking lot F23 monitoring and useage of an existing infrasturcture-reporting app to contribute to identifying stormwater infrastructure problems on campus.
Final notes on the evaluation on the current iCAP objectives were prepared for submission. Ideas for a general increase in student involvement in sustainability were mentioned.
Attainability of iCAP goals and a review of the objectives to be applied to the upcoming 2020 iCAP were discussed.
Updates on stormwater-related projects were mentioned, including an REU project to organize potential stormwater credits. Some points on campus were remarked as having successful or unsuccessful stormwater infrastructure.
Topics of discussion: potential to obtaining stormwater credits through best management practices; ideas for monitoring runoff from Lot F23 before and after renovation; updates on funding proposal for Red Oak Raingarden work
Topics of discusion: updates on Student Sustainability Committe proposals, ideas for recommendations in hopes to overcome obstacles related to water reuse and conducting water audit
Updates for Sustainability Celebration: team poster
Topics of discussion: Student Sustainability Committee proposals to be submitted by other team members for Red Oak Raingarden and Green Stormwater Master Plan; organizign obstacles in achieving iCAP goasl; action items for further working with Parking Department, information that will be required for water audit
Topics of discussion: possible toilet retrofitting for certain campus housing; completing Student Sustainability Committee proposal Parking Department submits; obstacles to achieving certain iCAP goals
Main topic of discussion was about drafting Student Sustainability Committee funding proposal for Parking Department for green stormwater infrastructure as part of next Lot F23 renovation
Hi Water and Stormwater SWATeam,
The SWATeam asked County Engineer, Jeff Blue, who owns the bridge running across the Embarras on Airport Road (1100N) just west of the intersection of Race Street (1350E), in the hopes of adding a monitoring station. Mr. Blue replied, "That bridge is under the jurisdiction of Philo Township.
See attached the Appreciation Letter sent to all SWATeams earlier this month.
The Water and Stormwater SWATeam submitted a recommendation to the iWG, stating, "The Facilities and Services Standards for Parking and for Stormwater Systems should be revised to include a greater emphasis on sustainable design Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) for stormwater management. This revision will align these standards with the newly adopted 2017 Campus Master Plan."
See attached the SWATeam recommendation, Water004 GSI Standards Parking Lots, complete with comments from all the Water and Stormwater SWATeam members.
