Champaign Rainwater Report
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REMINDER- Urbana Stormwater Asset Management Plan - Technical Advisory Meeting #2
Associated Project(s):Good afternoon,
Please find attached an invitation for the Urbana Stormwater Asset Management Technical Advisory Committee Meeting # 2. The meeting will take place on August 3rd from 1:00- 2:30 pm.
Lisa Mentzer
follow up on potential VRO project
Associated Project(s):Dear Madhu,
Campus Rainwater Management Plan SSC Grant Application
Associated Project(s):Hello Student Sustainability Committee. Attached is a SSC Step 1 funding application request for the campus Rainwater Management Plan. I have also included a photo of the Boneyard Creek since it is a campus waterway and the application requested one map, graphic or picture. Please contact me with any questions and thank you for considering.
Betsy
Status Update on Water006 Recommendation: Lot23 Monitoring
Associated Project(s):On May 28, 2022 Meredith Moore sent an email to Arthur Schmidt regarding the status of the Water 006 recommendation:
Hi Art!
Land & Water iCAP Meeting 11/7/2022
Associated Project(s):On November 7th, the Land and Water iCAP team met to review the results of the Milkweed survey, make final edits to the Monarch Butterfly recommendation, and discuss new recommendations inspired by the Campus Landscape Master Plan.
Meeting minutes are attached.
Sustainability Council Meeting 11-29-21
Associated Project(s):The Sustainability Council met on 11-29-21. The presentation is attached and the agenda was as follows:
- Student group updates (SSC, SSLC, ISG)
- Clean Energy Plan
- Rainwater strategies
- Green Labs
- Strategic next steps (iCAP in campus strategic plan, AASHE STARS Platinum ranking)
Sustainability Sub-Council Meeting 11/10/21
Associated Project(s):The Sustainability Sub-Council met on November 10, 2021 in preparation of the Sustainability Council meeting. The primary agenda items included:
- iCAP 2020 process reminder
- Energy007 Comprehensive Energy Planning Document
- LW002 and Rainwater Funding Issues
- Sustainability priorities and next steps
The slide deck is attached with meeting minutes to follow.
Urbana Campus Spill Containment Exercise on Tuesday
Associated Project(s):F&S, the Division of Public Safety, and the Champaign Fire Department will conduct a spill containment exercise on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 2. Event organizers will place the dye in storm drains near the university's oil storage tanks on South Oak Street to simulate a large oil spill from the fuel farm during this year's mock scenario. The exercise is required annually by the U.S. EPA.
November 2, 8 am • South Campus and the Embarras River Watershed
Bill Walsh • Facilities & Services
Green Infrastructure & Erosion Control Conference
Associated Project(s):The 2021 biennial Champaign County Stormwater Partnership Green Infrastructure and Erosion Control Conference took place on October 20th.
The following email provides some context and resources with more information about the event.
The program and the media post for the conference are attached below.
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Data Regarding EPA Campus Rainworks Challenge
Associated Project(s):Yuhze Zhang, leader of the Master plan team in EPA Rainworks Challenge 2021, asked Brent Lewis, UIUC's campus landscape architect, for some data for the challenge. Data asked for includes campus storm peak runoff, existing green infrastructure, turf lawn irrigation.
More information regarding the data can be found in the email chain attached below.
Another participant of the EPA Rainworks Challenge, Matthew Rodriguez, also requested data.
This email chain is attached below.
Weekly Resilience Meeting
Associated Project(s):Resilience Meeting Notes 10/15/2021 for meeting between Stacy Gloss, Meredith Moore, and Morgan White
Updated list of student projects that need YOU!!
Associated Project(s):This is a list of projects that need students to work on. It will be updated periodically by sustainability staff members, the last update was 9/16/21:
Green Infrastructure Solutions to Campus Flooding in Urbana, IL
Associated Project(s):Please see the attached report that details a design report for the Vet Med Stormwater system.
Mahomet Lots (Lot F-4) Permeable Pavement Proposal to SSC
Associated Project(s):Attached is the proposal, budget, and presentation for the upgrade of the Lot F-4 parking lot.
Water006 Lot F23 Monitoring - Returned
Associated Project(s):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.
Water006 Lot F23 Monitoring - Submittal
Associated Project(s):The WSW SWATeam submitted a recommendation to the iWG, stating:
CEE student works with Dr. Schmidt and F&S
Associated Project(s):Junren Wang, an undergraduate student in Civil and Environmental Engineering, working under the guidance of Dr. Art Schmidt, researched the impacts of existing green infrastructure on campus property and the relationship to potential cost reductions from City Stormwater Utility Fees. She provided the following update and attached files.
Dear All:
note about measuring quality of water in campus watershed
Associated Project(s):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.
Water004 GSI Standards Parking Lots recommendation - Assessment started
Associated Project(s):The iCAP Working Group (iWG) met on May 10, 2018, to discuss and start the assessment of Water004 GSI Standards Parking Lots recommendation. The iWG's draft assessment was:
"F&S should include the minimum requirements of Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) in the Facilities Standards, as described in the Campus Master Plan."