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Rainwater Management Plans (In Progress)
Recent Project Updates
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4/4/2025This month, the Land and Water team had their monthly meeting on Friday, April 4, at 9:00 am on a Teams video call. Linked below is the meeting agenda with the meeting notes from what the team discussed. Additionally, a recording of the meeting is...
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3/23/2025The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Rainwater Management Program showcases a future vision for the campus that emphasizes the importance of rainwater retention and replenishment. The goal is to transition from the traditional viewpoint of...
Project Family
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Contribute to Regional Climate Action Plans
- Champaign County Hazard Mitigation Plan
- City of Champaign Plans
- Environmental Justice Plan
- Greenways and Trails
- Mahomet Aquifer Sole Source Aquifer designation
- Mapping Sustainability [ARCHIVED]
- Rainwater Management Plans
- Urban Biodiversity Master Plan
- Urbana Climate Action Plan
- Urbana Park District (UPD) Climate Action, Resilience, Education and Sustainability (CARES) Plan
Key Objective
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8.2 Coordinated Rainwater Management
(iCAP 2020)
Associated Collections
Description
The iCAP 2020 objective 8.2 is to "Coordinate rainwater management plans for the entire urbanized areas of Champaign, Urbana, Savoy, and the university. Starting in FY21, share the total number of green infrastructure locations on the iCAP Portal on an annual basis." The responsible campus unit for championing this objective is F&S with UI Extension.
Effective rainwater management is crucial to combating urban vulnerabilities to climate change. A specific concern for this region is the projected increased frequency of droughts. In response, we are pursuing developing a coordinated rainwater management plan, which will include a drought management plan, considering plant selection options and rainwater harvesting techniques.