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Integrated Water Management at a Rapidly Growing, Drought Prone Campus

Integrated Water Management at a Rapidly Growing, Drought Prone Campus. Sally Hoyt, Stormwater Engineer Cindy Shea, Sustainability Director The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference April 16, 2013. Water Conservation. LOW FLOW FIXTURES.

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Integrated Water Management at a Rapidly Growing, Drought Prone Campus

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  1. Integrated Water Management at a Rapidly Growing, Drought Prone Campus Sally Hoyt, Stormwater Engineer Cindy Shea, Sustainability Director The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference April 16, 2013

  2. Water Conservation

  3. LOW FLOW FIXTURES Showers Faucet Aerators Toilets

  4. Lab Equipment

  5. Stormwater and Development Boom • Largest Expansion in campus history • Number of stormwater control measures on campus rises from 12 to over 200 UNC-Chapel Hill Master Plan Campus Ayers Saint Gross, Architects

  6. Surface Parking to Mixed Use • Rams Head: Dining Hall, Recreation Center, Grocery Store, 3 Level Parking Deck, Intensive Green Roof • Bell Tower: Genome Sciences, Bell Tower Deck, Central Park

  7. Green Roofs Global Education Center (L) Carrington Hall (R)

  8. Permeable Pavement Estes Park & Ride (L) NC Botanical garden (R)

  9. 2007 = Worst Drought in History Exceptional Drought Extreme Drought Severe Drought

  10. Non-Potable Water Uses at UNC Athletic Field Irrigation Cooling Towers Landscape Irrigation Toilet Flushing

  11. Rainwater Harvesting NC Botanical Garden (L)Bell Tower Project (R)

  12. Reclaimed Water

  13. Seasonality & Peaks Notes: Based on billing dates; includes UNC Hospitals

  14. Non-Potable Water Program Rooftop Rainwater

  15. FY14 Preliminary Rate - Non Potable Water

  16. Lesson 1: Set-up Organizational Structure During Design NPW Responsibilities:

  17. Lesson 2: Don’t rely on the regulations and regulatory reviews. Initial Construction After Corrected

  18. Lesson 3: Mind the Gap… …Between the Civil Engineer and Plumbing Engineer.

  19. Lesson 4: Develop a Cross-Connection Control Program TRAINING • Staff • Contractors • PHYSICAL • Labels • Colors • Different Pipe Materials • Signs • TESTING • Initial construction • After renovation Azsustainability.com

  20. Lesson 5: What kind of water? Establish consistent terminology Graywater? We don’t have graywater! Lessons: Educate owner/designer/staff about non-potable water Use correct terminology (in code, at site)

  21. Lesson 6: Take advantage of the opportunity to educate

  22. Lesson 7: You can change the plumbing code!

  23. Lesson 8: Stormwater Quality as a Program Driver

  24. Lesson 9: Don’t ignore your pipes

  25. Lesson 10 (State Schools): Run your own NPDES MS4 Program Pollution Detection and Elimination, Erosion Controls, Spill Response, Training

  26. NPDES Stormwater Program Street sweeping, mapping, storm drain cleaning and BMP maintenance, inspections

  27. Stormwater Funding • ADD IA MAP

  28. Questions? http://sustainability.unc.edu

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