ATTACHMENT A

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

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New Development/Redevelopment Techniques

Porous Bituminous Pavement

Porous Bituminous Pavement is standard asphalt in which the fines have been held to a
minimum, allowing water to pass through the pavement. Beneath the pavement is a
uniformly graded, clean stone bed of sufficient depth to catch and store the water as it
drains through the pavement. The bottom of the stone bed is underlain with filter fabric
on uncompacted soils, which allows the runoff to infiltrate into the soil. This reduces the
volume of runoff and replenishes the groundwater table and stream baseflow. A similar
approach can be used with standard asphalt if the water is conveyed to a stone bed
beneath the paving. Porous pavement systems have been operating successfully for
twenty years, and are a viable technology when properly designed and constructed.

Rainstore3

Rainstore 3 is a specific manufactured product that allows the storage and infiltration of
stormwater beneath parking lots, playfields, etc. Because it provides 94% void space and
is structurally capable of handling truck loads, it provides a substantial opportunity for
stormwater management in a limited area. This system is currently proposed for the
reconstruction of Ehringhaus Field.

Direct Connection of Roof Leaders to Storage/Infiltration Beds

Roof areas generate significant amounts of runoff that is generally clean and sediment
free. However, as this runoff runs across the land surface or in channels, it has the
opportunity to scour pollutants from the land surface and to cause erosion. Direct
connection of roof leaders to sub-surface storage/infiltration beds is a viable solution to
this source of runoff.

Vegetated Roofs

Vegetated Roof systems can hold and evaporate the first half-inch or more of runoff and
evaporate the collected water via the plant community. Alternatively, systems to collect
and store the water on the roof, and then use that water to irrigate roof plaza and lawn
areas, can also be implemented. A system to collect the water on the roof of the new
Ram's Head Building will provide irrigation water for the lawn and trees that will be
located on the plaza of the Ram's Head Building.

Campus Retrofit Techniques

In addition to larger structural measures such as porous pavement, vegetated roofs, and
Rainstore systems, there are other smaller techniques that will be incorporated throughout
campus to intervene in the current stormwater system. The existing drainage system
collects and conveys the stormwater runoff from campus immediately, however, under

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the campus Stormwater Plan, opportunities to intervene in this system will be evaluated
and implemented. Specific techniques to intercept stormwater runoff that can be
incorporated into the landscape include the following:

Woodland Berms

Woodland Berms provide an opportunity to intercept runoff from upstream development

as it runs down the hillside. Shallow berms constructed along the contour collect and
intercept the runoff, preventing erosive conditions and providing the infiltration
necessary to maintain existing woodlands. Often, existing woodlands can die off when
uphill development prevents infiltration and the soil moisture is reduced. Woodland
berms address this issue and reduce the runoff impacts. This measure can be
implemented within existing sloped wooded areas that are to be protected.

Infiltration Bed

An Infiltration Bed, consisting of a stone storage/recharge bed beneath plantings, can be

used within the landscape to collect and store/infiltrate runoff from existing buildings,
parking areas, and roads/sidewalks. This is an inexpensive option that can be
incorporated within the existing campus areas to reduce stormwater impacts. A stone
storage/infiltration bed can be located beneath landscaped areas or playfields. The 18
inches of soil above the bed allows for landscaping and plantings.

Infiltration Trench

An infiltration trench is essentially a storm sewer that is designed to leak. A perforated

pipe is set in a bed of stone wrapped in filter fabric, with soil and a surface swale located
above the pipe. The trench should run along the contour or nearly level to allow
infiltration to occur along the length of the trench. Infiltration trenches provide an
opportunity to store and infiltrate runoff in areas where there is not a lot of available
space, such as adjacent to roadways and parking areas, or between parking spaces.

Porous Concrete

Porous Concrete is similar to porous bituminous asphalt in that the fines are held to a
minimum, allowing water to pass through the concrete to a stone bed beneath. Porous
concrete is ideally suited to sidewalks, provided an opportunity to store/infiltrate
stormwater in areas where there is limited space available.

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 PERVIOUS BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT

Riverjacks Open
Into Recharge Bed
+ Pervious
Asphalt

Stone Bed
With 40%
Void Space
for
Storage/Recharge

$
$

The Morris Arboretum, with

standard pavement central driveway
and porous pavement parking bays.
$

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 Vegetated Roof - Before and After

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 Connection of Roof Leaders and
Storm Drains to Sub-Surface
Infiltration Bed

A. Precipitation is carried from roof by roof drains to storage beds.

B. Stormwater runoff from impervious areas and lawn areas is carried to storage
beds.
C. Precipitation that falls on pervious paving enters storage beds directly.
D. Stone beds with 40% void space store water. Continuously perforated pipes
distribute stormwater from impervious surfaces evenly throughout the beds.
E. Stormwater exfiltrates from storage beds and into soil, recharging groundwater.

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Infiltration Berm in Undisturbed Woodlands

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 INFILTRATION BED
Inlet

Overflow
Stone
StoneBed
Bed Outlet
with Geotextile
wrapped with $ $
underneath
Geotextile

Perforated
Pipe
Sediment
Trap
Uncompacted
Bed Bottom

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 INFILTRATION TRENCH
Surface Swale

Stone
Stone Bed
Trench
with Geotextile
wrapped with
Beneath
Geotextile Perforated Pipe
for
Distribution
and
Overflow
$

Undisturbed

$
Sub-Soil
$

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 POROUS CONCRETE WALKWAY

Porous
Concrete
Walkway
Ý Stone Bed
Underlain
by Geotextile

Perforated
Pipe
for
Overflow
$

Infiltration BMP: Portland Cement Pervious Pavement Walkway

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