Campus Rain Works Challenge

Patrick Roach

Robert Arena

ET-493

Fall 2014

Instructor: Dr. Cris Koutsougeras

Advisor: Edward Rode

Purpose

•The U.S. EPA’s Office of Water is announcing the 3rd annualCampus RainWorks Challenge for university students.

•Student team will collaborate with a faculty advisor to design aninnovative green infrastructure project for a location on theircampus.

•For our green infrastructure project we choose to create aretention pond on Southeastern’s campus.

Objective

•To design and construct a retention pond on Campus usingrun-off water from Washington and Livingston ResidentialHalls.

•For environmental, economical, and educational purposes.

•Reflect extensive consultation with Southeastern planningdepartment to assess project feasibility.

Procedure

•Meetings with faculty members (Mr. Ken Howe & Carlos Doolittle).

•Identify location for retention pond.

•Take survey of the area.

•Establish water sources (Washington & Livingston Residential Halls).

•Storage tank size and material.

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Selection of Area

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Land Survey

Rain Water Run-off Calculations

•Average annual Rainfall for location: 62.72”

•Total surface area of rain water collection: 13,386SQ.FT.

•Annual rain water run-off: 523,368 gallons.

Retention Pond

•Length: 160’

•Width: 140’

•Depth: 5’

•Total volume: 840,000 gallons

•Will include vegetation

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Storage Tanks

•We will be using two 5100 gallon tanks per ResidenceHall.

•Total storage volume is 20,400 gallons.

Deliverables (Spring 2014)

•Working drawings (AutoCAD)

•Material take-off

•Estimations

•Pump specifications

•Water irrigation & Overflow system

•Filtration system

Any Questions?