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University of Minnesota Stormwater Activities

Public Input Solicited

Public comments are being invited for the St Paul Master Ecology Plan (pdf, 13 MB). Please direct your input to Andy Phelan at andyph@umn.edu

Click below to download the plan by section:

Introduction and Context (pdf, 2.5 MB)

Campus Analysis Part 1 (pdf, 5.4 MB)

Campus Analysis Part 2 (pdf, 2.8 MB)

Opportunities and Recommendations (pdf, 3.2 MB)

Model for Stormwater Management

Master Planning Process

The University of Minnesota will be updating its Master Plan in 2006-2007, the document that guides campus planning and development, a plan for "growing our campus, rather than building buildings." Part of this innovation will include a thoughtful evaluation of how to integrate ecological factors into campus development. Stormwater will be one of these ecological factors that will be addressed by the master planning subcommittee on Natural Features and Open Spaces. The St. Paul Master Ecology Plan, which highlights stormwater and its role in the teaching and research missions of the University St. Paul Master Ecology Plan.

Best Management Practices for Stormwater Management

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus (UMTC) has formalized its approach to stormwater management within the template required for the MPCA permit process, using the Minimum Control Measures for organizing its Best Management Practices (BMPs):

Minimum Control Measure 1: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, pdf, 387 KB

Minimum Control Measure 2: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION/INVOLVEMENT, pdf, 138 KB

Minimum Control Measure 3: ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION, pdf, 209 KB

Minimum Control Measure 4: CONSTRUCTION SITE STORMWATER RUNOFF CONTROL, pdf, 203 KB

Minimum Control Measure 5: POST-CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN NEW DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT, pdf, 130 KB

Minimum Control Measure 6: POLLUTION PREVENTION/GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, pdf, 244 KB

These BMPs are part of the UMTC's' submittal of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (pdf, 25 KB) that includes some other required provisions, as part of its application for its MS4 permit (pdf, 114 KB). The sum of these documents as finalized will constitute the UMTC's requirements under the General MS4 Permit (pdf, 190 KB).