Campus LID Project

The Campus LID Project brought together a diverse group of organizations to create significant environmental and social improvements through designing and installing a variety of LID BMPs that fit into existing infrastructure and creating ongoing educational opportunities for the public, university students, stormwater professionals, and construction contractors.

2016 CASQA Outstanding BMP Implementation Project

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Sacramento Section awarded the 2015 Urban Development Project of the Year to the Campus LID Project, and the California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) named it the 2016 outstanding BMP Implementation Project! We are very proud of our team that worked to make these projects such a success.

Background

Planning and Design

Regional LID Conference November 4, 2015

Construction

Monitoring

Education and Outreach

Awards

Plants

Education and Outreach

Campus LID Mobile Tour

Mobile device with LID tour

This part of the project aimed to provide an opportunity for the public and stormwater professionals to see examples of how existing parking lots and streets can be retrofitted to include LID BMPs. Although retrofitting an existing urban space with new drainage systems presents many challenges, it also offers opportunities for improving the landscape. This tour lets you see these elements in a real-world setting.

You can take the Sac State Campus LID tour virtually or in person with your mobile device. The tour takes you from one LID location to the next, using your device’s GPS location. You can start the tour and find out about each LID device here: https://www.owp.csus.edu/lid/.

LID Site Signage Installations

Library Green Sign

Starting in late September, OWP began installing interpretive signage for all of the Campus LID sites. All of the LID sites have interpretive signs installed. These signs explain what type of LID device has been installed at each site, provide illustrations of the devices, and describe how the devices work. All of the LID sites have interretive signs installed. View the PDF containing all of the LID sites.

LID Outreach Brochures

LIDconference sign

As part of our outreach efforts, our team designed brochures to help promote and provide a means to deliver general information about the Campus LID Project at Sac State. These brochures were available at several conferences and seminars focusing on stormwater issues and Low Impact Development. The Sac State campus LID brochure is now available for download.

2015 Sacramento Regional LID Conference

LID brochure thumbnail

On November 4, 2015 the American Basin Council of Watersheds and OWP hosted the Fifth Annual Low Impact Development Conference at California State University, Sacramento’s Alumni Center. The conference titled, LID—from Regulations through Compliance to Implementation, offered a forum to increase the effectiveness of local LID practices by stimulating dialogue among developers, engineers, planners, regulators, and local governments.

Press Releases

May 28, 2014
Sac State, City Land $3 Million Stormwater Grant Sacramento State News and Information June 20, 2014
Sacramento State Gains Grant to Deal with Stormwater Runoff The Sacramento Bee May 6, 2015
State Looking for Ways to Save What Little Rain Falls CBS Sacramento May 20, 2015
Sac State Master Plan Is Given Green Light by CSU Trustees Sacramento State News and Information June 11, 2015
Water: Sac State Commits to Conserving Every Drop Sacramento State News and Information August 21, 2015
Sac State Is Enjoying a Flurry of Building Activity Sacramento State News and Information May 6, 2015
Sac State Aims to Have a More Eco-Friendly Campus The State Hornet, September 10 2015) November 2, 2015
Making it Happen at Sac State Sacramento State Facebook February 10, 2016
Next STEM Lecture Highlights Successful Stormwater Project Sacramento State News and Information

Presentations

2015 California Higher Education Sustainability Conference
2015 Stormwater Awareness Week
2016 CASQA Conference
2016 CSU Facilities Management Conference
2016 Sacramento State STEM Lecture Series