whole lotta green: hotel lot, roof in university circle helps manage stormwater
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GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
Early Project: UCI Hotel Project
Courtyard by Marriott, University Circle, Inc.
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July 2007 AerialPre-construction condition (near 100% impervious area due to parking lot)
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Courtyard by Marriott
Hotel
Parking Lot
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Images provided by University Circle, Inc.
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
Early Project: UCI Hotel Project
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Drainage Area ≈ 1 acre
Parking Area
Hotel rooftop
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Pervious Pavers in Parking Area
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The sandy soil in this area already provides great drainage. The pervious parking lot uses this to its advantage, eliminating runoff off the site for storms up to the 100-year storm event.
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Stormwater chambersThis system captures the rooftop stormwater runoff. It allows the water to drain naturally into the sandy soils under it, instead of discharging stormwater runoff to the combined sewer system.
Outlet to combined sewer systemThis connection will allow for the stormwater runoff to be discharged to the sewer system, but only in very heavy storms when the runoff exceeds the capacity of the system.
Note: No stormwater runoff is expected from this site through the 100-year storm event. The system will reduce runoff by 1,000,000 gallons per year.