- Monitoring
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Videos & Photos
- The results of a 15-minute hard rain at Cook Dewitt Ravine (energy dissipation structure)
- Dr. Peter Wampler with a Geo111 Class at the Cook-Dewitt energy dissipation structure
- Cook-Dewitt Energy Dissipation Structure
- Video of the 9/23/06 Storm event at the Ravine Apartments
- Calder Arts Center Ravine during a hard rain
- Calder Arts Center Ravine during a hard rain from above
- Calder Arts Center Stormwater Discharge and Erosion
- Research and Learning Opportunities
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Reports and Data
- 2012 Storm Water Management Complex Final Report
- 2009 GVSU Storm Water Monitoring Report
- 2008 GVSU Wetland Hydrologic & Hydraulic Report
- 2007 GVSU Stormwater Management Plan
- 2008 Biological Monitoring Report (Snyder et al.)
- 2006 Student Summer Scholar Report (Womble)
- 2006-2009 Report on Permeable Asphalt Performance (2006-2009)
- Stormwater Timeline
- BMPs at GVSU
Student Sarah Nagorsen observing the performance of permeable asphalt (lot C)
Storm Water Sustainability at Grand Valley State University
This web site is devoted to sharing data and information related to the impacts of storm water runoff at Grand Valley State University (GVSU). The development of Best Management Practices for storm water and improved storm water runoff management on GVSU's Allendale campus has been ongoing for several years. This is in large part due to problems associated with development (ex. construction of impervious building, roads, and parking areas) of the natural environment. Problems related to development typically include: degradation of water quality, reduced groundwater recharge, stream channel instability, increased flooding, and degraded natural habitats. Both reversing and preventing future impacts to the natural environment related to development and campus activities is the basis for the implementation of alternative storm water management practices on the GVSU campus.