The University of Maryland campus contains hundreds of buildings and acres of paved walkways for walking from one destination to another. When it rains on campus, existing storm water management systems allow for the water to successfully drain to sewage and exit the walkways (UMD Department of Environmental Safety, Sustainability & Risk [UMDDESSR], 2017). Current storm water management practices are often effective, resulting in walkways that are relatively dry and suitable for walking. But this is not always the case. There are many places on campus that accumulate large puddles of water during and after rainfall. Puddles that accumulate in walkways make traversing across campus difficult. In these cases, existing storm water management practices …show more content…
(University of Maryland Rank, 2018). When there is poor water drainage in walkways during a rain event, it makes travelling to destinations a challenge. University of Maryland is also home to a number of students with disabilities. Walkways can have large bodies of water in them because of poor storm water management. Because of this a task as simple as getting to class can become an extremely difficult burden for a disabled student (Kirchner, Gerber, & Smith, 2008). For example, some UMD students rely on motorized chairs to go from class to class. When a large puddle is in their path, it may force them to redirect their entire route and possibly miss valuable class …show more content…
One primary audience member is Mr. Michael Carmichael, a storm water management and maintenance inspector within the campus facilities management office. Mr. Carmichael has the responsibility of inspecting and evaluating the state of storm water management practices that are in use on campus. It is important to address Mr. Carmichael because he will have the experience needed to identify how drainage problems being presented should be addressed. He will be able to understand the urgency behind the storm water drainage problems presented in this proposal and will also have the influence necessary to speak to others within the Facilities Management department in order to put them into action. Due to his experience, it is likely best to use technical terms when describing the problems with the sites on campus and how I plan to address them. I will also need to demonstrate that I understand the full range of effects that each of my ideas can have on the entire campus environment.
Another audience that I am addressing this proposal to is the students and staff at UMD who use the walkways to travel around campus each day. These are the people who have the most experience with the problem at hand. They would be an appropriate tertiary audience because the proposal is not directly addressed to them, but they are likely to view the proposal if published online to a website
Direct the development and management of contracting and employment compliance policies, procedures, and standards for the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority’s (DC Water) $8 billion Capital Improvement Program. Mr. Harley leads compliance reviews and audits of more than 100 contractors and vendors on 17 capital improvement projects to ensure procedures are in accord with the Authority, local, state and federal regulations. He created and implemented training protocols that comprised of written documentation guides, media presentations, workshops, and webinars to educate employees, contractors, and other stakeholders on compliance requisites.
"It's almost impossible to find a decent parking spot in the middle of the day that's close to the building that my class is in," she said. Majority of Gabrielle's classes have taken place in the Science Building; therefore, she must park in the D-Lot which happens to be packed Monday- Friday. She has been late quite a few times for her midday classes because of the lack of parking spaces. Another concern for a student at USCA is the lack of communication from each department.
FIJI Water (FIJI) is a brand of bottled water that is derived from an aquifer in the Nakauvadra Mountains in Fiji. FIJI was created for international distribution in 1995, under the corporate name of Natural Waters of Viti Ltd. It was marketed to appeal to health-conscious and image oriented consumers by touting the water’s silica-rich property that has been attributed to anti-aging and immunity boosting. FIJI Water has captured a large share in the bottled water industry in the niche premium segment alongside Evian and Perrier. The initial success of FIJI has been overshadowed by multifaceted issues that were exacerbated by management’s actions.
The total costs of the damage that could be done to the drainage systems by say the year, twenty fifty likely exceeds that of the costs of a project like the sea wall if just a three foot rise could cost one point thirty nine billion dollars. Should something like that happens, taxpayers would probably end up paying for some of the costs that come from that damage as well. We’re in a lose-lose situation in terms of money, but we can use that money now to prevent harm from coming to our city instead of using it in the future to repair our
Students at Simmons College have the luxury of going to school in the heart of the city. The location itself gives the students incredible resources and job opportunities. However, living in the city also has its disadvantages, such as a lack of parking. Parking is essential for a college campus because it gives students accessibility when moving on and off campus, and also gives students the ability to visit with family and friends. The minimal parking availability on the Simmons College Residence Campus has been problematic for both students and faculty of the college. The inability to park on the campus has created additional stress for students trying to return. Students and faculty have been forced to park far away and walk their belongings back to campus or pay unreasonable
---. “The Clean Water Act—Is it Successfully Reducing Water Pollution?- Final Draft.” UTSA: WRC 1023, 11 Apr 2014. Print.
It is hard to believe that this beautiful University has gone long enough without the remodeling of mistreated sidewalks. There are many areas around campus that the sidewalks are cracked, weathered, or have holes. This is unacceptable for a university of Texas A&M’s leveling. It is imperative that Texas A&M helps remodel the sidewalks to accommodate student that
Water purification and a wastewater treatment plants would be necessary in order to provide the citizens and visitors with clean healthy water. To prevent flooding, this city was built on flood plains.
The lack of groundwater oversight has unfortunately introduced concerns that need to be mitigated and better addressed. Some groundwater basins throughout the state are not sustainable for they have experienced a depletion in groundwater storage, experienced groundwater overdraft, had a reduction in stream flows, the potential to lose ecosystems, had a depletion in groundwater quality, experienced land subsidence, and or faced salt water intrusion.
One solution for improving student transportation is offering a shuttle service. Although, UTSA already provides a shuttle service, it is limited to only two routes and can be unreliable. The transportation service at UTSA recommends waiting at the shuttle stop “30 to 45 minutes before your scheduled class time” (Business . . .). The thought of waiting in freezing temperatures trying to hide from the icy rain can be disheartening for some but it is a reality for students whose only way of transportation is through the shuttle. As a result of similar issues, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, “provides 40 buses on 10 routes complete with GPS tracking“(Horan 52). The purpose of GPS trackin...
Students walk past it every day and nothing gets done about it. Our group has noticed these unfavorable aspects of the bus stop and are fighting for the ability to improve the bus stop for all UL students and faculty alike. With the help of several organizations on campus, this improvement to a vital part of the transit system will not be costly to the University. To bus riders an ideal bus stop is one that provides easy access to the bus, is convenient, and safe (Bus Shelters - Project for Public Spaces). The bus stop should provide riders protection from weather, and a feeling of safety and security (Bus Shelters - Project for Public
The theme of these two papers is water management, and each presents different aspects of this issue. The paper by Fratini, Elle, Jensen, and Mikkelsen (2012), presents a case for developing a new system to implement sustainable technology to combat climate change. This system includes examining macro knowledge first through understanding institutions, secondly understanding the meso level of knowledge by interpreting networks, and finally understanding the micro level of individual opinions. This theory was mainly formed through reviewing current literature and doing filed work in Denmark and Norway. The second paper by Barbosa, Fernandes, and David (2012), mainly focuses on the complexities of stormwater management and presents various solutions
There is a global shortage of drinking water. A person might wonder how this can be if seventy percent of the earth’s surface is covered by water. Most of the Earth’s water is unsuitable for human consuption. Ocean water is salt water, which makes up 97.5% of all water on the planet. Freshwater is only 3.5% of all the water on Earth. Drinking water is sourced from bodies of freshwater.
Mother Nature always comes with surprises, and although weather is forecasted, one can never prevent disasters from happening. Floods in the Midwest for example, have delayed the planting of many crops and destroyed them as well. The rise in environmental problems such as agricultural flooding has a catastrophic impact of great concern to farmers so tile drainage has been suggested to more or less improve the problem. Flooding in the Midwest is expected to increase in the upcoming future, therefore farmers should try to find the solution before it’s too late and they start losing more agriculture. Installing tile drainage systems on farming land isn’t a bad idea at all considering that the investment pays off in the end because it prepares the land for earlier planting and harvesting, and not only that, but companies use modern equipment in order to be accurate on the installation of this great system which helps improve the farmlands and helps get rid of most of the destruction of crops.
According to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) urban drainage design manual (2009), storm water collection systems must be designed to provide adequate surface drainage. Traffic safety is intimately related to surface drainage. Surface drainage is a function of transverse and longitudinal pavement slope, pavement