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•• 0 s 10 20 PROGRAMMED TERRACES Above: Section A: 'Swimming Hole' at Engineering Quad Below: Section B: Linear Skating Trail FILTERED FLOWS 1. Surface Stormwater Runoff (Runnel) 2. Bioinfiltration via Native Planting 3. Overflow into Storm Sewer (>2-year storm) 4. Filtered Water into Boneyard Creek ' ' _ a 6001eet EB ___ _______ EDGE ECOLOGY: FROM SHEET z PILES TO POLLINATOR TERRACES XERIC <- ----------------------------------------------------- -> MESIC 0 - With the threat of flood eliminat- ed through detention upstream ac- 1- - comodating up to 100 year storm, > c C1 and water quality improved through z w campus-wide green infrastructure, 0 the hard vertical edges of the for- u a: ti mer 'drainage ditch' flowing through w Creek I- the Engineering Campus, give way C1 ·-· ··- ·- .. ········ ···································----······ c ....... to multifunctional terraces of native .. .. ,-· .. .... "' z ,,-- -- w prairie plants for stormwater bioinfil- cc : I tration, pollinator habitat, urban eco- .' \ ' ' - Carex jamesii .. .. . : . . . · ... ·-.. Cinna ..... ............•... __............ . ··... ··.. .. .. ' :®- -- - _- - 3-- : - - - - . . . . : . . . . ® ·•. / ...I 3: logical education, and active and pas- w 0.. A5ter 5<!/idago z maaaphyllus rigida sive campus recreation. a: w LEGEND cc ·--------------------· ·---------------· I- Existing Subsurface Sewer Lines VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FLOW w ---- Proposed Surface Stormwater Runnel Network CONSTRUCTED WETLAND cc (earwtlws Chasmanthium. "' u amerirnn11s latifo/ium Through a vertical and horizontal flow constructed wetland typology, ter- a: races effectively filter runoff, before :::> w "' 1- ' '- discharging into the creek. Runoff en- 0.. ters the higest terrace first. Upon sat- z uration, water seeps through gabion I jjj I - cc walls into subsequent lower terraces. u ?2 ,, 5 = . , . w C1 I 1\ ' The moisture gradient of wet to dry, w ' accomodates a wide range of native a: ' (--------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------·-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------) u plant communities and pollinators. I a: - z ' LONGITUDINAL SECTIONS: REVERSE ENGINEERING ON THE ENGINEERING CAMPUS "' w w PHASE 3: FILTER PHASE 4: PROGRAM PHASE 2: CONNECT PHASE 1: CATALYZE PHASES: EXTEND TERRACE HYDROLOGY :::> Whereas Phase 1 addresses runoff contamination from within the local Improved water quality as a result of the network of Green As per the 2007 Campus Mas- As per the 2007 Campus Master Plan, a proposed The system extends be- z 0.. 1. Stormwater Runoff via Runnel sub-watershed, Phase 2 focuses on upstream pollutants already present Infrastructure on the UIUC Campus and the Marsh Filter up- terplan, the stretch of Boneyard multi-level parking structure will free the edges yond the campus and es- - 2. Distribution Weir in the water including E.coli bacteria. A three-tier terraced system utiliz- stream will produce water of sufficient quality to support Creek between Matthews Ave. of the creek of parking lots, designating them as tablishes itself as a linear :E C1 z cc ing phytoremediation will be implemented over a half-mile stretch of the programmatic elements including the development of a and Goodwin St. is projected to open space. With projected change to land use, park linking the campus 3. Bioinfi ltration via Native Plants u Creek reaching from the Healey St. Detention Basin to the Engineering 'swimming hole' and a linear skating trail. A series of dam's be daylighted. This will connect there lies a unique opportunity to take an inte- with the greater communi- w 4. Gabion Basket Retaining Wall Quad. 80% of this stretch will require day-lighting, successfully reorienting and weirs at varying heights will manage water levels to ac- the system along the Engineer- grated systems approach to stormwater design ty, through active and pas- 5. Filtered Water into Creek the space for enhanced ecological, educational and recreational perfor- comodate specific programs. Existing stream gauge will mea- ing Campus, facilitating the flow and management reclaiming the creek edges as sive recreation, and sus- mance. sure the performance of campus wide green infrastructure. of programs and circulation. campus green stormwater infrastructure. tainability education. J JI

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PROGRAMMED TERRACES Above: Section A: 'Swimming Hole' at Engineering Quad Below: Section B: Linear Skating Trail

FILTERED FLOWS 1. Surface Stormwater Runoff (Runnel) 2. Bioinfiltration via Native Planting 3. Overflow into Storm Sewer (>2-year storm) 4. Filtered Water into Boneyard Creek

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EDGE ECOLOGY: FROM SHEET z PILES TO POLLINATOR TERRACES XERIC <- ------------------------------------------------------> MESIC

0- With the threat of flood eliminat­ed through detention upstream ac­1­- comodating up to 100 year storm, >c C1and water quality improved through z wcampus-wide green infrastructure,0 the hard vertical edges of the for­u a:ti mer 'drainage ditch' flowing through w

Creek I-the Engineering Campus, give way C1 ·-···- ·-.. -· ········ -····································----······ c .......to multifunctional terraces of native .. .. ,-· .. .... "' z,,-- -­w prairie plants for stormwater bioinfil­ cc

: Itration, pollinator habitat, urban eco­.' \

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Carex jamesii

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·... ·-.. Cinna

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A5ter 5<!/idagoz maaaphyllus rigidasive campus recreation. a: w

LEGENDcc ·--------------------· ·---------------·I-Existing Subsurface Sewer Lines VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FLOW w ---- Proposed Surface Stormwater Runnel Network CONSTRUCTED WETLAND cc(earwtlws Chasmanthium. "'u

amerirnn11s latifo/iumThrough a vertical and horizontal flow ~ constructed wetland typology, ter­a: races effectively filter runoff, before :::>w "'

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1­ ' '­discharging into the creek. Runoff en­ 0.. ters the higest terrace first. Upon sat­z ~ uration, water seeps through gabion I jjj I - cc

~ walls into subsequent lower terraces. u ?2 ,, 5 = . , t• lA\l~: : ,>s; ;;:~ ~! ~ . ~~==w C1 -~~~~~I 1\ '? ::t:: · ""__:__~

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::-___ !\~ ~~g~ The moisture gradient of wet to dry, w 'accomodates a wide range of nativea: '(--------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------·-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------) u plant communities and pollinators.

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LONGITUDINAL SECTIONS: REVERSE ENGINEERING ON THE ENGINEERING CAMPUS

"' w w PHASE 3: FILTER PHASE 4: PROGRAM PHASE 2: CONNECT PHASE 1: CATALYZE PHASES: EXTEND TERRACE HYDROLOGY:::>

Whereas Phase 1 addresses runoff contamination from within the local Improved water quality as a result of the network of Green As per the 2007 Campus Mas­ As per the 2007 Campus Master Plan, a proposed The system extends be­z0.. 1. Stormwater Runoff via Runnel sub-watershed, Phase 2 focuses on upstream pollutants already present Infrastructure on the UIUC Campus and the Marsh Filter up­ terplan, the stretch of Boneyard multi-level parking structure will free the edges yond the campus and es­-2. Distribution Weir in the water including E.coli bacteria. A three-tier terraced system utiliz- stream will produce water of sufficient quality to support Creek between Matthews Ave. of the creek of parking lots, designating them as tablishes itself as a linear :E C1 zcc ing phytoremediation will be implemented over a half-mile stretch of the programmatic elements including the development of a and Goodwin St. is projected to open space. With projected change to land use, park linking the campus3. Bioinfi ltration via Native Plants

u Creek reaching from the Healey St. Detention Basin to the Engineering 'swimming hole' and a linear skating trail. A series of dam's be daylighted. This will connect there lies a unique opportunity to take an inte­ with the greater communi­w4. Gabion Basket Retaining Wall Quad. 80% of this stretch will require day-lighting, successfully reorienting and weirs at varying heights will manage water levels to ac­ the system along the Engineer­ grated systems approach to stormwater design ty, through active and pas­

5. Filtered Water into Creek the space for enhanced ecological, educational and recreational perfor- comodate specific programs. Existing stream gauge will mea- ing Campus, facilitating the flow and management reclaiming the creek edges as sive recreation, and sus­mance. sure the performance of campus wide green infrastructure. of programs and circulation. campus green stormwater infrastructure. tainability education.

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