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Concurrent Sessions I 10:00–11:30
BOOK OF ABSTRACTS
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Track A: Innovative Storm Water BMPs: A Surf ‘n’ Turf Special, continued
Football and Stormwater Management—a Look at the University of Minnesota’s New On-Campus
Football Stadium
Lisa Goddard, SRF Consulting Group, Inc., lgoddard@srfconsulting.com; Brian Swanson, University of Minnesota, Van-Anh
Tang, University of Minnesota
The emerging East Gateway District around the new TCF Bank Stadium incorporates new and existing sports,
academic and research facilities. An innovative stormwater plan was developed for this evolving 75-acre area of
campus to respond proactively to campus stormwater management goals and to define landscaped spaces. The
stormwater plan addressed each stage of the development in order to protect and improve the water flowing
into the Mississippi River. The ultimate plan uses numerous water quality BMPs, including pervious concrete,
bioretention, and proprietary devices. The plan also proposes to attenuate the peak discharge from a 100-
year rain event to pre-development conditions. Design challenges included a significant number underground
utilities, contaminated soil and groundwater, a high groundwater table and competing land use needs. One
unique feature is an electronically actuated diversion structure incorporated to allow stormwater runoff from
the open-air seating bowl to be treated by a media filtration system but divert detergent-laden water from
cleaning operations into the sanitary sewer.
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