How Stanford is Preparing for This Year’s El Niño
Past infrastructure enhancements for capturing and redirecting rainfall have strengthened campus readiness for winter storms.
Stanford’s commitment to sustainable water practices receive the following notable recognition:
- Silicon Valley Water Conservation Award, to Stanford University’s Residential & Dining Enterprises, for Greenscape Management (2017)
- Silicon Valley Water Conservation Award, to Marty Laporte – Associate Director of Environmental Quality and Water Efficiency at Stanford University (retired), Lifetime Achievement Award (2015)
- Silicon Valley Water Conservation Award, to Stanford University in the large organization category (2009)
- Clean Bay Business Award, for the Stanford Golf Course Maintenance Shop and the Fleet Garage and Service Station, Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant (2001–2015)
- Leadership Recognition, for eliminating the use of antibacterial soaps, Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant (2007)
- Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program Award, for the site design for storm water pollution prevention at Stanford Stadium (2007)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Environmental Achievement Award, to Stanford University, for Mercury Thermometer Replacement / Battery Recycling Program (2002)
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