Installing the bioswales at the east side of the stadium parking lot was completed in 2012, after a campuswide stormwater study identified the opportunities at that location. Earlier, because the parking lot had been entirely paved, excess stormwater flowed downhill during heavy rains and cause congestion problems near Ford Dining Court, so that there was a need to divert drainage into adequate infiltration infrastructure. Now, with the constructed bioswales, if rains persist, then the overflow is piped and diverted to a gravel bed under the football practice field. The location of these bioswales allows visitors to Purdue’s campus during high-profile sporting events to observe how they work in practice. Office of University Sustainability
