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Storm Water Guidance & Best Management Practices

State & Local BMP Manuals - Pacific Northwest

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Alaska

Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Stormwater & Water Quality / Erosion Control

Washington

• Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington - Department of Ecology
  Volume I
  Volume II, Construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention
• Eastern Washington SW Management Manual - Department of Ecology
• Evaluation of Emerging Stormwater Treatment Technologies - Department of Ecology
• Stormwater Research - Washington Department of Transportation
• Natural Approaches to Stormwater Management Guidance - Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team
• Low Impact Development (LID) Technical Guidance Manual for Puget Sound - Puget Sound Act Team

Oregon

• Erosion and Sediment Control Manual and Inspector Guidance Booklet

Idaho

• Stormwater: Catalog of Stormwater BMPs for Idaho Cities and Counties
• City of Boise Stormwater Design Manual, Erosion Control Program and Erosion Control Ordinance

Additional Resources

• Stormwater Control: Implementing Construction Site BMPs - provides some best management practices for erosion and sediment control for areas in northern and central Idaho
• BMP Database
• Beneficial Landscaping in the Pacific Northwest
• EPA's Phase II Menu of BMPs This guidance to regulated small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems discusses the types of practices which could be used to develop and implement a small municipal Stormwater management program.
• Nonpoint Source Program - Urban Library - Low Impact Development Manual, Model Ordinances and related documents
• Urban Stormwater Best Management Practices - Preliminary Study (1999)
• Stormwater Design To Protect Watersheds (courtesy of the Center for Watershed Protection)
• EPA's Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse

Best Management Practices Fact Sheets

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The documents below are all in PDF format.

Airplane Deicing Fluid Recovery Systems Catch Basin Cleaning - Operations & Maintenance Coverings Dust Control Environmental Effects from Highway Ice and Snow Removal Operations Flow Diversion Handling and Disposal of Residuals Hydrodynamic Separators Infiltration Drainfields Infiltration Trench Internal Reporting Materials Inventory Modular Treatment Systems

Stormwater Structures and Mosquitos Non-Stormwater Discharges Porous Pavement Preventative Maintenance - Operations & Maintenance Record Keeping Sand Filters Spill Prevention Planning Stormwater Contamination Assessment Stormwater Wetlands Turf Reinforcement Mats Vegetative Covers Vegetative Swales Visual Inspections Wet Detention Ponds

EPA Guidance by Activity Category

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• Urban
  • Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Urban Areas
• Low-Impact Development
• Wetland/Riparian Management
• Environmental Requirements for the Construction Industry

Monitoring Guidance

• NPDES Stormwater Sampling Guidance (EPA 833-B-92-001, July 1992), (.pdf format, 178 pages, 10,246KB)
• Monitoring and Reporting Requirements of the NPDES Multi-Sector General Permit (PDF) - Guidance Manual, 1999 (28pp, 204K)
• Discharge Monitoring Report (PDF) (1pp, 15K)
• Discharge Monitoring Report Instructions (.txt file)
• How To Do Stormwater Sampling - A Guide for Industrial Facilities - For industrial facilities subject to permitting within the State of Washington.

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