STORMWATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
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POST CONSTRUCTION
Post Construction
Storm Water Management
For the MS-4, one of the most cost-effective approaches to storm water quality management is prior planning and design for the minimization of pollutants in post-construction storm water discharges.
The MS-4 is required to:
Develop and implement strategies which include a combination of structural and/or nonstructural best management practices (BMPs);
Have an ordinance or other regulatory mechanism requiring the implementation of post-construction runoff controls to the extent allowable under State, Tribal or local law;
Ensure adequate long-term operation and maintenance of controls;
Determine the appropriate best management practices (BMPs) and measurable goals for this minimum control measure.
EPA - Post Construction Overview
Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center
Iowa Stormwater Runoff Control - Interactive Manual
Best Management Practices for Nutrient and Sediment Retention in Urban Stormwater Runoff - Article
Amended and Restated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance - Okoboji, Iowa
Fundamentals of Urban
Runoff Management:
Technical and Institutional Issues -
http://www.nalms.org/
Lower Columbia River Field Guide to Water Quality Friendly Development - http://www.lcrep.org/fieldguide/examples/vegbasin.htm
If you have any questions / comments please contact:
Pat Sauer, Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU)
800-810-4268 or psauer@iamu.org