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Storm Water Rules & Regulations

Version: October, 2008

 

Table of Contents

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ONE   GENERAL PROVISIONS 1
  1.00 Authority and Title 1
  1.10 Purpose 1
  1.20 Applicability 2
  1.30 Scope 2
  1.31 Requirements 2
  1.32 Waivers 4
  1.40 Plan Review 5
  1.41 Permits 5
  1.42 Fees 6
  1.43 Financial Assurance 7
  1.50 Inspection and Compliance 7
  1.51 Stormwater, Sediment and/or Water Quality Complaint 8
  1.52 Enforcement and Penalties 8
  1.60 Relationship to Subdivision Regulations 8
  1.61 Severability 8
       
TWO   STORMWATER RUNOFF CONTROL 9
  2.00 Purpose 9
  2.10 Preparing a Stormwater Management Plan 9
  2.10.1 Data Collection 9
  2.10.2 Runoff Calculations Before Development 10
  2.10.3 Preliminary Site Design 10
  2.10.4 Drainage System Development 11
  2.10.5 Plan for Runoff Control 12
  2.10.7 Develop Design Details 13
  2.20 Onsite Stormwater Conveyance 14
  2.20.1 Offsite Stormwater Conveyance 14
  2.20.2 Watershed Diversions 14
  2.30 Stormwater Outlet 14
  2.30.1 Agricultural Drainage Tile 15
  2.40 Runoff Calculation Requirements 16
  2.40.1 Runoff Control Methods 16
  2.40.2 Stormwater Runoff Control Design Criteria 17
  2.50 Stormwater Quality Control Design 17
  2.50.1 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Dumping 18
  2.50.2 Stormwater Quality Control Methods 18
  2.60 Maintenance of the Stormwater Drainage and Water Quality Facilities and Control Structures 19
  2.70 Drainage Plan Preparation for Samll Commercial/Industrial Sites 20
  2.70.1 Data Collection 20
       
  2.70.2 Pre-Development Runoff Calculations 20
  2.70.3 Runoff Calculations and Control Criteria 20
  2.70.4 Plan for Runoff Control 20
  2.70.5 Develop Design Details 21
  2.80 Submission of a Storm Water Control Plan 21
THREE   EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES 23
  3.00 Plan Development Criteria 23
       
APPENDIX A   DEFINITIONS 26
       
   APPENDIX B     APPLICATION AND PERMIT FORMS (PDF, 41KB) 31
       
 APPENDIX C     DETENTION AND METER LINE DESIGN CALCULATIONS EXAMPLES (PDF, 544KB)  35
       
APPENDIX D   STORM SEWER DESIGN AND TYPE OF MATERIALS 40
       
APPENDIX E   SITE PLAN CHECKLIST 50
       
  APPENDIX F      WATER QUALITY STRUCTURES DESIGNS & EXAMPLES (PDF, 2.50MB)  52
APPENDIX G   EROSION CONTROL AND REFERENCE DOCUMENT WEBSITES 70

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