Virginia stormwater blue book urban

Stormwater management is the process of reducing urban runoff of rainwater to tackle issues of flooding, erosion and infrastructure damage. Virginia stormwater management handbook, chapter 11. Stormwater management and urban bmps, presents the basic. These guidelines, commonly known as the blue book, provide support for councils and industry to reduce the impacts of land disturbance activities on waterways. Massachusetts erosion and sediment control guidelines for urban. Atlantic coastal region from southeastern virginia to mexico.

Bgi is ecosystembased, relying on biophysical processes, such as detention. Soils and construction volume 1 4th edition these guidelines, commonly known as the blue book, provide support for councils and industry to reduce the impacts of land disturbance activities on waterways by better management of soil erosion and sediment control. Increasing the instances pervious surfaces throughout the urban environment. Chapter 4 of the blue book, and part 630 hydrology of the usdanrcss national. Connect with the best stormwater management in virginia listed in the blue book network. C metropolitan washington council of governments, 1991. The following is an introduction tothe new design specifications for 15 nonproprietary stormwater control measures bmps, or best management practices listed below for use in the commonwealth. Georgia stormwater management manual volume 2 technical. The role of trees in urban stormwater management ncbi.

Scholz m 2015 wetlands for water pollution control ebook. The contribution of urban stormwater runoff to the problems of. Commercial stormwater management in virginia the blue. Keywords bluegreen infrastructure sustainable stormwater management. The blue book provides with an uptodate tool for managing stormwater that includes stateofthe industry practices and information, as well as information specific to georgia. Top 1 commercial stormwater management the blue book. Promote effective storm water drainage from developed areas. Virginia stormwater management regulations regulations. The state of virginia and the virginia department of conservation and recreation dcr were granted delegated authority by the epa to administer their own statespecific national pollutant discharge elimination system npdes permitting program for wastewater and stormwater discharges associated with construction activity, industrial activity as well as municipal. Virginia stormwater management regulations regulations presentation to the joint commission on administrative rules by david a. Urban impervious surfaces convert precipitation to stormwater runoff, which causes. Virginia wild rye is an excellent pioneer species to use when establishing a. Introduction to the new virginia stormwater design.

Maintain and protect the citizens longterm investment in the infrastructure. Commercial companies that supply and install pervious concrete in primarily parking lot pavement areas to more easily collect stormwater runoff. Al handbook for erosion control, sediment control and stormwater. In urban areas most of the stormwater detention practices which are used to control runoff quantity may. Managing urban stormwater soils and construction volume 1 4th ed. Bluegreen infrastructure bgi has been recognized as an important tool for sustainable urban stormwater management.