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Regulatory Information
Water Governance in Minnesota

Construction Stormwater Program

MS4 Program

Industrial Stormwater Program

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) guidance for permittees

Minimal Impact Design Standards (MIDS)
About Stormwater
Basic stormwater concepts

Stormwater pollutants and sources

Stormwater pollutant transport and treatment mechanisms

Cold climate impacts on runoff management
Stormwater Management
Stormwater management concepts and concerns

Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs)

Comprehensive approaches to stormwater management

Design and maintenance for winter runoff management
Hydrology, Soils, and Vegetation
Soil health, assessment, and management

Guidance on vegetation for stormwater management

Stormwater models & modeling guidance

Precipitation and climate
Design, Assessment, Maintenance
Design Guidance for Stormwater BMPs

Assessing the performance of stormwater BMPs

Credits for stormwater volume and pollutant reductions

Operation and maintenance of stormwater BMPs

Stormwater monitoring objectives and methods

Stormwater BMPs
Structural stormwater BMPs
Bioretention

External resources for bioretention

Maryland Stormwater Design Manual
New Jersey Best Management Practices Manual
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Stormwater BMP Manual
Price George’s County Programs & Planning Division Department of Environmental Resources - Bioretention Manual
Vermont Stormwater Manual
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Design specification 9 - Bioretention

Bioretention

Types of bioretention
Cost-benefit considerations for bioretention
References
External resources

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