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Minnesota Stormwater Manual
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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
    • Snowmelt and winter runoff
  • 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
    • Stormwater monitoring objectives and methods
    • Operation and maintenance of stormwater BMPs
  1. Stormwater BMPs
  2. Structural stormwater BMPs
  3. 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

  • Bioretention types and terminology
  • Cost-benefit considerations
  • Bioretention photo gallery
  • LINK: Design guidance
  • External resources
  • References
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