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  1. Stormwater BMPs
  2. Structural stormwater BMPs
  3. Swales
  4. High-gradient stormwater step-pool swale

External resources for high-gradient stormwater step-pool swale

Stormwater step pools

Below are links to several sites that address step pools.

  • Step Pool Storm Conveyance (SPSC) – aka Regenerative Storm Conveyance/Coastal Plain Outfalls (RSC/CPO) - Anne Arundel County
  • Step Pool Conveyance Proves to be Effective Stormwater Solution - Municipal Sewer and Water
  • Regenerative Storm Conveyance Design Review Checklist - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Regenerative Stormwater Conveyances: Using Riffle Grade Controls and Step Pool Sequences to Give Old, Perched Outfalls New Life
  • Introduction to Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance
  • Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance: An Integrated Approach to E&S Control and Sustainable Stormwater Management
  • Recommendations of the Expert Panel to Define Removal Rates for Individual Stream Restoration Projects

Case studies for step pools

  • Linnean Park, Washington D.C. - Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance
  • New Storm Water Control Measure Development: Case Studies and Challenges
  • Pope Branch Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance Design-Build
  • REGENERATIVE STORMWATER CONVEYANCE: DESIGN IMPLICATIONS OF AN URBAN CASE DEMONSTRATION IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

Links to Other Manuals

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High-gradient stormwater step-pool swale

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