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:*a fact sheet summarizing the applicability of urban forestry to stormwater management and use of trees as urban stormwater BMP; | :*a fact sheet summarizing the applicability of urban forestry to stormwater management and use of trees as urban stormwater BMP; | ||
===Updates stormwater infiltration topics=== | ===Updates stormwater infiltration topics=== | ||
| − | (Spring/Summer 2014) A new section on stormwater infiltration will be added to the Manual. | + | (Spring/Summer 2014) A new section on stormwater infiltration will be added to the Manual and will include the following. |
| − | :* | + | :*basic concepts related to the infiltration of stormwater |
| − | :* | + | :*Best Management Practices that can be used for stormwater infiltration |
| − | :* | + | :*select monitoring studies that investigated groundwater quality impacts associated with stormwater infiltration |
| − | :* | + | :*a discussion of area-wide or regional groundwater quality or quantity impacts associated with stormwater infiltration |
| − | :* | + | :*stormwater pretreatment considerations for protecting shallow groundwater quality |
| − | :* | + | :*groundwater mounding considerations for infiltrated stormwater |
| − | :* | + | :*groundwater separation distances for infiltrated stormwater |
| − | :*updates | + | :*updates on stormwater infiltration constraints |
| − | :* | + | :*considerations for stormwater infiltration in Wellhead Protection Areas |
| − | :* | + | :*considerations and options for stormwater infiltration in areas with contaminated soils or contaminated groundwater |
Revision as of 23:52, 20 February 2014
We will be populating this site with information on future updates to the Manual. We anticipate having this page up-to-date by mid-August. Timelines shown below are approximate.
Updates to the bioretention section
(February-March, 2014). Work on this section has been on-going for several months. See What's New for recent updates to the Manual. Future updates include the following:
- guidance and recommendations for determining soil infiltration rates within infiltration and bioretention BMPs;
- refinement of existing stormwater pretreatment requirements or guidelines for each bioretention and infiltration BMP type;
- guidance and recommendations on the use of soil ripping to increase infiltration capacity of infiltration and bioretention BMPs;
- updated design specifications for bioretention and infiltration BMPs;
- new information on construction methods, construction techniques, and maintenance of infiltration and bioretention BMPs; and
- information on credits for water volume, phosphorus, and total suspended solids.
Creation of a section on trees (urban forestry)
(February-March, 2014). Work on this section (see Trees) has been on-going for the past few months. Several pages have already been added, but the following information will be added in the near future:
- design specifications for tree quality and tree planting;
- construction design specifications for tree stormwater BMPs;
- guidelines for construction activities adjacent to existing trees;
- maintenance guidelines for trees;
- monitoring guidelines for tree BMPs; and
- a fact sheet summarizing the applicability of urban forestry to stormwater management and use of trees as urban stormwater BMP;
Updates stormwater infiltration topics
(Spring/Summer 2014) A new section on stormwater infiltration will be added to the Manual and will include the following.
- basic concepts related to the infiltration of stormwater
- Best Management Practices that can be used for stormwater infiltration
- select monitoring studies that investigated groundwater quality impacts associated with stormwater infiltration
- a discussion of area-wide or regional groundwater quality or quantity impacts associated with stormwater infiltration
- stormwater pretreatment considerations for protecting shallow groundwater quality
- groundwater mounding considerations for infiltrated stormwater
- groundwater separation distances for infiltrated stormwater
- updates on stormwater infiltration constraints
- considerations for stormwater infiltration in Wellhead Protection Areas
- considerations and options for stormwater infiltration in areas with contaminated soils or contaminated groundwater