Stormwater Manual Table of Contents

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Stormwater Manual

General Information

1. Overview of basic stormwater concepts
2. References for general stormwater information
3. Stormwater research and education
4. Links for general stormwater information
5. Minnesota maps
6. Supplemental graphics

Stormwater treatment concepts

1. Introduction to stormwater BMPs
2. Integrated stormwater management
3. The treatment train process
4. Using the treatment train approach to BMP selection
5. Process for selecting Best Management Practices

Best Management Practices

1. Overview of stormwater BMP principles
2. Individual Best Management Practices

• Civic engagement
• Education
• Pollution prevention
• Better site design
• Stormwater re-use and rainwater harvesting
• Temporary construction erosion and sediment control
• Street sweeping
• Green roofs
• Turf
• Permeable pavement
• Trees
• Bioretention
• Infiltration basin
• Infiltration trench
• Sand filters
• Swales
• Subsurface gravel wetlands
• Iron enhanced sand filter (Minnesota Filter)
• Stormwater ponds
• Stormwater wetlands
• Hydrodynamic devices
• Chemical treatment
• Emerging technologies

1. Unified sizing criteria

Minimal Impact Design Standards (MIDS)

1. Performance goals for new development, re-development and linear projects
2. Flexible treatment options
3. Ordinance goals
4. MIDS calculator

Stormwater modeling, models and calculators, and calculating credits

1. Introduction to stormwater modeling
2. Available stormwater models and selecting a model
3. Overview of stormwater credits
4. Detailed information on specific models
5. Calculating stormwater volume and pollutant reductions and credits

Regulatory

1. Regulatory information
2. Additional regulatory information

Minnesota specific issues and information

1. Cold climate impact on runoff management
2. Stormwater infiltration and constraints on infiltration
3. Mosquito control and stormwater management
4. Managing stormwater sediments
5. Minnesota plant lists
6. Special waters and other sensitive receiving waters

Fact sheets

1. BMP fact sheet
2. Other fact sheets

Checklists and cost sheets

1. Construction checklists
2. Operation and maintenance checklists
3. Cost estimate worksheets

Computer-aided design and drafting (CAD/CADD) drawings

1. CADD images as .png files for individual best management practices
2. Links to .dwg files

References, links and issue papers

1. References
2. Links
3. Issue papers

Other stormwater information

Acronyms, symbols and glossary

1. Acronyms
2. Symbols
3. Glossary

MS4 Permit

1. Figures

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