BMP appropriateness for different receiving waters

This table shows the appropriateness of different BMP groups for different categories of receiving water.
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BMP group	Receiving water management categorya
	Lakes	Trout resources	Drinking waterb	Wetlandsc	Impaired waters
General location	Outside of shoreline buffer	Outside of stream buffer	Setbacks from wells, septic systems	Outside of wetland buffer	Selection based on pollutant removal for target pollutants
Bioretention	Preferred	Preferred	OK with cautions for potential stormwater hotspots	Preferred	Preferred
Filtration	Some variations restricted due to limited P removal; combined with other treatments	Preferred	Preferred	OK	Preferred
Infiltration	Preferred	Preferred	Restricted if potential stormwater hotspot	Preferred	Restricted for some target TMDL pollutants
Stormwater ponds	Preferred	Some variations restricted due to pool and stream warming concerns	Preferred	Preferred but no use of natural wetlands	Preferred
Constructed wetlands	Some variations restricted due to seasonally variable P removal; combined with other treatments	Restricted except for wooded wetlands	Preferred	Preferred but no use of natural wetlands	Preferred
Supplemental BMPs	Restricted due to poor P removal; must combine with other treatmentsX	Restricted - must combine with other treatments	Restricted - must combine with other treatments	Restricted - must combine with other treatments	Restricted - must combine with other treatments

^aOutstanding Resource Value Waters (ORVWs) are not included because they fall within one of the receiving water management categories.
^bApplies to groundwater drinking water source areas only. Use the sensitive lakes category to define BMP design restrictions for surface water drinking supplies.
^cIncluding calcareous fens