Special receiving waters suitability for ponds
BMP Group | Watershed Management Category | ||||
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A Lakes | B Trout Waters | C Drinking Water 1 | D Wetlands | E Impaired Waters | |
Wet Extended Detention Pond | PREFERRED | Some variations RESTRICTED due to pool and stream warming concerns | PREFERRED | PREFERRED (alteration of natural wetlands as stormwater wetlands not allowed) | PREFERRED |
1 Applies to ground water drinking water source areas only; use the sensitive lakes category to define BMP design restrictions for surface water drinking supplies |