The Center has helped to develop several state and regional stormwater management manuals. While we do not provide these publications for download, we direct you to the appropriate state agency website for the latest version of each manual.
Coastal Stormwater Supplement to the Georgia Stormwater Management Manual, First Edition. This document builds on the information presented in the Georgia Stormwater Management Manual to provide comprehensive guidance on managing post-construction stormwater runoff on development sites located within Georgia's 24-county coastal region. Inside the CSS, you'll find detailed guidance on an innovative, green infrastructure-based approach to stormwater management that has its roots in natural resource protection and better site design. Available for download at: www.georgiastormwater.com
Georgia Stormwater Manual. The Center worked with the Atlanta Regional Commission and other partners to produce the two-volume Georgia Stormwater Manual. Volume 1: Stormwater Policy Guidebook is a policy document designed to provide guidance on the basic principles of effective stormwater management for Georgia communities. Volume 2: Technical Handbook is a technical engineering handbook for implementing stormwater management measures for new development and redevelopment. Both volumes are available for download at www.georgiastormwater.com
New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual. Provides designers with a general overview on how to size, design, select, and locate stormwater management practices at a development site to comply with State stormwater performance standards. This manual is a key component of the Phase II State Pollution Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) general permit for stormwater runoff from construction activities from all sizes of disturbance. Available for download at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/29072.html
State of Minnesota Stormwater Manual. The Center worked with Minnesota-based Emmons & Olivier Resources, a large committee of state regulators, and other stakeholders to craft the Minnesota Stormwater Manual, the most comprehensive one in the Upper Midwest to date. This manual provides an updated discussion of cold climate issues as they influence design of stormwater practices, like the challenge of high snowfall, springtime snowmelt, and Minnesota's thousands of sensitive lakes, trout streams, and wetlands that merit special protection. The related issue papers, also from this site, introduced new stormwater concepts to the state, such as unified sizing criteria, special receiving water performance standards, and stormwater credits. Available for download at: http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/water/water-types-and-programs/stormwater/stormwater-management/minnesota-s-stormwater-manual.html
The Vermont Stormwater Management Manual. The Center worked with the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and other partners to develop the two-volume stormwater management manual. Volume I contains the regulatory requirements for the management of stormwater, and Volume II consists primarily of technical guidance to assist in the design of stormwater treatment practices. Available for download at http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/stormwater/docs/sw_manual-vol1.pdf and http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/stormwater/docs/sw_manual-vol2.pdf
Maryland Stormwater Design Manual. The Center worked with Maryland Department of the Environment in 2000 to develop an innovative and comprehensive stormwater design manual for the State of Maryland that sets forth new technical criteria for sizing BMPs for water quality, recharge, stream channel, overbank flood control, and extreme flood control. The manual provides detailed performance criteria for stormwater ponds, wetlands, infiltration and filtering practices and open channel practices. Available for download at: http://www.mde.state.md.us/programs/waterprograms/sedimentandstormwater/stormwater_design/index.asp
Quick Links to More Center for Watershed Protection Websites:
Chesapeake Bay Stormwater Training Partnership
Watershed Stewards Academy- Howard County Chapter
Watershed Forestry Resource Guide
Stormwater Manager’s Resource Center
Wetlands-At-Risk Protection Tool
Coastal Plain Watershed Information Center