City of Bowling Green, Kentucky

Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual

The Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Manual provides guidance and requirements regarding the selection, design, and use of Stormwater BMPs, and is to be used in conjunction with City ordinances. The ultimate goal of this manual and program is clean water and reduction of pollutants associated with urban activities.

• Table of Contents
• Section 1: Introduction
• Section 2: Stormwater Management Requirements
• Section 3: Stormwater Design Fact Sheets
  • 3.1 Erosion Prevention Practices (EPP) - Fact Sheets
    • EPP - 01 Tire Washing Facility
    • EPP - 02 Construction Road Stabilization
    • EPP - 03 Stabilized Construction Entrance
    • EPP - 04 Buffer Zones
    • EPP - 05 Temporary Seeding
    • EPP - 06 Permanent Seeding
    • EPP - 07 Sodding
    • EPP - 08 Surface Roughening
    • EPP - 09 Top Soiling
    • EPP - 10 Mulching
    • EPP - 11 Nets and Mats
    • EPP - 12 Geotextiles
    • EPP - 13 Terracing Revised 06-15-2005
  • 3.2 Sediment Management Practices (SMP) - Fact Sheets
    • SMP - 01 Silt Fence
    • SMP - 02 Rock Filters and Continuous Berms
    • SMP - 03 Sediment Traps
    • SMP - 04 Sediment Detention Basins
    • SMP - 05 Diversions, Berms, or Ditches
    • SMP - 06 Filter Strips
    • SMP - 07 Inlet Protection
    • SMP - 08 Slope Drains
  • 3.3 Good Housekeeping Practices (GHP) - Fact Sheets
    • GHP - 01 Dewatering Operation
    • GHP - 02 Paving Operations
    • GHP - 03 Structure Construction and Painting
    • GHP - 04 Material Delivery, Storage, and Use
    • GHP - 05 Spill Prevention and Control
    • GHP - 06 Solid Waste Management
    • GHP - 07 Hazardous Waste Management
    • GHP - 08 Contaminated Soil Management
    • GHP - 09 Concrete Waste Management
    • GHP - 10 Sanitary/Septic Waste Management
    • GHP - 11 Vehicle and Equipment Cleaning
    • GHP - 12 Vehicle and Equipment Fueling
    • GHP - 13 Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance
    • GHP - 14 Employee/Subcontractor Training
    • GHP - 15 Pesticides, Herbicides, and Fertilizer Use
    • GHP - 16 Dust Control and Tracking
    • GHP - 17 Maintenance of Collection Facilities and Appurtenances
    • GHP - 18 Preservation and Maintenance of Existing Vegetation
    • GHP - 19 System Flushing
  • 3.4 Post-Construction Stormwater Control (PTP) - Fact Sheets
    • PTP - 01 Sand Filters
    • PTP - 02 Open Channel Systems
    • PTP - 03 Wet Ponds
    • PTP - 04 Constructed Wetlands
    • PTP - 05 Infiltration Systems
    • PTP - 06 Water Quality Units
    • PTP - 07 Grease Management
    • PTP - 08 Dry Detention
    • PTP - 09 Oil Water Separator
    • PTP - 10 Bioretention
    • SPP - 01 Education
    • SPP - 02 Low Impact Development
  • 3.5 Residential and Homeowner Practices (RHP) - Fact Sheets
    • RHP - 01 Non-Stormwater Discharge to Storm Drains
    • RHP - 02 Vehicle Washing
    • RHP - 03 Vehicle Maintenance and Repairs
    • RHP - 04 Landscape Irrigation and Lawn Watering
    • RHP - 05 Pesticides and Fertilizers
    • RHP - 06 Household Hazardous Waste
    • RHP - 07 Sanitary Sewer Laterals and Septic Tanks
    • RHP - 08 Pet and Animal Waste
    • RHP - 09 Slope and Streambank Stabilization
    • RHP - 10 Swimming Pools and Spas
    • RHP - 11 Boats and Marinas
    • RHP - 12 Tips for Wet Basements and Crawl Spaces
  • 3.6 Site Planning and Design Practices (SPD) - Fact Sheets
    • SPD - 01 Protecting Sensitive Features
      • SPD - 01.1 Stream Corridors
      • SPD - 01.2 Wetland Preservation
      • SPD - 01.3 Steep Slopes and Highly Erodible Lands
      • SPD - 01.4 Karst
    • SPD - 02 Minimizing Impervious Surfaces
      • SPD - 02.1 Parking Lot Design
      • SPD - 02.2 Street Design
      • SPD - 02.3 Cul-de-sac Design
      • SPD - 02.4 Permeable Pavements
      • SPD - 02.5 Open-Space Preservation
      • SPD - 02.6 Construction Phasing
    • SPD - 03 Vegetative Practices
      • SPD - 03.1 Vegetative Buffers
      • SPD - 03.2 Disturbed Area Stabilization (Temporary Seeding)
      • SPD - 03.3 Disturbed Area Stabilization (Permanent Seeding)
      • SPD - 03.4 Disturbed Area Stabilization (Mulch)
      • SPD - 03.5 Disturbed Area Stabilization (Sodding)
      • SPD - 03.6 Erosion Control Mats/ Blankets
    • SPD - 04 Land Use Planning
      • SPD - 04.1 Covenants
      • SPD - 04.2 Setbacks and Buffers
      • SPD - 04.3 Conservation Easements
• Appendix A: Ordinance
• Appendix B: Warren County Government Subdivision Regulations
• Appendix C: Definitions, Abbreviations, and Acronyms
• Appendix D: Standard SWPP Plan <1 Acre
• Appendix E:  Inspection Reports (EPP, SMP, and GHP)
• Appendix F:  EPSC Certified Contractor Forms
• Appendix G: SWQMP Checklists
• Appendix H: Operation & Maintenance Plans

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