Stormwater BMP Clearinghouse

Working with the Virginia Water Resource Research Center, DCR established and now administers the Virginia Stormwater Management BMP Clearinghouse Web site. The site is used to: 

• Provide instructions and forms regarding the review and approval of design specifications and pollutant removal credits for stormwater best management practices (BMPs).
• Maintain an updated registry of permitted Manufactured Treatment Devices (MTDs).
• Disseminate design standards and specifications of all BMPs approved for use in Virginia to control the quality, quantity or both of stormwater runoff. The following categories of BMPs are addressed:
  • Traditional practices, such as detention or wet ponds.
  • Low impact development (LID) practices, such as bio-retention and roof drain disconnection.
  • Environmental site design (ESD) practices, such as cluster development and land conservation.
  • Manufactured treatment devices (MTDs), such as hydrodynamic separators and filters.
• Disseminate results of Virginia's process to evaluate and certify the performance claims of manufactured and proprietary BMPs approved for use in Virginia.
• Provide information and links to websites pertaining to those who must comply with the Virginia Stormwater Management Law and Regulations.
• Provide information on Virginia Stormwater BMP Clearinghouse Committee meetings and actions.

Click here to visit the Virginia Stormwater Management BMP Clearinghouse Web site.