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:

Disseminate design standards and specifications of all stormwater best management practices (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.

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

To learn more about laws and code governing DCR, follow this link to the Division of Legislative Service's site. Search the site using keywords and phrases.

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