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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Resource Library

Streams and Buffers Information

  • CBLA Perennial Stream Determinations

    This DCR-CBLA webpage includes links to the three following protocols:

    • Fairfax County Protocol

      The Perennial Stream Field Identification Protocol defines procedures for making field determinations between perennial and intermittent streams based on the combination of hydrological, physical and biological characteristics of the stream.

    • North Carolina Protocol

      The North Carolina Division of Water Quality manual for identifying perennial and intermittent streams.

    • James City County Protocol

      Chesapeake Bay Ordinance Guideline for Determining Water Bodies with Perennial Flow

  • US Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual

    Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual