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Urban Small Sites Best Management Practice Manual

The Urban Small Sites Best Management Practice (BMP) Manual provides information on tools and techniques to assist Twin Cities municipalities and WMOs in guiding development and redevelopment. The manual includes detailed information on 40 BMPs that are aimed at managing stormwater pollution for small urban sites in a cold-climate setting. The goal of the manual is to support the principles of accommodating growth while preserving the environment.

The BMP Manual is available online in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF) through the links provided in the table of contents below. To obtain free software needed to view this document, link here to the Adobe Acrobat Reader site.

For questions or comments, please contact Karen Jensen via email at karen.jensen@metc.state.mn.us or by phone at (651) 602-1401.

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Table of Contents Title Page, Acknowledgments, Table of Contents, and Introduction (96Kb)

Chapter 1: Factors in BMP Selection (969Kb)

Chapter 2: Selecting BMPs(142Kb)

Chapter 3: Best Management Practices (65Kb)

Runoff Pollution Prevention

Impervious Surface Reduction

Street Design (540Kb)
Cul-de-Sac Design (125Kb)
Parking Lot Design (2,128Kb)
Turf Pavers (4,064Kb)
Green Rooftops (2,041Kb)

Housekeeping

Pavement Management (665Kb)
BMP Maintenance (1,376Kb)
Landscape Design and Maintenance (2,283Kb)
Animal Management (1,183Kb)

Construction Practices

Grading (571Kb)
Sequencing (652Kb)
Vehicle Tracking Pad (535Kb)

Soil Erosion Control

Mulches, Blankets, and Mats (2,024Kb)
Vegetative Methods (694Kb)
Structural Methods (1,584Kb) Sediment Control
Silt Fences (273Kb)
Inlet Protection (313Kb)
Temporary Sedimentation Basins/Traps (356Kb)
Check Dams (493Kb)

Stormwater Treatment BMPs

Infiltration Systems

On-Lot Infiltration (1,847Kb)
Infiltration Basins (236Kb)
Infiltration Trenches (2,816Kb)

Filtration Systems

Bioretention Systems (2,447Kb)
Surface Sand Filters (753Kb)
Underground Filters (4,806Kb)
Filter Strips (361Kb)

Constructed Wetlands

BMPs in Series (1,786Kb)
Stormwater Wetlands (4066Kb)
Wet Swales (1,833Kb)

Retention Systems

Wet Ponds (254Kb)
Extended Storage Ponds (222Kb)
Wet Vaults (557Kb)

Detention Systems

Dry Ponds (623Kb)
Oversized Pipes (782Kb)
Oil/Grit Separators (2,152Kb)
Dry Swales (2,675Kb)

Flow Control Structures

Permeable Weirs (862Kb)
Flow Splitters (2,056Kb)
Proprietary Flow Control Devices (724Kb)

Chapter 4: Regulation of Water Quality (61Kb)

Appendices

1. Local Regulations (99Kb)
2. Local Examples of BMP Installations (77Kb)
3. Model Stormwater Ordinances (34Kb)
4. Source List (87Kb)
5. Annotated Bibliography (84Kb)