Best Management Practices Library

Introduction

This Volume describes and provides design criteria for the Best Management Practices (BMPs) that can be used to meet Minimum Requirement 5 - Onsite Stormwater Management, Minimum Requirement 6 - Stormwater Treatment, Minimum Requirement 7 - Flow Control, and Minimum Requirement 8 - Wetlands Protection.

This volume is broken into several chapters and appendices including:

Chapters

Chapter 1 Choosing Your Best Management Practices

Chapter 2 Modeling Your Best Management Practices

Chapter 3 Design Criteria for All Stormwater Treatment and Flow Control Facilities

Chapter 4 Constructing Your Best Management Practices

Chapter 5 Accessing and Maintaining Your Best Management Practices

Chapter 6 City of Tacoma Standard Plans and Details

Chapter 7 Site Design BMPs

Chapter 8 Downspout BMPs

Chapter 9 Dispersion BMPs

Chapter 10 - Chapter 10 Infiltration BMPs

Chapter 11 Bioretention and Rain Gardens

Chapter 12 Permeable Pavement

Chapter 13 Biofiltration BMPs

Chapter 14 Sand Filtration BMPs

Chapter 15 Wetpool BMPs

Chapter 16 Pretreatment BMPs

Chapter 17 Emerging Technologies

Chapter 18 Oil Water Separators

Chapter 19 Other Low Impact Development Best Management Practices

Chapter 20 Detention Facilities

Chapter 21 BMP Components


Appendices

Appendix A Determining the Design Infiltration Rate

Appendix B Soils Reports

Appendix C Operation and Maintenance