Source Control Best Management Practices
Minimum Requirement 3 - Source Control - requires that all known, available, and reasonable source control BMPs are used to help prevent stormwater from contacting pollutants.
Source control BMPs are both operational and structural BMPs related to the use of the property and the potential pollutant sources of the property.
Source Control BMPs, contained in this Volume, shall be used in all areas in the City of Tacoma to reduce pollutants in stormwater.
The use of the BMPs in this Volume also help to ensure compliance with Minimum Requirement 3 - Source Control. The volume contains both Best Management Practices that are required (Required BMPs) and Best Management Practices that can be used (Recommended Additional BMPs) to ensure compliance with Minimum Requirement 3 - Source Control. Minimum Requirement #3 requires the applicant to include relevant BMPs in the Stormwater Site Plan (SSP) Report. Volume 2 - Documentation - Stormwater Site Plan (SSP), Construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) & Other Required Documents describes the SSP components in detail.
There is a worksheet available on www.cityoftacoma.org/stormwatermanual_templates to help ensure appropriate BMPs are used on the site. Include this worksheet in the Stormwater Site Plan as applicable to the project.