This 14-page report provides guidance on how to verify the performance of urban BMPs in the Bay watershed.  The guide is organized into 8 parts:

1. The Need for BMP Verification and the Chesapeake Bay Program partners’ Process to Define it

2. Key Verification Definitions

3. Background on Urban BMP Verification

4. Verification Guidance for BMPs Located in MS4 areas

5. Verification Guidance for BMPs Located in non-MS4 areas

6. Verification Guidance for Non-Regulatory BMPs

7. Verification Guidance for Legacy BMPs

This guidance, developed by the EPA, is designed to assist small municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) operators comply with the ‘measurable goals’ permitting requirements. The guidance will assist MS4 operators in developing measurable goals, which allow permitting authorities (such as the EPA) to evaluate the effectiveness of control measures.

During the asset inventory, it is recommended that you inspect and assess the condition of the assets. This will make your asset management program more efficient. Use this inspection guide to make notes as you inspect and assess the condition of each asset.

Pollution Prevention Plan standard good housekeeping procedures, courtesy of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

This 2007 EPA guidance document is intended for use by construction site operators to develop Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans in order to receive NPDES permit coverage for their stormwater discharges.

Chapter 3 of the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook. This chapter outlines state minimum standards and specifications for erosion and sediment control.

This document provides web links to each Bay State's ESC program page as well as direct links to their ESC manuals.

EPA’s Water Quality Scorecard was developed to help local governments identify opportunities to remove barriers, and revise and create codes, ordinances, and incentives for better water quality protection. It guides municipal staff through a review of relevant local codes and ordinances, across multiple municipal departments and at the three scales within the jurisdiction of a local government (municipality, neighborhood, and site), to ensure that these codes work together to protect water quality goals.

Washington DC (August 1998) - The Center for Watershed Protection’s Better Site Design Handbook offers comprehensive guidance on better site design. The handbook outlines 22 guidelines for more environmentally friendly, economically viable, and locally appropriate development. The primary audience for this manual is the local planner, engineer, developer, and official involved in the designing and building of new communities.

Washington DC (August 1998) - The Center for Watershed Protection’s Better Site Design Handbook offers comprehensive guidance on better site design. The handbook outlines 22 guidelines for more environmentally friendly, economically viable, and locally appropriate development. The primary audience for this manual is the local planner, engineer, developer, and official involved in the designing and building of new communities.