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

8. Process for Developing Urban BMP Verification Protocols