Maine Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual

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Maine Stormwater Best Practices Manual

To order a hardcopy of Volumes 1 and 3 this manual, contact Bill Laflamme 207-287-7726. There is a charge for a hardcopy. The files below are in pdf format, unless otherwise indicated, and may take some time to load. To view PDF files, get Adobe Acrobat Reader here.

General contact: Marianne Hubert, 207-287-4140

Introduction

Volume I. Stormwater Management Manual

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. DEP Stormwater Management Objectives
• Chapter 3. Low Impact Development
• Chapter 4. Pollution Prevention
• Chapter 5. Stormwater Design Considerations
• Appendix A. Rain Garden Layouts
• Appendix B. Landscape Design Standards for Stormwater Management

Volume II. Phosphorus Control in Lake Watersheds: A Technical Guide to Evaluating New Development

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. The Watershed Budget
• Chapter 3. Meeting the Project's Phosphorus Budget
• Chapter 4. Treatment Factors for Phosphorus BMPs
• Chapter 5. Credits for Mitigation and Compensation Fees
• Chapter 6. Performance Standards for Smaller Projects
• Appendix A. Phosphorus and Lake Water Quality
• Appendix B. DEP's Method for Defining Watershed Per Acre Phosphorus Allocations
• Appendix C. Per Acre Phosphorus Allocations for Selected Maine Lakes
  • Sorted by Lake Name
  • Sorted by Town Name
• Appendix D. Worksheets (excel files)
  • Worksheet 1. PPB Calculations
  • Worksheet 2. Pre-PPE and Post-PPE Calculations
  • Worksheet 3. Mitigation Credit
  • Worksheet 4. Project Phosphorus Export Summary
• Appendix E. Alternative Method for Small Commercial-type Developments Located Within Designated Growth Areas
• Appendix F. Compensation Fee Mitigation Option for Eligible Lake Watersheds
  • Compenation Fee Form (pdf format); Compensation Fee Form (msword format)

     

Volume III. BMP Technical Design Manual

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Stormwater Hydrology
• Chapter 3. Peak Flow Control / Detention Basins
• Chapter 4. Wet Ponds
• Chapter 5. Vegetated Buffers
• Chapter 6. Infiltration BMPs
• Chapter 7.0. Filtration BMP – revised June 2009. Associated figures (separate file)
• Chapter 7.1. Grassed Underdrained Soil Filter BMP - new June 2009.
• Chapter 8. Conveyance and Distribution Systems
• Chapter 9. Separator BMPs
• Chapter 10. LID Design Practices and Techniques
• Chapter 11. Designing for Operation & Maintenance
• Appendix A. Hydrologic Data for Maine
• Appendix B. Runoff Estimation & Hydrologic Models
• Appendix C. Proprietary Hydrology and Hydraulics Computer Program
• Appendix D. Templates for Deed Restrictions & Conservation Easements
• Appendix E. Example LID Measures

Alternative soil filter design BMPs

• Roof dripline filtration BMP guidelines
• Guidelines for manmade pervious surfaces

Alternative buffer design BMP

• Alternative buffer design for single-family residential lots
  

DEP Stormwater Engineering List serve

You are invited to sign up with the DEP stormwater engineering list serve to receive updates on the manual and new information on stormwater management engineering and the design of BMPs. Sign up to be on the list serve. Please address all questions to Marianne Hubert 207-287-4140.

The following supplementary materials are not part of the manual

• Workshop on Biofilters and Biofilters Media -- A workshop for project designers and development review professionals (November and December 2008). The presentations are in pdf format.
  • Presentation by Alton Palmer, Gorrill-Palmer Consulting.
  • Presentation by Ann Archino-Howe, Sustainable Design Studio.
  • Presentation by Rick Jones , Jones Associates.         
  • Presentation by Peter Tubbs, SYTDesign Consultants.     
  • Presentation by Marianne Hubert, MEDEP.       
    
• Stormwater BMP Manual Powerpoint Presentations (January 2006)

1. Meeting Maine Stormwater Objectives (Volume I and Stormwater Management Rules)
2. Wetponds and Buffers (Volume III, Chapter 4 and Chapter 5)
3. Bioretention and Underdrained Filters (Volume III, Chapter 7)
4. LID Options and Infiltration (Volume III, Chapter 10 and Chapter 6)
5. Phosphorus Treatment Factors (Volume II)
6. Urban Impaired streams (Stormwater Management Rules)

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