NJ Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual
 The
Stormwater Management rules, N.J.A.C. 7:8 specify stormwater
management standards that are mandatory for new major development.
The New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual
(BMP manual) is developed to provide guidance to address the
standards in the Stormwater Management Rules, N.J.A.C.
7:8. The BMP manual provides examples of ways to meet the
standards contained in the rule. The methods referenced in
the BMP manual are one way of achieving the standards. An
applicant is welcome to demonstrate that other proposed management
practices will also achieve the standards established in the
rules. The BMP Manual is a developed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, in coordination with the New
Jersey Department of Agriculture, the New Jersey Department
of Community Affairs, the New Jersey Department of Transportation,
municipal engineers, county engineers, consulting firms, contractors,
and environmental organizations.
The BMP manual has been drafted to assist review agencies
and the regulated community. The methods in the BMP manual
can be utilized without need for additional documentation
to address the performance standards in the rule. The Department
anticipates providing guidance on additional best management
practices and new information on already included practices
as research and development occurs in this field.
Future
updates of the BMP Manual will be available through www.njstormwater.org.
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| BMP
MANUAL - April 2004
Revised September 2014, February 2016, September 2016, November 2016, September 2017 & November 2018. |
| Cover
and Contents: Includes the cover pages, Notes on Technical
Updates, Acknowledgements, and Table of Contents. |
| Chapter
One: Impacts of Development on Runoff discusses
the impact of development on the quality and quantity
of stormwater runoff. |
| Chapter
Two: Low Impact Development Techniques provides
information how to use structural and nonstructural
to provide lower impact development |
| Chapter
Three:Regional and Municipal Stormwater Management
Plans presents guidance on the development of regional
and municipal stormwater management plans. |
| Chapter
Four: Stormwater Pollutant Removal Criteria provides
guidance on how to meet the water quality performance
standards. |
| Chapter
Five:Computing Stormwater Runoff Rates and Volumes
presents the mathematical methods for the stormwater
runoff rates, volumes, and the stormwater quality and
quantity design storms. This chapter provides information
computations for unconnected impervious areas, and also
contains an overview of various stormwater pollutant
loading models. |
Chapter
Six: Groundwater Recharge discusses the groundwater
recharge methodology, the groundwater recharge design
storm, and the details of the New Jersey Groundwater
Recharge Spreadsheet (NJGRS).
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| Chapter Seven: Landscaping provides information on
vegetation and landscaping for stormwater management measures. |
| Chapter
Eight: Maintenance and Retrofit of Stormwater Management
Measures provides information to be included and considered
in a maintenance plan, and discusses retrofit of stormwater
management facilities. |
Chapter Nine: provides general information on Structural
Stormwater Management Measures
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Appendix
A: Low Impact Development Checklist provides information
to assist reviewers and designers in the demonstration
that nonstructural stormwater management measures have
been implemented in a project.
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| Appendix
B: Municipal Regulations Checklist provides information
to assist municipalities in incorporating nonstructural
stormwater management measures into the master plan,
land use and zoning ordinances. |
Appendix
C: Sample Municipal Stormwater Management Plan provides
an example as well as guidance on the municipal plan
required to be developed by every municipality.
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Appendix
D: Model Municipal Stormwater Control Ordinance
for Municipalities provides a sample stormwater ordinance
consistent with the requirements of the Stormwater Management
Rules.
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| Appendix
E: Soil Testing Criteria |
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