Urban Stormwater Workgroup
Upcoming Meetings
January 19, 2021
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Urban Stormwater Workgroup Conference Call, January 2021
Export this Event >>February 16, 2021
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Urban Stormwater Workgroup Conference Call, February 2021
Export this Event >>March 16, 2021
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Urban Stormwater Workgroup Conference Call, March 2021
Export this Event >>Scope and Purpose
The overarching goals of the USWG is to facilitate the implementation of stormwater controls to achieve the necessary pollutant reduction planning targets as defined under the 2010 Chesapeake Bay TMDL (Bay TMDL); and to support the efforts of the Workgroup members’ state and local stormwater initiatives. The Urban/Suburban Stormwater Workgroup was formed in 2000 to address all stormwater issues, include nutrients, sediment and chemical contaminants. By working with local governments, the Chesapeake Bay Program can encourage the development and implementation of emerging urban stormwater practices to improve their water quantity and quality function.
Functions include:
• Supporting the WQGIT on urban and suburban stormwater issues.
• Providing data and support to CBP stormwater modeling efforts.
• Reviewing stormwater BMPs.
• Addressing issues of interest to workgroup participants
• Promoting innovation in the field of stormwater.
Projects and Resources
USWG Research Priorities
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USWG compiled research priorities 070815 (186.04 KB)
Publications
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Consensus Recommendations to Improve Protocols 2 & 3 for Defining Stream Restoration Pollutant Removal Credits
Approved by WQGIT on October 26, 2020
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Recommendations of the Expert Panel to Define Removal Rates for Shoreline Management Projects.
BMP expert panel report approved by Water Quality Goal Implementation Team: July 13, 2015
Amended by WTWG and WQGIT: June 2017
Further Amended November 2019
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August 10, 2018
Credit for Conservation Landscaping
In March of 2018, the USWG discussed potential ways to credit conservation landscaping for nutrient reduction in the context of the Chesapeake Bay watershed model. A conservation landscaping credit would fill a key gap by...