Urban Stormwater Workgroup Publications

We have distilled two expert panels, five expert memos, 34 technical appendices and more than 250 scientific references into a single, integrated and condensed reference. The goal was to provide a single, reliable guide for stream practitioners and Bay managers to answer their questions when it comes to crediting stream restoration projects.

View document [PDF, 1.4 MB] A Unified Guide for Crediting Stream and Floodplain Restoration Projects in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

View document [PDF, 2.3 MB] VAB Coagulant Enhanced Treatment Report FINAL w appendices

View document [PDF, 129.7 KB] Appendix B Technical Appendix for CET Systems approved

Approved by WQGIT June 18, 2019

View document [PDF, 1.2 MB] Recommended Methods to Verify Stream Restoration Practices

Approved by USWG October 15,2019

View document [PDF, 4.7 MB] Consensus Recommendations to Improve Protocol 1

Approved by WQGIT October 15, 2019

View document [PDF, 4.7 MB] Protocol 1 Memo

Approved by WQGIT on October 26, 2020

This report provides protocols to estimate the nutrient and sediment pollutant load reduction associated with different shoreline management practices.

View document [PDF, 5.3 MB] BMP Panel Report for Shoreline Management (Amended)

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 enabling homeowners, institutions and municipalities to manage their open space as meadows rather than intensively managed turf grass. Based on subsequent communications with VA DEQ and DOEE staff, we have drafted a proposal to provide credit for conservation landscaping as a homeowner BMP retrofit. This proposal discusses: A definition of conservation landscaping; proposed credit options; technical rationale; qualifying conditions; eligibility; practice reporting; verification; and references. The report was approved on August 10, 2018.

View document [PDF, 341.9 KB] Credit for Conservation Landscaping

Recommendations of the Expert Panel to Define Removal Rates for Shoreline Management Projects (WQGIT Approved 7/13/15, WTWG Revised 6/1/17).

View document [PDF, 5.3 MB] Recommendations of the Expert Panel to Define Removal Rates for Shoreline Management Projects

View document [PDF, 2.9 MB] Recommendations of the Expert Panel to Define Removal Rates for Floating Treatment Wetlands

View document [PDF, 3.7 MB] Impervious Disconnection to Amended Soils BMP Expert Panel recommendations

View document [PDF, 3.1 MB] Street Sweeping and Storm Drain Cleaning Expert Panel Report

View document [PDF, 451.5 KB] U5. Urban Nutrient Management Fact Sheet in Chesapeake Bay

View document [PDF, 697.3 KB] U4. Urban Stream Restoration Fact Sheet in Chesapeake Bay Watershed

View document [PDF, 455.6 KB] U3. Residential Stewardship Practices Fact Sheet in Chesapeake Bay Watershed

View document [PDF, 578.6 KB] U2. New and Redevelopment Practices Fact Sheet in Chesapeake Bay Watershed

View document [PDF, 697.4 KB] U1. Urban Stormwater Retrofits Fact Sheet in Chesapeake Bay Watershed

View document [PDF, 1.7 MB] Elimination of Discovered Nutrient Discharges from Grey Infrastructure

Full version, with all appendices, as approved by the WQGIT on 6/9/2014.

View document [PDF, 1.4 MB] Recommendations of the Expert Panel on Urban Filter Strips and Stream Buffer Upgrades

The decision-making procedures and cross-sector communication processes observed by the Water Quality GIT and its workgroups.

View document [PDF, 176.4 KB] Water Quality Goal Implementation Team (GIT) Governance Protocols

Full version of the report, approved by the Water Quality Goal Implementation Team, 4/14/2014.

View document [PDF, 2.3 MB] Recommendations of the ESC expert panel

Approved by the Water Quality Goal Implementation Team, February 10, 2014.

View document [PDF, 356.9 KB] Homeowner BMP crediting memo

This version includes Appendices A-G. [Updated to include test drive results and re-approved by the WQGIT, 09-08-2014 ]

View document [PDF, 3.1 MB] Recommendations of the Expert Panel to Define Removal Rates for Individual Stream Restoration Projec

This short version does not include all appendices.

View document [PDF, 1.8 MB] Recommendations of the Expert Panel to Define Removal Rates for Urban Nutrient Management (short)

View document [PDF, 1.6 MB] Stormwater retrofits expert panel report (with appendices)

View document [PDF, 1.2 MB] Stormwater retrofits expert panel report (without appendices)

View document [PDF, 1.7 MB] Stormwater Performance Standards BMP panel report (with appendices)

View document [PDF, 954.5 KB] Stormwater Performance Standards BMP panel report (without appendices)