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NPS BMP Manual, Other BMP Design References, and Pollutants Controlled
EGLE Nonpoint Source Best Management Practices Manual
- EGLE NPS BMP Manual – Introductory Sections (v2017.6.27)
- Individual BMPs
- Access Road (v2012.12.5)
- Buffer/Filter Strips (Superseded by Riparian Buffer)
- Catch Basin (v2017.8.25)
- Charity Car Wash (v2014.6.17)
- Check Dam (v2010.2.12)
- Constructed Wetland (v1997.10)
- Construction Barrier (v2014.9.5)
- Critical Area Stabilization (v2014.9.5)
- Dewatering (v2015.1.16)
- Diversions (v2010.2.12)
- Drainage Tile Outlet Control Structure (v2016.5.26)
- Dust Control (v2010.2.12)
- Equipment Maintenance and Storage (v2015.1.16)
- Extended Detention Basin (v2014.12.29)
- Fertilizer Management (Currently being rewritten)
- Filters (Superseded by Silt Fence and Storm Sewer Inlet Protection)
- Grading Management (v2015.5.5)
- Grassed Waterway (v2015.12.17)
- Household Hazardous Waste Disposal (v2015.12.15)
- Hydroseeding (v2010.2.12)
- Infiltration Basin (v1992.12.1)
- Infiltration Trench (v1992.12.1)
- Land Clearing Management (v2019.5.17)
- Lawn Maintenance (v2019.7.30)
- Modular Pavement (v1992.12.1)
- Mulching (v2010.2.12)
- Oil/Grit Separators (v1992.12.1)
- Organic Debris Disposal (v1992.12.1)
- Pesticide Management (v1992.12.1)
- Polyacrylamide (PAM) (v2010.2.12)
- Pond Construction and Management (v1992.12.1)
- Pond Sealing or Lining (v1992.12.1)
- Porous Asphalt Pavement (v1992.12.1)
- Riparian Buffer (v2014.5.15)
- Riprap (v1997.10)
- Riprap-Stabilized Outlet (v2012.12.5)
- Rolled Erosion Control Products (v2010.9.9)
- Roof Top Storage (v1992.12.1)
- Sand Dune Stabilization (v2017.3.9)
- Sediment Basin (v2019.2.8)
- Seeding (v2019.04.16)
- Silt Fence (v2012.12.5)
- Slope/Shoreline Stabilization (Currently being rewritten)
- Sodding (v1992.12.1)
- Soil Management to Encourage Vegetation Growth (v2018.10.10)
- Spoil Piles (v1992.12.1)
- Stabilized Outlets (v1992.12.1)
- Staging and Scheduling (v1992.12.1)
- Storm Water Conveyance Channel (v1992.12.1)
- Streambank Stabilization (v1997.10)
- Street Sweeping (v1992.12.1)
- Storm Sewer Inlet Protection (v2010.2.12)
- Subsurface Drain (Currently being rewritten)
- Tree Protection (v2015.12.16)
- Trees, Shrubs, and Ground Cover (v1992.12.1)
- Turbidity Curtain (v2012.12.5)
- Upland Grade Stabilization Structure (v2018.7.20)
- Watercourse Crossings (Currently being rewritten)
- Wet Detention Basin (v1992.12.1)
- Wetland Crossings (v1992.12.1)
- Winter Road Management (v1992.12.1)
Other EGLE BMP Guidance
- Golf Courses: Natural Resource Protection Strategy for Michigan Golf Courses (v1995) (1.3 MB)
- Forestry: Michigan Forestry Best Management Practices for Soil and Water Quality (v2018.6.1) (5.6 MB)
- Preservative-Treated Wood: Best Management Practices for the Use of Preservative-Treated Wood in Aquatic Environments in Michigan (v2002)
- Storm Water Management: Storm Water Management Guidebook (v1999.8)
- Engineering Reviews
External Manuals and Technical Guides
- Alliance of Rouge Communities Maintaining Your Detention Pond
- Herpetological Resource and Management LLC Michigan Amphibian & Reptile Best Management Practices
- Huron Pines RC&D Great Lakes Better Backroads Guidebook
- MSU Michigan Winter Maintenance Manual: Promoting Safe Roads and Clean Water
- NRCS Electronic Field Office Technical Guide (eFOTG)
- SEMCOG Statewide Low Impact Development (LID) Manual
- USEPA Management Measures
- USEPA National Menu of Best Management Practices for Storm Water Phase II
- U.S. Forest Service BMPs for Water Quality on National Forest Lands
Pollutants Controlled Documentation and Models
- Michigan Pollutants Controlled Manual
- Michigan Pollutants Controlled Spreadsheet
- Michigan Pollutants Controlled Spreadsheet for Small Urban Sites
- NPS Storm Water Runoff Calculator (XLSX)
- NPS Storm Water Runoff Calculator Instructions
- USEPA Pollutant Load Estimation Tool (PLET)