Best Management Practices for Storm Water Pollution
Storm water Management is most affective when it involves a system of BMP’s that targets each stage of the erosion process to ensure success from construction activities. The most efficient approach involves minimizing the likely sources from outwash. This means the less disturbance to a land area the better. BMP’s should also involve controlling the amount of runoff and its ability to carry sediment by diverting incoming flows and stopping inner flows. And finally, BMP’s should be able to attain certain sediments that are picked up on the way through the use of sediment-capturing devices. Above all BMP’s are best performed using advance planning and good scheduling. A system intended to eliminate storm water pollution should include at least one example of each of the following categories : surface stabilization, runoff control measures, runoff conveyance measures, outlet protection, sediment traps and barriers, and stream protection. As far as surface stabilization goes the best meth...