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REVIEWA PROJECT
HOW TO
Armando AlfonsoNJDEP Division of Water Quality
SWMDR Training Day 1October 29, 2019
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Presentation Goals
• Learn to identify the design and performance standards that must be met onsite
• Learn how to review applications for compliance with the nonstructural, water quantity, water quality, and groundwater recharge standards
• Learn how to review BMPs for compliance with the design criteria in the BMP Manual
• Learn how to review soil testing results for compliance with Appendix E
• Learn how to review for compliance with safety requirements
Goals
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Checking Application
• Pre-construction and post-construction site plans• Pre-construction and post-construction grading
plans• Stormwater report with calculations• Details of BMPs
The applicant needs to submit, at a minimum…
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Determining Applicable Design & Performance Standards
• Watershed• Category 1• Flooding problems• Water quality impairments or TMDLs• Is the site in a regulated area?
o Flood Hazard Areao CAFRA o Freshwater Wetlandso Highlands
• Is the site in the Pinelands?
Where does it discharge to?
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Determining Applicable Design & Performance Standards
• Does the project disturb one acre or more?• Does the project increase impervious coverage
by ¼ acre or more?• What is the SCO’s definition of major
development?
Is the project a major development?
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Determining Applicable Design & Performance Standards
• Residential Site Improvement Standards:o 1 acre of more of disturbance (N.J.A.C. 5:21)
• Stormwater Control Ordinance:o 1 acre or more of disturbance oro Stricter standard adopted by municipality
• NJDEP Division of Land Use Regulation:o 1 acre or more of disturbanceo ¼ acre or more increase in impervious coverage
Major development definitions:
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Determining Applicable Design & Performance Standards
• Nonstructural strategies• Water quantity• Water quality• Groundwater recharge
Design and Performance Standards for Major Developments:
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Determining Applicable Design & Performance Standards
Are there waivers or exemptions?
Sometimes…
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Determining Applicable Design & Performance Standards
• Municipality has an adopted mitigation plan in MSWMP
• Mitigation is for same standard that cannot be met onsite
• Mitigation is in same drainage area
Waivers or variances can be granted if…
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Determining Applicable Design & Performance Standards
• Water Quantity, if in Tidal Flood Hazard Area and flooding will not be increased
• Water Quality, if site has NJPDES permit with specific effluent limit
• Groundwater Recharge, for previously developed areas in urban redevelopment area
Specific exemptions exist for…
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Determining Applicable Design & Performance Standards
• “Previously developed portions of areas:o Delineated on State Plan Policy Map as:• Planning Area 1• Designated Centers, Cores, or Nodes
o CAFRA Centers, Cores, or Nodeso Urban Enterprise Zoneso Urban Coordinated Council Empowerment
Neighborhoods
Urban Redevelopment Area
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Determining Applicable Design & Performance Standards
• Construction of underground utility line, if revegetated upon completion
• Construction of aboveground utility line, if existing conditions are maintained to MEP
• Construction of public pedestrian access, if made of permeable materials and no greater than 14 ft. wide
Linear development exemptions exist for…
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Determining Applicable Design & Performance Standards
• Enlargement of road or railroad, construction or enlargement of public pedestrian access, if applicant demonstrates:o Public need for project that can’t be met another wayo D&P Standards met to maximum extent practicableo Meeting the standards would require condemning
existing in-use structureso Applicant does not have and cannot get rights to
other lands for mitigation
Waivers from strict compliance exist for…
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Determining Applicable Design & Performance Standards
• Construction of utility lines, public pedestrian access• Enlargement of road, railroad, public pedestrian
access• Tidal Flood Hazard Area• Urban Redevelopment Area• NJPDES Permits w/ discharge limit• Mitigation plan
Possible waivers/variances (summary):
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Stormwater Management Report
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Reading the Report
• A site description• Discussion of applicable design and
performance standards• Calculations
Report should contain:
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Reading the Report
• Existing conditions• Proposed conditions• Disturbance and change in impervious cover• Soil survey information
Site description
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Reading the Report
• What’s required• Applicable exemptions• How standards were meto Nonstructural strategieso Peak flow informationo TSS removal rateso Groundwater recharge information
Design and Performance Standards
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Reading the Report
• Time of concentration• Storm routings• Hydrographs• Groundwater recharge spreadsheet• Water quality calculations
Calculations
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NONSTRUCTURALSTRATEGIES
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Nonstructural Strategies
• Ways of minimizing adverse effects of development
• Intended to maintain pre-development hydrology
Nonstructural strategies are…
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Nonstructural Strategies
• Must be used to the maximum extent practicable to meet design and performance standards
• Required on all new developments and redevelopments
Nonstructural strategies
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Nonstructural Strategies
• Removes beneficial vegetation• Increases impervious coverage• Reduces time of concentration• Causes soil compaction
Remember that development usually…
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Nonstructural Strategies
• Protecting beneficial vegetation• Minimize impervious coverage• Minimize decrease in time of concentration• Prevent soil compaction
Nonstructural strategies include…
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Nonstructural Strategies
1) Protect areas that provide water quality benefits or areas particularly susceptible to erosion and sediment loss
2) Minimize impervious surfaces and break up or disconnect the flow over impervious surfaces
Nine Nonstructural Strategies:
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Nonstructural Strategies
3) Maximize the protection of natural drainage features and vegetation
4) Minimize the decrease in the time of concentration
Nine Nonstructural Strategies:
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Nonstructural Strategies
5) Minimize land disturbance including clearing and grading
6) Minimize soil compaction
Nine Nonstructural Strategies:
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Nonstructural Strategies
7) Provide low-maintenance landscaping, native vegetation and minimize the use of lawns, fertilizers and pesticides.
8) Provide vegetated open-channel conveyance
Nine Nonstructural Strategies:
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Nonstructural Strategies
9) Provide source controls to prevent or minimize the use or exposure of pollutants
Nine Nonstructural Strategies:
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Nonstructural Strategies
• Must be identified as being incorporated into the site design
• If a strategy can’t be met, the applicant must provide a basis
• Only acceptable reasons for not incorporating a strategy:o Engineeringo Environmentalo Safety
Nonstructural strategies
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Nonstructural Strategies
• Must be protected via:o Dedicated to a government agency oro Subject to conservation restriction oro Other equivalent restriction
Nonstructural strategies
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WATER QUANTITY32
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Water Quantity
• Protects against flooding• Can be met in three different ways• Must be met for each point of analysis
The water quantity standard…
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Water Quantity
Demonstrate that at no point does the post-development hydrograph exceed the pre-development hydrograph for 2, 10, and 100 year storms (N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.4)
• Applicant must submit pre- and post-development hydrographs
• Total runoff volume must be equal or lower in post-development
• Tips:o Almost never used for new development, but common in
redevelopmento Almost always requires decrease in impervious coverageo Almost always requires same pre- and post-construction Tc
OPTION 1:
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Water Quantity
Demonstrate no increase in peak flows and no increase in flood damage due to change in volume or timing assuming full build-out under current zoning (N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.4)
• Applicant must submit pre- and post-development peak flows
• Requires extremely complicated and detailed analysis• Tips:
o Almost never successfully used o Beware of any attempt to use this option
OPTION 2:
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Water Quantity
Reduce the post-development peak flows to 50, 75, and 80% of pre-development peak flows for 2, 10, and 100 year storms (N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.4)
• Applicant must submit routing calculations• Most commonly used standard• Tips:
o Expect this standard on nearly all new developmento Almost always requires installation of a detention structure
OPTION 3:
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Water Quantity
• Rational Method for peak flows & Modified Rational Method for hydrographs
• NRCS Method
Water Quantity Calculations – Acceptable Methods
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Water Quantity
• Information required from site plans/report:o Topographyo Land covero Soilso Rainfall data
Water Quantity Calculations – Required Information
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Water Quantity
• Allows reviewer to identify where stormwater flows
• Required to determine drainage areas and time of concentration
Topography
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Water Quantity
• Site plans must show:o Existing and proposed contourso Point of analysiso Tc flowpatho Drainage area to each point of analysis
Topography
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Water Quantity
• For sites with multiple drainage areas that don’t converge or have very different cover:o Each DA should be calculated separatelyo Each DA should have separate Tc calculationo Each DA should meet water quantity standard
Topography
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Water Quantity
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Water Quantity
• Reviewer needs to verify:o All drainage areas are delineated correctly
o Verify that proper time of concentration flow path is used
o Verify that time of concentration is calculated properly
Topography
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Water Quantity
• Look for depressions on existing site
• Water ponds in natural depressions
• Ignoring depression storage will overestimate existing discharge volumes and peak flows
Topography
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Water QuantityTopography
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Water Quantity
• Should be clearly marked on plans
• Should be specific: forest, grass, bare soil, impervious coverage
• Include any existing BMPs
Land Cover
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Water Quantity
• Reviewer needs to verify:o What’s on site plan matches actual conditions
o Land cover used in the calculations is the most pervious cover that has existed in past 5 years
Land Cover
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Water Quantity
• Soils on-site must be determined
• Required information: HSG and soil type
• Should be submitted with report
• Best way to find soil info is NRCS Web Soil Survey:o https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htmo Google “Web Soil Survey”
Soils
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Water Quantity
• Sometimes cannot be found in soil survey
• If information not available, two ways to find HSG:o Default hydrologic soil groupso Soil testing
• Information on both methods in Appendix E
Soils
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Water Quantity
Default Hydrologic Soil Groups:• In coastal plain:
o Pre-developed: HSG Ao Post-developed: HSG D
• Outside coastal plain:o Pre-developed: HSG Bo Post-developed: HSG D
Soils
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Water Quantity
Testing for HSG:• Must meet testing requirements in Appendix E of BMP
Manual
• Required permeability testing
• May be most applicable when proposing infiltration BMPs
Soils
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Water Quantity
• Ideal case – soil data overlain on site plan
• Normal case – soil survey is printed or scanned and attached to report
Soils
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Water Quantity
• Reviewer needs to verify:• HSGs and soil types are properly identified
• HSGs and soil types are applied to proper areas (square footage and land cover)
• Soil testing meets requirements of Appendix E
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Water Quantity
• Poor soil testing is one of the most common review issues encountered
• Soil testing can make or break a stormwater management design
• Often best practice to review soil testing first
Soils
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Water Quantity
• Drainage areas to each point of analysiso Size (ft2 or acres)o Land covers (measured by ft2 or acres)o HSGs (measured by ft2 or acres)o Tc flowpath
• Needed for both existing and proposed
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Water Quantity
• Required for both Rational/Modified Rational Methods and NRCS Method
• Should be calculated in accordance with Chapter 3 of TR-55
Time of Concentration
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Water Quantity
• Three flow conditions:o Sheet flowo Shallow concentrated flowo Channel flow
Time of Concentration
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Water Quantity
• Sheet flow calculationso Flow length should not be above 150 feeto Sheet flow roughness coefficient must match
covero Slope should be measured directly from the plano 2-year, 24-hour rainfall should come from NOAA or
NRCS
Time of Concentration
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Water Quantity
• Sheet flow calculationso Calculation is very sensitive to slope and
roughnesso Maximum roughness coefficient is 0.4o For two distinctly different covers in first 150 feet,
use two separate sheet flow calculations
Time of Concentration
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Water Quantity
• Shallow concentrated flow calculationso Flow velocity found using charts in TR-55/National
Engineering Handbooko Velocity based on land cover and slope
Time of Concentration
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Water Quantity
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Water Quantity
• Shallow concentrated flow calculations
o Ensure proper land cover and slope
o Check charts to be sure that the right velocity was used
Time of Concentration
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Water Quantity
• Channel flow calculationso Only exists when a defined channel exists on-siteo Must use Manning’s roughness coefficient for
open channels
Time of Concentration
(hr). .
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Water Quantity
• Tc = sheet flow + shallow concentrated flow + channel flow (if applicable)
• Rational/Modified Rational Method: minimum Tcof 10 minutes
• NRCS Method: minimum Tc of 6 minutes
Time of Concentration
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Water Quantity
• One of most common errors is using minimum Tc of 10 minutes instead of 6 minutes for NRCS method
• Standard Tc calculations won’t work if there are significant depressions on-site
• Assuming minimum time of concentration in post-construction conditions is conservative
Time of Concentration
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Water Quantity
• Takeaways:o Tc generally significantly decreased in post-constructiono Runoff flows much more slowly over vegetated areaso SCS Unit Hydrograph calculations (flow rate) inversely
related to time of concentration
Time of Concentration
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Water Quantity
• Let’s say the reviewer requires applicant to use:o Nonstructural strategy #2: Minimize impervious
surface and break up or disconnect the flow over impervious surfaces
o Nonstructural strategy #8: Provide vegetated open-channel conveyance
• They would also probably achieve:o Nonstructural strategy #4: Minimize the decrease
in the time of concentration
Time of Concentration
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Water Quantity
• Achieving nonstructural strategy #4 will also reduce the increase in the peak flow
• Contributes to meeting water quantity standard• For example, increasing Tc from 6 minutes to 10
minutes on 1 acre site can reduce peak flow as much as 12-12.5%
Time of Concentration
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Water Quantity
• Review sheet flow, shallow concentrated flow, and channel flow inputs
• Don’t mix up minimum Tc for rational/modified rational method and NRCS method
• Pre-construction Tc should always be proven, post-construction Tc can be assumed as an allowable minimum
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Water Quantity
• Used to calculate amount of runoff caused by given precipitation
• Curve numbers – NRCS Method
• Runoff Coefficients – Rational/Modified Rational
Curve Numbers/Runoff Coefficients
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Water Quantity
• Stormwater report and plans should clearly show area for each different land cover and HSG
• Both must always be based on good hydrologic condition
Curve Numbers/Runoff Coefficients
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Water Quantity
Curve Numbers/Runoff Coefficients
Area (sf) Land Cover Soil Type Hydrologic Soil Group
CurveNumber
38,173 Pavement Bucks silt loam B 9824,689 Lawn Bucks silt loam B 6114,787 Lawn Lehigh silt loam C 74
9,950 Forest Dunellen sandy loam A 30
2,654 Pavement Lehigh silt loam C 98
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Curve Numbers/Runoff Coefficients
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Water Quantity
• Curve numbers can all be verified in TR-55
• Runoff coefficients are generally estimates with ranges
• Reviewer is responsible for ensuring that the designer’s chosen value is reasonable
Curve Numbers/Runoff Coefficients
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Water Quantity
• Required to route pervious and impervious areas separately
• Never use a weighted average of pervious and impervious areaso Underestimates flow rates and volumes
Subarea Routing
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Water Quantity
• For NRCS Method:o 2-, 10- and 100-year, 24-hour storms (NOAA or NRCS)o Water Quality Design Storm (BMP Manual Chapter 5)
• For Rational/Modified Rational Method:o 2-, 10- and 100-year, IDF Curves (NOAA or BMP Manual
Chapter 5)o Water Quality Design Storm Intensity-Duration Curve
(BMP Manual Chapter 5)
Rainfall
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• BMP Manual recommends Type III rainfall distribution
• NRCS developed other distributions for NJ in 2012:o NOAA_Co NOAA_D
• NOAA_C and NOAA_D already built into many stormwater modeling programs
Water Quantity
Rainfall Distribution (NRCS Method only)
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• Applicant must show critical storage volume calculation
• Detention basin design must be based on storm event that results in critical storage volume
Water QuantityDesign Storm Event (Modified Rational Method)
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• SCS Unit Hydrograph may be acceptable throughout the entire state, but should be used outside coastal plain area
• DelMarVa Hydrograph acceptable in coastal plain area onlyo Should not be used in areas with urban fill,
compacted soils or high imperviousness
Water Quantity
Unit Hydrograph (NRCS Method only)
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Water Quantity
• Curve numbers required for each segment with different soils or cover
• Never use a weighted average of pervious and impervious areas
• DelMarVa Unit Hydrograph – only used for applicable areas of coastal plain
• Type III or C/D rainfall distributions for NRCS
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Water Quantity
• Excavated or natural depressions, or excavated underground chambers
• Store runoff for extended period of time (generally 24-72 hours)
• Slowly release runoff through outlet structure
Detention Structures
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Water Quantity
• Various BMPs can be designed to provide detention:o Extended detention basinso Constructed wetlandso Infiltration basinso Bioretention systemso Sand filterso Pervious paving systemso Blue roofs
Detention Structures
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Water Quantity
• Contains one or more orifice or weir
• Designed to achieve specific outflow rates
• Flow leaving basin governed by outlet size and hydraulic head
Outlet Structure
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Water Quantity
• Given inflow hydrographs, basin storage and outlets, determine outflow hydrograph
• Most commonly achieved using routing software
• Basin information usually put in using stage-storage data and outlet design
Hydrologic Routing
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Water Quantity
Basin Design
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Water Quantity
• Reviewer needs to verify:o Basin design input matches plans and detailso Correct subareas are routed to the basino Outputs make senseo Infiltration was not included in the routings
Detention Structures
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Water Quantity
• On-site depressions cause ponding of runoff
• Not possible to accurately calculate time of concentration
• Depression storage should be modeled as an existing basin in pre-development conditions
Dealing With Depression Storage
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Water QuantityDealing With Depression Storage
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Water Quantity
• Determine time of concentration to depression area
• Calculate stage-storage data for depression area
• Model outlet from depression area as a weir
• Route contributory drainage area to depression area
Dealing With Depression Storage
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Water Quantity
Dealing With Depression Storage
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Water Quantity
Dealing With Depression Storage
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Water Quantity
• If depression area is in middle of site:o Model depression areao Calculate time of concentration from depression
outlet to point of interesto Lag depression outflow hydrograph by calculated
time of concentrationo Calculate time of concentration for remaining
area and route it separately
Dealing With Depression Storage
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Water Quantity
• Depressions and high permeability soils clearly provide stormwater management benefits
• Nonstructural strategy #3: Maximize the protection of natural drainage features and vegetation
Dealing With Depression Storage
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Water Quality
• Remove TSS by 80%
• Remove nutrients to maximum extent feasible
• Applies at ¼ acre increase of impervious coverage
Water Quality Criteria
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Water Quality
• Removal rates apply to each on-site drainage area, unless the runoff converges on-site
• Pursuant to FHACA Rules, runoff from WQDS discharged within a 300-foot riparian zone must reduce TSS by 95%
Water Quality Criteria
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Water Quality
• New impervious surface:o Any net increase in impervious surfaceo Any change in an existing stormwater drainage system,
where the proposed change increases the capacity of the existing stormwater system
o Existing impervious where runoff is provided with existing water quality treatment, but which is proposed to be collected and discharged into a regulated area
Water Quality Criteria
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Water Quality
• Pervious paving areaso Often used to replace traditional pavement – collect
same pollutants as regular impervious areaso Considered new impervious area toward the ¼ acre
increaseo If designed properly, pervious paving systems can
provide required TSS removal
Water Quality Criteria
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Water Quality
• Rooftop runoffo Not considered significant source of TSSo Does not require treatment for TSSo Can be infiltrated using dry wello Can be significant source of nutrients
Water Quality Criteria
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Water Quality
• Design storm based on historic data
• Nonlinear rainfall distribution resulting in 1.25 inches of precipitation in 2 hours
• Relatively common and intense storm
• Designed to capture frequent storms that cause significant stormwater runoff pollution
Water Quality Design Storm
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Water Quality
Water Quality Design Storm
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Water Quality
Water Quality Design Storm
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Water Quality
• Water quality criteria met through implementation of BMPs
• Chapter 9 of NJ BMP Manual contains design criteria for various BMPs
• Most BMPs have adopted TSS removal rates
Water Quality BMPs
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Water Quality
Structural BMPs
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Water Quality
Water Quality BMPs
BMP TSS Removal Rate Phosphorus Removal Rate*
Nitrogen Removal Rate*
Bioretention Systems 80-90% 60% 30%
Standard Constructed Wetlands 90% 50% 30%
Extended Detention Basins 40-60% 20% 20%
Infiltration Basins 80% 60% 50%Manufactured Treatement Devices Varies Varies Varies
Pervious Paving Systems 80% 60% 50%
Sand Filters 80% 50% 35%
Vegetative Filter Strips 60-80% 30% 30%
Wet Ponds 50-90% 50% 30%
Grass Swales ≤ 50% N/A N/A
Subsurface Gravel Wetlands 90% N/A 90%
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• Not all BMPs meet 80% TSS removal
• Can use multiple BMPs in series to achieve reduction
• For two BMPs in series:
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• When using BMPs in series, arrange BMPs from upstream to downstream in:1. Ascending order of TSS removal rate2. Ascending order of nutrient removal rate3. By relative ease of sediment and debris removal
• Should not use two of same BMPs in series
Vegetative Filter Strip (60%)Wet Pond (70%)
R = 60 + 70 – ((60*70)/100) = 88%
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• Required on all major developments
• Some BMPs have adopted nutrient removals
• Nutrient removal often best performed through source control
Nutrient Removal
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• Nonstructural Strategy #7: Provide low-maintenance landscaping that encourages retention and planting of native vegetation and minimizes the use of lawns, fertilizers, and pesticides
• Nonstructural Strategy #9: Provide source controls to prevent or minimize the use or exposure of pollutants
Nutrient Removal
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Water Quality
• Stormwater Management rules require:o Design BMPs in accordance with BMP Manual or
o Alternative designs if design engineer provides documentation demonstrating capability of alternative removal rates and methods
• Any approved alternatives must be submitted to the Department
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• Ensure water quality BMPs chosen are adequate to achieve required TSS removal rate
• Ensure runoff from all drainage areas requiring water quality treatment is being collected and treated
• Ensure BMP design meets criteria under applicable Chapter 9 subchapter
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Water Quality
• All BMPs must drain within 72 hours of stormo Exceptions: wet ponds, constructed wetlands,
gravel wetlands
• In general, most BMPs require at least 1 ft separation from seasonal high groundwater tableo Exception: all infiltration BMPs require at least 2 ft
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Water Quality
• Commonly used BMPs:o Extended detention basinso Infiltration basinso Bioretention systemso Wet pondso Manufactured treatment devices
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• Designed to infiltrate runoff into subsoil
• 80% TSS removal rate
• Can also be used to meet the water quantity and groundwater recharge requirements
Infiltration Basins
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• Can only be designed to infiltrate water quality design storm volumeo No exfiltration is allowed for quantity storms
• Must meet infiltration criteria and permeability testing in accordance with Appendix E
• Maximum ponding depth from water quality design storm of 24 in.
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• Must include a 6 in. sand layer
• Bottom of basin must be level and un-compacted
• Subsurface infiltration basins require 80% TSS pretreatment
• Design permeability rate 0.5 – 10 inches/hour
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Infiltration Basins– you shouldn’t see…• Designed for water quantity control but no outlet
structureo No infiltrating 2-, 10-, 100- year storm
• Underdrains or liners
• Topsoil or vegetation
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• Thick soil bed and dense vegetation to enhance pollutant removal
• TSS removal rate based on types of plants and soil bed thickness
Bioretention Systems
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• Vary in size from small rain gardens to large basins
• Can be designed to infiltrate or to be underdrained
Bioretention Systems
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• Must include a soil bed at 18-24” thick
• Bioretention mix must consist of following:o 85-95% sand (< 25% fine or very fine sand)o No more than 15% silt and clayo 2-5% clayo Amended with 3-7% organics, by weight
Bioretention Systems – Design Criteria
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• Maximum water quality depth of 12 in. for flat-bottomed systems or 18 in. for sloped systems
• Maximum bottom slope of 10%
• Minimum density of vegetation of 85%
Bioretention Systems – Design Criteria
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• Designed for water quantity control but no outlet structureo No infiltrating 2-, 10-, 100- year storm
• Topsoil, sand cover, turf grass, etc.
Bioretention Systems – you shouldn’t see…
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• Applies to any BMP designed to infiltrate runoffo Infiltration basino Dry wello Bioretention basin (w/o underdrain)o Sand filter (w/o underdrain)
Infiltration Criteria
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• Soil permeability must be tested
• Must apply a factor of 2 to any tested permeability
• Minimum design permeability of 0.5 inches/hour, maximum of 10 inches/hour
Infiltration Criteria
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• Must have at least 2 ft. of separation from seasonal high water table
• Depth to seasonal high water table must be proven via soil testing
• Must assess groundwater mounding impacts
Infiltration Criteria
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• Calculation of water quality design storm volume
• Maximum storage depth of water quality design storm volume
• Outlet set at the storage depth of water quality design storm
Infiltration BMPs – What you should see
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• Protection of infiltration area from compaction and sedimentation during construction
• Nonstructural strategy #6: Minimize soil compaction
• Post-construction soil testing to verify as-built conditions are sufficient to allow infiltration
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Contact Info
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Bureau of Nonpoint Pollution ControlDivision of Water Quality401 East State StreetPO Box 420, Mail Code 401-2BTrenton, NJ 08625-420Tel: 609-633-7021www.njstormwater.org
Armando [email protected]