New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual (August, 2010)
The New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual provides designers with a general overview on how to size, design, select, and locate stormwater management practices at a development site to comply with State stormwater performance standards. This manual is a key component of the Phase II State Pollution Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) general permit for stormwater runoff from construction activities from all sizes of disturbance.
This manual has been prepared by the Center for Watershed Protection for New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and made available to the Empire State Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society for distribution.
The New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual is available for download at this site. Alternatively, the document may be purchased as a paper copy by sending an order form (on the right column of this page) to the Empire State Chapter Soil and Water Conservation Society.
Individual chapters and Appendices are made available for separate downloads. A compiled version provides a complete set of all chapters and appendices organized in a print ready format. Please note: this particular download is recommended for those with a fast internet connection. If you have questions, please contact us via e-mail.
The latest addition to the Design Manual is intended to address runoff reduction and planning and design of green infrastructure. Many valuable comments were received during the public notice and are incorporated into the updated chapters.
2010 Stormwater Management Design Manual
The 2010 Stormwater Management Design Manual can be downloaded in its entirety, or in sections from the table below. Chapters 6, 7, 8, and all of the appendices have not been modified since the last update in 2008.
| Name | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Compiled | 12.9 mB | A complete set of all chapters and appendices organized in a print-ready order, August 2010 |
| Cover | 68 kB | Cover Page |
| Acknowledgments, Forward, Preface |
172 kB | Acknowledgments, Forward, Preface |
| Table of Contents | 30 kB | Table of Contents, August 2010 |
| Chapter 1 | 69 kB | Introduction, August 2010 |
| Chapter 2 | 580 kB | Impacts of New Development, August 2010 |
| Chapter 3 | 87 kB | Stormwater Management Planning, August 2010 |
| Chapter 4 | 546 kB | Unified Stormwater Sizing Criteria, August 2010 |
| Chapter 5 | 4.1 mB | Green Infrastructure Practices, August 2010 |
| Chapter 6 | 2.3 mB | Performance Criteria |
| Chapter 7 | 312 kB | SMP Selection Matrices |
| Chapter 8 | 1.5 mB | Stormwater Pond Design Example |
| Chapter 9 | 90 kB | Redevelopment Projects, August 2010 |
| Chapter 10 | 759 kB | Enhanced Phosphorus Removal Standards, August 2010 |
| References | 42 kB | References, August 2010 |
| Glossary | 78 kB | Glossary, August 2010 |
| Appendix A | 127 kB | Guidelines for Design of Dams |
| Appendix B | 166 kB | Hydrologic Analysis Tools |
| Appendix C | 150 kB | SMP Construction Specifications |
| Appendix D | 615 kB | Infiltration Testing Requirements |
| Appendix E | 84 kB | Plan Review Checklist |
| Appendix F | 146 kB | Construction Inspection Checklist |
| Appendix G | 132 kB | Maintenance Inspection Checklists |
| Appendix H | 247 kB | Landscaping Guidance/ Plant Lists |
| Appendix I | 218 kB | Cold Climate Sizing Example |
| Appendix J | 245 kB | Geomorphic Assessment |
| Appendix K | 1.5 mB | Miscellaneous Details. For smaller downloads of this chapter, go to smaller downloads. |
| Appendix L | 103 kB | Critical Erosive Velocities |
| Section Dividers | 38 kB | Section Dividers |
2008 Stormwater Management Design Manual
The 2008 version of the Stormwater Management Design Manual will remain available until February, 2011.
| Name | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Compiled | 10.1 mB | A complete set of all chapters and appendices organized in a print-ready order (April, 2008) |
| Cover | 148 kB | Cover Page |
| Table of Contents | 132 kB | Table of Contents |
| Acknowledgments, Forward, Preface |
172 kB | Acknowledgments, Forward, Preface |
| Chapter 1 | 646 kB | Introduction |
| Chapter 2 | 1 mB | Impacts of New Development. For smaller downloads of this chapter, go to smaller downloads. |
| Chapter 3 | 920 kB | Stormwater Permit Requirements |
| Chapter 4 | 1 mB | Unified Stormwater Sizing Criteria. For smaller downloads of this chapter, go to smaller downloads. |
| Chapter 5 | 789 kB | List of Acceptable Stormwater Management Practices |
| Chapter 6 | 2.3 mB | Performance Criteria. For smaller downloads of this chapter, go to smaller downloads. |
| Chapter 7 | 312 kB | SMP Selection Matrices |
| Chapter 8 | 1.5 mB | Stormwater Pond Design Example. For smaller downloads of this chapter, go to smaller downloads. |
| Chapter 9 | 1 mB | Application, sizing and performance criteria, as well as alternative practices for redevelopment projects. |
| Chapter 10 | 813 kB | Enhanced Phosphorus Removal Standards, April 2008 |
| References | 124 kB | References |
| Glossary | 112 kB | Glossary |
| Appendix A | 127 kB | Guidelines for Design of Dams |
| Appendix B | 166 kB | Hydrologic Analysis Tools |
| Appendix C | 150 kB | SMP Construction Specifications |
| Appendix D | 615 kB | Infiltration Testing Requirements |
| Appendix E | 84 kB | Plan Review Checklist |
| Appendix F | 146 kB | Construction Inspection Checklist |
| Appendix G | 132 kB | Maintenance Inspection Checklists |
| Appendix H | 247 kB | Landscaping Guidance/ Plant Lists |
| Appendix I | 218 kB | Cold Climate Sizing Example |
| Appendix J | 245 kB | Geomorphic Assessment |
| Appendix K | 1.5 mB | Miscellaneous Details. For smaller downloads of this chapter, go to smaller downloads. |
| Appendix L | 103 kB | Critical Erosive Velocities |
| Section Dividers | 26 kB | Section Dividers |
| 2003 Updates | 3.38 mB | Updates for September 2003 release (a set of replacement pages). Please note, this is a larger pdf file and is not necessary for download unless you are replacing an existing manual. |
| 2003 Updates list | 428 kB | List of changes |
Contact Information
For information regarding the content of the Design manual, contact:
Shohreh Karimipour
NYSDEC, Division of water
625 Broadway - 4th Floor
Albany, NY 12233-3505
(518) 402-8115
dowinfo@gw.dec.state.ny.us
