New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual (January, 2015)
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.
The 2015 updates include the addition of pond safety provisions in Chapter 6, updated isohyet maps in Chapter 4 and clarification of sizing criteria in Chapters 3, 4, 9, and 10 to be consistent with recent changes to Construction General Permit (GP-0-15-002).
This manual was originally prepared for DEC by the Center for Watershed Protection 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 email us.
2015 Stormwater Management Design Manual
The 2015 Stormwater Management Design Manual can be downloaded in its entirety, or in sections from the table below.
| Name | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cover | 81 kB | Cover Page |
| Acknowledgments & Preface | 35 kB | Acknowledgments & Preface |
| Chapter 1 | 54 kB | Introduction |
| Chapter 2 | 1101 kB | Impacts of New Development |
| Chapter 3 | 231 kB | Stormwater Management Planning |
| Chapter 4 | 1.3 mB | Unified Stormwater Sizing Criteria |
| Chapter 5 | 5.5 mB | Green Infrastructure Practices |
| Chapter 6 | 3.6 mB | Performance Criteria |
| Chapter 7 | 246 kB | SMP Selection Matrices |
| Chapter 8 | 3.1 mB | Stormwater Pond Design Example |
| Chapter 9 | 78 kB | Redevelopment Projects |
| Chapter 10 | 1.3B | Enhanced Phosphorus Removal Standards |
| References | 50 kB | References |
| Glossary | 138 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 | 38 kB | Section Dividers |
