The Truckee Meadows Structural Controls Design ... - City of Sparks

Appendix D provides a copy of the District Health Department Vector Control Standards.
1.2 Program Area
The general program for the Truckee Meadows Structural Controls Design Manual is the area
which consists of the Cities of Reno and Sparks and the adjacent urbanized areas in the
southern portion of Washoe County. areas of new development and redevelopment within Per
the municipal stormwater discharge permit issued jointly to the four permittees, the receiving
waters subject to municipal stormwater discharges in the Truckee Meadows include the Truckee
River, Silver Lake Playa, Swan Lake Playa, Whites Lake Playa and the tributaries that drain to
these water bodies.
1.3 Relationship to Other Manuals and Handbooks
The Truckee Meadows Structural Controls Design Manual is intended to be used during the
planning and design phase of new development and redevelopment projects. It should also be
used as a general guidance document to assist owners with understanding the proper operation
and long-term maintenance of their structural controls. During the design of source and
structural treatment controls, the designer should cross-reference the appropriate jurisdictions
drainage design manual to ensure consistent technical approaches and related policies and
procedures. The current drainage design manuals that should be referenced include:
• City of Reno, Public Works Design Manual (2000 or the most current edition).
• City of Sparks, Hydrologic Criteria and Drainage Design Manual (2001 or the most current
edition).
• Washoe County, Hydrologic Criteria and Drainage Design Manual (1996 or the most current
edition).
During the construction phase of new development and redevelopment projects that disturb one
or more acres of land, the Truckee Meadows Construction Site Best Management Practices
Handbook should be used for guidance with permitting requirements and the proper use of
erosion, sediment and waste controls.
1.4 Updates and Revisions
NDEP and EPA require the permittees to develop and implement a Structural Controls Program
that reduces pollutants in storm water discharges to the Maximum Extent Practicable (MEP).
Since the science and technology of storm water quality improvement is evolving and new and
innovative structural controls continue to be developed, the permittees will periodically review
and approve new or innovative structural controls to meet the MEP standard. New approved
source and structural treatment controls may be periodically added to the regional storm water
website www.TMstormwater.com. In addition, the permittees plan to review and update the
Truckee Meadows Structural Controls Design Manual every five years. This schedule will
ensure that the review and update process occurs at least once during each five-year NDEP
stormwater permit cycle. The review process should consist of two tasks; a technical review of
the new structural controls used locally, by other communities and recommended by the EPA;
and a procedural review of how well the Structural Controls Design Manual is being
Truckee Meadows Regional Storm Water Quality Management Program
Structural Controls Design Manual, April 2007 Update
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