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Better Site Design Better site design incorporates a number of best management practices in conjunction with sustainable development when designing a subdivision or portion of a community. This has been used in Michigan in several locations with great success. The key to this type of design is that it can reduce impervious cover by 10% to 50% (CWP, 1998). Design strategies that have a good application in watershed protection include: Open Space Residential Subdivisions, Green Parking Lots (minimized impervious surfaces), Headwater Streets (decreased street widths with decreasing average daily trips), and Rooftop Runoff Management. Erosion and Sediment Control Erosion and sediment control is a critical tool that the watershed group uses to protect waters from sedimentation. The potential impacts to waterways are increased by removal of trees and topsoil, exposed soils, alteration of drainage patterns, and disturbing sensitive areas. Many Michigan communities have existing programs, but they are understaffed and underenforced. Steps such as ensuring the use of buffer strips, reducing sediment loads, and maintaining the boundary of conservation areas and buffers are important. Conducting a good erosion and sediment control program is a critical component of effective watershed protection. Part 31 of Public Act 451 is known as Permit by Rule. Permit by Rule is administered by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and requires any land disturbance greater than 5 acres to obtain a Notice of Coverage in addition to a soil erosion control permit from the local county enforcing agents (CEA) or municipal enforcing agents (MEA). These agencies are identified in the box on the right-hand side of the page. Part 91 of Public Act 451 is administered by the CEAs and requires that a permit be obtained for any land disturbance greater than 1 acre. To contact the MDEQ about the Permit by Rule program, use the following contact information: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Water Bureau, Storm Water Administration PO Box 30657525 West Allegan, 2 nd Floor Lansing, MI 48909-8157 MEAs City of East Lansing 2000 Meritt Road East Lansing, MI 48912 517-337-9459 City of Lansing Public Service Department 7th Floor City Hall 124 W. Michigan Ave. Lansing, MI 48893 517-483-4455 CEAs Clinton County Drain Commissioner Clinton County Courthouse 100 East State Street, Suite 2300 St. John’s, MI 48879 989-224-5160 Eaton County Drain Commissioner 1045 Independence Blvd Charlotte, MI 48813 517-543-7500 Ingham County Drain Commissioner 707 Buhl Drive Mason, MI 48854 517-676-8395 7-4 Looking Glass River Watershed April 2007
MSU Green Roof Street Sweeping Storm Water Best Management Practices As described by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), storm water nonpoint source pollution has a significant impact on water quality in the Unites States. To reduce this impact, it is important that watershed protection measures include examining best management practices (BMPs) used to reduce the amount of pollution that is entering receiving water bodies. Since development causes hydrological changes in the watershed, BMPs must also be chosen to mitigate this effect. A number of BMP types are presented below: • Erosion and Sediment Control systems – These include silt fences, catch basin inserts, and many other systems/actions that reduce erosion at the source and/or trap traveling sediments. • Infiltration systems – These include basins and swales that are designed to allow storm water runoff to slowly percolate into the soil. The primary benefits of these systems are runoff volume reduction and pollutant removal, specifically total suspended solids (TSS), phosphorus (P), nitrogen (N), and metals. • Filtration systems – These include bioretention, sand filters, and filter strips. The primary benefit of these systems is pollutant removal, specifically TSS, P, N, and metals. • Vegetated Swales / Wetlands – These systems are designed to attenuate and reduce runoff in addition to removing pollutants such as TSS, P, N, and metals. • Retention systems – These systems include specialized ponds and function in a similar fashion to infiltration systems in that the total volume of storm water runoff is reduced. These systems typically provide some benefits for pollutant removal, principally TSS. • Detention systems – These systems include basins and vaults that are typically dry and are designed primarily to attenuate runoff discharge but may provide some pollutant removal benefits, specifically TSS. The BMP types discussed above are classified as either vegetative or structural. Vegetative BMPs are those that use vegetation to slow runoff, infiltrate stormwater, and/or filter pollutants. Structural BMPs include those that are hard-engineered (meaning they are typically constructed of concrete or steel). Other BMPs typically fall under the ‘managerial’ category. These BMPs typically aim to reduce pollution by standardizing environmentally responsible activities and educating people about environmental issues and proper actions. These BMPs include such things as ordinances, household hazardous waste programs, and street sweeping. Section 7: Watershed Protection Tools 7-5
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