NJDEP BMP Manual
Cover and Contents(PDF, 2MB)
Includes the cover pages, Notes on Technical Updates, Acknowledgements, and Table of Contents.
Chapter One(PDF, 70KB)
Impacts of Development on Runoff discusses the impact of development on the quality and quantity of stormwater runoff.
Chapter Two(PDF, 267KB)
Low Impact Development Techniques provides information how to use structural and nonstructural to provide lower impact development.
Chapter Three(PDF, 111KB)
Regional and Municipal Stormwater Management Plans presents guidance on the development of regional and municipal stormwater management plans.
Chapter Four(PDF, 163KB)
Stormwater Pollutant Removal Criteria provides guidance on how to meet the water quality performance standards.
Chapter Five(PDF, 510KB)
Computing Stormwater Runoff Rates and Volumes presents the mathematical methods for the stormwater runoff rates, volumes, and the stormwater quality and quantity design storms. This chapter provides information computations for unconnected impervious areas, and also contains an overview of various stormwater pollutant loading models.
Chapter Six(PDF, 950KB)
Groundwater Recharge discusses the groundwater recharge methodology, the groundwater recharge design storm, and the details of the New Jersey Groundwater Recharge Spreadsheet (NJGRS).
Chapter Seven(PDF, 2MB)
Landscaping provides information on vegetation and landscaping for stormwater management measures.
Chapter Eight(PDF, 56KB)
Maintenance and Retrofit of Stormwater Management Measures provides information to be included and considered in a maintenance plan, and discusses retrofit of stormwater management facilities.
Chapter Nine(PDF, 38KB)
provides general information on Structural Stormwater Management Measures
Chapter 9.1(PDF, 1MB)
Standard for Bioretention Systems
Chapter 9.2(PDF, 743KB)
Standard for Constructed Stormwater Wetlands
Chapter 9.3(PDF, 295KB)
Standard for Dry Wells
Chapter 9.4(PDF, 123KB)
Standard for Extended Detention Basins
Chapter 9.5(PDF, 217KB)
Standard for Infiltration Basins
Chapter 9.6(PDF, 49KB)
Standard for Manufactured Treatment Devices
Chapter 9.7(PDF, 285KB)
Standard for Pervious Paving Systems
Chapter 9.8
Standard for Rooftop Vegetated Cover (reserved)
Chapter 9.9(PDF, 197KB)
Standard for Sand Filters
Chapter 9.10(PDF, 245KB)
Standard for Vegetative Filters
Chapter 9.11(PDF, 284KB)
Standard for Wet Ponds
Appendix A(PDF, 219KB)
Low Impact Development Checklist provides information to assist reviewers and designers in the demonstration that nonstructural stormwater management measures have been implemented in a project.
Appendix B(PDF, 56KB)
Municipal Regulations Checklist provides information to assist municipalities in incorporating nonstructural stormwater management measures into the master plan, land use and zoning ordinances.
Appendix C(PDF, 4MB)
Sample Municipal Stormwater Management Plan provides an example as well as guidance on the municipal plan required to be developed by every municipality.
Appendix D(PDF, 144KB)
Model Municipal Stormwater Control Ordinance for Municipalities provides a sample stormwater ordinance consistent with the requirements of the Stormwater Management Rules.