Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT RULES OF THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER
2ND Printing effective February 10, 2003
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ORDER OF ADOPTION OF RULES
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
PART 1: PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION AND REVIEW OF PLATS AND CONSTRUCTION PLANS
- Purpose and Introduction
- Preliminary Plat Submittal and Approval
- Construction Plan Submittal and Approval
- Final Plat Submission and Approval
- Drains Under Jurisdiction of the Drain Commissioner
PART 2: DESIGN CRITERIA FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
- Purpose
- Design Standards for Stormwater Management Facilities
- Methodology
- General Design Requirements
- Spill Containment Cells
- Sediment Forebay
- Infiltration Basins
- Detention Basins
- Additional Design Requirements for Surface Water Discharge to Thermally Sensitive Streams
- Settlement Basin (Direct Surface Water Discharge)
- Alternative Design for Low Risk Detention Facilities.
- Discharges to Waterbodies and Natural Wetlands
- Buffer Strips
- Floodplains
- Safety Considerations
- Stormwater System Maintenance - Private Systems
- Commercial Design Requirements
- Redevelopment
- Landscape Requirements
Examples of Illicit Discharges
TABLES
Table 1 Hierarchy of Preferred Best Management Practices
Table 2 Treatment Methodology
Table 3 Basin Size for 5 Micron Particle Control
Table 4 Planting Seeding Requirements
Table 5 Planting Requirements for Thermally Sensitive Discharges
APPENDICES
Many of the following items are Adobe Acrobat files (.pdf). If you need help with
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- Rainfall Frequency Graphs and and Modified Chicago Method
- Sample Maintenance Plan and Budget
- Sample "Agreement to Establish a Private Drain as a County Drain" (433 Agreement) (.pdf)
- Kalamazoo County Native Seed Mixes
- Kalamazoo County Native Tree & Shrub Species List
- Fee Schedule for Soil Erosion, Development and Drain Related Activities (.pdf)
- Sample Diagrams of Treatment Methods
- Cold Water Streams/Drains Within Kalamazoo County
- High Risk Sites - U.S. EPA Groundwater Protection Guidelines (.pdf)
- Sample Contract for Work Within an Existing County Drain (.pdf)
- USDA Soils Classification/Soil Profile Evaluation Report Form & Soil Triangle (.pdf)
- MDEQ Permit Checklist (.pdf)
- Soil Erosion & Sedimentation Control Permit Application Form (.pdf)
- Rain Garden Design Recommendations (.pdf)
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