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OVERVIEW OF BEST
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs) |
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What are
Baseline BMPs?  |
- Good
housekeeping;
reduce spill potential, routine inspections
- Preventive
maintenance;
maintain pipes, pumps, drum/tank storage and stormwater
devices
- Visual
Inspections;
signs of obvious stormwater contamination in outdoor storage
and processing areas
- Spill
Prevention and Response; spill containment of drums and tanks, spill clean-up procedures,
easily accessible spill response products.
- Sediment
and Erosion Control;
Control methods to high erosion areas due to topography
activities or other factors.
- Runoff
Management; flow
diversion, filtering using catch basin inserts, use of
sumps, berms, mitigative techniques such as vacuuming, use
of sorbents.
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What are
Advanced BMPs? |
- Vegetated
Filter Strips
- Detention
Basins and Ponds
- Catch
Basin Filters (disposable)
- Passive
Skimmers
- Litter
Removal Devices
- Silt
Fences
- Drain
Inlet Inserts
- Permanent
Catch Basin Inserts
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