Construction Runoff Post-Construction Runoff Pollution Prevention
In general, BMPs are the most effective, feasible methods to address and resolve a problem. Stormwater BMPs can be structural or non-structural (behavioral) changes used to reduce stormwater pollution and fall into four categories:
Traditional measures - measures taken by most municipalities to filter or remove pollutants from stormwater (e.g. catch basins, silt fences).
Pollution prevention - measures taken to limit pollutant exposure to stormwater (e.g. picking up your pet's waste, removing floor drains from your garage or automobile repair facility, recycling, and using fertilizers and pesticides responsibly).
Low technology initiatives - restoring or maintaining the natural condition of the land to absorb and filter stormwater (e.g. using vegetation or wetlands as buffers, using vegetated swales instead of paved surfaces to direct stormwater, minimizing paved surfaces on your property).
High technology initiatives - innovative technologies that can be used to minimize stormwater pollutant loadings to waterbodies (e.g. green roofs, rain gardens).
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