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Storm Water Management Technical Standards

House construction Storm Water Construction and Post-Construction Technical Standards are documents that specify the minimum requirements needed to plan, design, install and maintain a wide array of conservation practices aimed at preserving the land and water resources of Wisconsin. They are based on current research, field experience, the best available technology, and are a primary component to many federal, state and local conservation programs.

The Department in accordance with s. NR 151.31, Wis. Adm. Code, has approved the technical standards listed below. The Department recommends that these technical standards be used for erosion/sediment control or storm water management as they have been determined to be adequate and effective to implement the performance standards of subch. III or IV of ch. NR 151, Wis. Adm. Code.

Construction Site Erosion & Sediment Control

STANDARD Number Effective Date
Channel Erosion Mat [PDF 142KB]
1053
08/05
De-watering [PDF 544KB]
1061
04/07
Ditch Checks [PDF 25KB]
1062
03/06
Construction Site Diversion [PDF 20KB]
1066
03/06
Dust Control [PDF 125KB]
1068
03/04
Grading Practices for Erosion Control - Temporary [PDF 131KB]
1067
03/04
Interim Sediment Control: Water Application of Polymers [PDF 268KB]
1051
11/02
Land Application of Anionic Polyacrylamide [PDF 615KB]
1050
07/01
Mulching for Construction Sites [PDF 142KB]
1058
06/03
Non-channel Erosion Mat [PDF 165KB]
1052
08/03
Sediment Bale Barrier [PDF 136KB]
1055
08/03
Sediment Basin [PDF 91KB]
1064
03/06
Sediment Trap [PDF 193KB]
1063
09/05
Seeding [PDF 160KB]
1059
11/03
Silt Fence [PDF 37KB]
1056
03/06
Silt Curtain [ZIP 554KB]
1070
09/05
Stone Tracking Pad and Tire Washing [PDF 108KB]
1057
08/03
Storm Drain Inlet Protection For Construction Sites [PDF 379KB]
1060
10/03
Turbidity Barriers [PDF 1.4MB]
1069
09/05
Vegetative Buffer for Construction Sites [PDF 141KB]
1054
05/03
Notes:
  • Standards updates: Errata [PDF 14KB]
  • Downers Grove North CAD format files use the DGN file extension

Post-Construction Storm Water Management

STANDARD
Number
Effective Date
Bioretention for Infiltration [ZIP 733KB] Tech Note
1004
07/06
Compost [PDF 90KB]
S100
10/04
Infiltration Basin [ZIP 901KB] Tech Note
1003
10/04
Infiltration Trench 
n/a
Proprietary Storm Water Sedimentation Devices [PDF 269KB]
1006
05/08
Rain Gardens:  A how-to manual for homeowners" [PDF 3MB]
8/05
Site Evaluation for Stormwater Infiltration [PDF 183KB] *
1002
02/04
Swales Updated 5/10/2007 [PDF 228KB] 1005 5/07
Wet Detention Pond [ZIP 658 KB]
1001
10/07
  • * Errata: The technical standard contains a reference to the NRCS Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils. Since this technical standard was developed, there has been an update to the referenced field book. The current version is 2.0.
  • Updates to Post-Construction Standards: Errata [PDF 21KB]
  • Post-Construction Workshop Presentations: Technical Standards are created via the Standards Oversight Council (SOC) process. The SOC is an organization charged with working through the inherent difficulties of coordinating the needs of diverse interests and overseeing the development, maintenance and distribution of quality technical standards for conservation practices in Wisconsin.
  • For more information see: Standards Oversight Council [exit DNR]
  • For additional information also see the Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association: WLWCA [exit DNR]

Turf Nutrient Management (Developed Urban Areas and Non-municipal Properties)

MS4 Modeling Guidance

  • MS4 Modeling - NR 151.13 (20/40% TSS Standard) [PDF 218KB]
  • Errata for MS4 Modeling (8/15/05) [PDF 29KB]
  • Process to assess and model grass swales (TSS reduction) (4/24/2008) [PDF 52KB]
  • Errata to swale guidance (8/2008) [PDF 32KB]

Additional Guidance



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Last Revised: Friday October 24 2008