Knox county tennessee stormwater management manual volume 2 technical guidance page 4190 4. The property maps represented on this site are compiled from information maintained by your local county assessors office and are a bestfit visualization of how all the properties in a county relate to one another. Chad mccormick and bernie maloy and the university of tennessee water resources research center. Williamson county, tennessee storm water management regulations. Knox county offers a costshare program to install agricultural best management practices bmps, like exclusion fencing and watering facilities for livestock, and repair failing septic systems. Additionally, washington county, tennessee is designated as a qualified local program qlp. New bmps, or technologies that are not included in this table may be approved by the engineering department on a casebycase basis for the treatment of stormwater quality. Stormwater services online requests knox city council. Hamilton county stormwater management technical standards manual. Stormwater management practices and procedures manual revised 112210 updated 11712 updated june 19, 2015 revised october 1, 2017. All culverts shall be hydraulically designed to determine whether inlet and outlet control conditions govern for the design storm discharges.
Best management practices bmp manual city of knoxville. These resources are vulnerable to impacts from prevailing development patterns in the region. You can also view a pdf of the original 2008 ordinance. Knoxville bmp manual january 2018 city of knoxville. Metropolitan nashville davidson county stormwater management manual volume 1 regulations february 2016 explanation of maintenance document the maintenance document for a site is comprised of the following elements. Knox county s stormwater management aims to improve and maintain the health of knox county water resources by mitigating the effects of. The original npdes permit for the city of knoxville was approved on july 1, 1996 by tdec for a period of 5 years. This site contains information for the knox county engineering department, such as their stormwater manual and contact information. A stormwater management strategy may include protection of natural areas, design of communities to reduce stormwater generation, and pollution prevention programs, as well as the stormwater management practices which are the focus of this technical manual. Minimize cut and fill for new development on steep slopes. This manual provides standards for the design and implementation of measures to prevent and control erosion, sediment, and other forms of stormwater pollution and is intended to assist developers, engineers, contractors, inspectors, and property owners in the selection and use of best management practices bmps for the design of new facilities. A combination of lot level, conveyance, and endofpipe stormwater management practices are. Smart center faculty conduct a tennessee smart yards rain garden workshop at the annual tennessee stormwater association meeting, henry horton state park.
For more information, please visit the land development offices webpage. This water needs to be captured and safely directed through a combination of pits, pipes, tanks, overland flow paths, roadways, public open space passive and active, retarding basins, wetlands and waterways, away from human life and property. Sevier county and municipalities hillsides and ridges study. Tss removal % for structural bmps knox county tennessee. Whole manual pdf chapter 1 introduction pdf chapter 1 addressing stormwater management needs pdf 1. An infiltration trench is an excavated trench filled with stone aggregate used to capture and allow infiltration of stormwater runoff into the surrounding soils from the bottom and sides of the trench. City of knoxville, tennessee land development manual stormwater engineering division july 2019 chapter 22. Limit the steepness of cut and fill slopes to a maximum of 3. Illicit connections and illegal dumping section 22. Stormwater management manual for western washington. Currents the latest on stormwater news and current events. Research specialist university of tennessee august 2012 april 20 9 months. A stormwater management program must be developed to reduce stormwater pollution, with several elements for which demonstrable progress must be achieved each year. Knox county tennessee stormwater management manual page 12 chapter 3 regulations.
Contact the stormwater inspector to conduct a final inspection prior to request for a certificate of occupancy. Knoxvilleknox county metropolitan planning commission. Knox countys stormwater management aims to improve and maintain the health of knox county water resources by mitigating the effects of. City of maryville policy manual for stormwater quality management. A guide for protection of state waters through the use of best management practices during land disturbing activities. City of sevierville stormwater sevierville, tennessee.
The npdes stormwater program regulates stormwater discharges from three potential sources. Smart center faculty daniel yoder, john tyner, and andrea ludwig speak at the tn stormwater association knox county green development symposium. Knox county tennessee stormwater management manual general application stormwater bmp4. To meet the city of seviervilles post construction runoff reduction requirements, engineers must refer to the guidelines of our stormwater ordinance.
Coauthored lowimpact development manual for plan east tennessee and knoxville metropolitan planning. Stormwater washington county, tennessee development services. Stormwater management manual means a document prepared and maintained by the. Knox county stormwater management ordinance adopted 1. Washington state department of ecology water quality program.
Chapter 3 provides a description of applicable local ordinances and other state and federal regulations that may be encountered when grading, development, andor redevelopment activities are performed in knox county. East tennessees iconic water resources are a sustaining economic, social, and environmental asset. Williamson county, tennessee storm water management regulations 11 section 1. Rainfall data is collected and maintained by the stormwater engineering division, suite 475 city county building 2152148, as part of the npdes monitoring program. Knox county tennessee stormwater management manual volume 2 technical guidance page 14. Knox county stormwater inspectors conduct the final site inspection using a modified site inspection checklist. Knox county tennessee stormwater management manual 4. Section 1 policies and procedures hamilton county, tennessee. Knox county stormwater management has grant funds available to help residents of the roseberry creek watershed improve water quality on their lands. Urban development alters the hydrology of watersheds.
The text from these manuals was suitably modified andor referenced so as to meet the city of maryvilles stormwater needs. Knox county, tn stormwater management manual volume 1. The knoxville best management practices bmp manual is published and. Knox county, tennessee stormwater management manual.
Knox county stormwater management manual volume 2, technical. Knox county, tn stormwater management manual volume 2. This manual provides standards for the design and implementation of measures to prevent and control erosion, sediment, and other forms of stormwater. Stormwater management manuals and stormwater ordinance.
Knox county, tn stormwater advisory board executive summary october 2007 prepared by amec earth and environmental, inc. This stormwater technical standards manual is intended to establish the policies relating to stormwater management, stormwater quality practices, and flood control, submittal requirements and procedures for issuance of a stormwater permit, and. The property lines are determined by examining detailed property descriptions on deeds and by using surveys created by a. Urban stormwater runoff essentially refers to the water from a rainfall event that is not absorbed into the ground and runs off the surface.
This is the most up to date version of the ordinance. Some areas have been densely developed and runoff flows exceed the capacity of existing council stormwater drainage pipes. The state of tennessee and the tennessee department of environmental conservation were granted delegated authority by the epa to administer their own national pollutant discharge elimination system npdes permitting program for wastewater and stormwater discharges associated with construction activity, industrial activity as well as municipal separate storm sewer. Volume 1 whole manual pdf chapter 1 introduction pdf. Chapter 1 addressing stormwater management needs pdf. Washington county, tennessee is designated as a municipal separate storm sewer system ms4 and through their npdes stormwater discharge permit with the state of tennessee is required to develop a stormwater management program. Coauthored lowimpact development manual for plan east tennessee and. The knox county stormwater management manual has been developed to assist property owners, developers, engineers, and landscape. Knox county tennessee stormwater management manual. However, site designers may modify the templates to include inspections and maintenance elements as needed and appropriate for the bmps.
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