Cuyahoga SWCD Storm Water Program

A technical staff focused on better ways to help guide planning, design, construction and maintenance of water quality Best Management Practices (BMPs) and soil quality
improvements based on Clean Water Act responsibilities and Federal Farm Bill programs.

To achieve these goals, Storm Water Program staff work closely with builders, contractors, elected officials, local government staff, and landowners to improve implementation of good erosion and sediment control and post-construction water quality BMPs for development, redevelopment and public infrastructure projects throughout Cuyahoga County.

Quick Links (see "Inside This Issue"):

Long Term O&M

Riparian Setbacks

Soil Quality

Level Spreaders

Post Construction Checklist

Soil Amendment

Construction Methods for Water Quality

Bio-Retention

Thermal Pollution

Soil Drainage Classes

Streambank Stabilization

Informational Links:

Community Riparian and Wetland Guidance

Northeast Ohio Regional Storm Water Task Force

2006 Edition of the Rainwater and Land Development Manual

Construction Site Weekly & Storm Event Inspection Checklist

Example - Duty to Inform Contractors and Subcontractors

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans for Construction Activities

Wetland and Water Quality (presentations):

Keys to Post-Construction Water Quality by Todd Houser, Cuyahoga SWCD (PDF - 6,943 kb)

USACE Regulatory Program by Mark Gronceski, USACE (PDF 377 kb)

Wetland Values and Requirements by Ed Wilk, Ohio EPA (PDF 5,643 kb)

Wetlands by Tina Stonemetz, USACE (PDF 4,003 kb)

Cuyahoga SWCD Technical Notes:
(some information is dated with respect to current National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System rules)

Conservation on Building Lots (PDF 3,780 kb)

Conservation on Developing Areas (PDF 4,113 kb)

Individual Lot Protections (PDF 909 kb)

Silt Fence (PDF 881 kb)

Slow Release Device (PDF 875 kb)

Storm Drain Inlet Protection (PDF 861 kb)

Temporary Seeding (PDF 1.079 kb)

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