Urban Best Management Practices
Protecting our Waters through Technical Assistance
 
 
 
 
 
 
Urban Best Management Practices

Storm water pollution prevention through best management practices helps you, your clients, the community, and the environment in several ways including:
- The value of your property
- The health of the environment
- Protection drainage and slowing/eliminating flooding
- The economics of the community.

There are lots of different types of BMPs to use on your property for both construction activities or for the homeowner. The landowner has lots of options. Click here for more information about rain gardens, cistrens, green roofs, soil supplements, and rain barrels.

For more information about construction BMPs, click on Rule 5 to the left of the page.


 
Example

Rain barrels collect rain water off the roof and store it until it can be used for any non-potable source.