Best Management Practices
Many drainage problems are of a localized nature, involving the drainage of only a few residences. However, due to a growing number of citizen complaints the city developed Best Management Practices (BMPs) for commercial and industrial development. The minimum standards for controlling erosion and sedimentation from land disturbance activities are set forth in the latest version of the
Tennessee Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook, developed, and amended from time to time by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). It provides guidance in selecting BMPS and to meet requirements in the City of Springfield
NPDES Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Phase II permit issued by TDEC and the city’s
Storm Water Management Ordinance.