Minnesota Stormwater Manual
developing responsible solutions for stormwater management statewide
EOR developed the nationally recognized Minnesota Stormwater Manual in conjunction with the Minnesota Steering Committee, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the national Center for Watershed Protection. The main purpose of the statewide stormwater manual is to provide innovative and advanced stormwater management practices to professional stormwater managers and others who integrate with stormwater managers and stormwater issues.
During the introduction of the manual, EOR was responsible for conducting the statewide training sessions and educated over 900 stormwater professionals on the use of the manual, as well as on the application of its principles via an intensive design exercise.
Key features of the manual:
- Minnesota’s regulatory framework regarding water resources
- statewide stormwater best management practices (BMPs)
- BMP design, cost, operation/maintenance and performance
- cold climate adaptations for stormwater management
- low impact development (LID) + conservation design principles
- the impact of stormwater on drinking water sources
- unified sizing criteria and stormwater credits
- stormwater management case studies from Minnesota
- links to hundreds of other resources
In 2006, The Minnesota Stormwater Manual was ranked as the
#1 stormwater manual in the nation during the Environmental
Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Stormwater Coordinator’s Conference.