To protect these resources, communities, construction companies, industries, and others, use stormwater controls, known as best management practices (BMPs). These BMPs filter out …

Jul 9, 2025 · First released in October 2000, the menu of BMPs is based on the stormwater Phase II rule's six minimum control measures. EPA has found the practices listed in the menu of …

Nov 4, 2025 · BMP stands for Best Management Practice. And while that sounds like something out of a regulatory handbook, it really just means “the best ways to manage your site so you …

• Use a professional forester to help plan and conduct your forest management activities, and be sure to choose a logger that has been trained in BMPs when harvesting your timber

The primary method to control stormwater runoff is the use of best management practices (BMPs). Stormwater BMPs are devices, practices, or methods that are used to manage …

BMPs are specific practices or actions used to reduce or control impacts to water bodies from nonpoint sources of pollution, most commonly by reducing the loading of pollutants from such …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines best management practices (BMPs) as strategies which “focus on preventing pollutants from contacting stormwater.”

The International Stormwater Best Management Practices Database (BMPDB) is a repository of BMP field studies and related web tools, performance summaries, and monitoring guidance. …

EPICs require BMPs and practices to be implemented during construction to protect biological, historical, archeological, vegetation, and water resources, and to manage hazardous materials.

Dec 12, 2025 · EPA has found the practices listed in the menu of BMPs to be representative of the types of practices that can successfully achieve the minimum control measures.