Development Resources

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• MANUALS
  • 2013 MS4 Permit (Projects approved after February 26, 2016)
    • BMP Design Manual
    • Supplemental Guidance for future updates to the BMP Design Manual
    • County of San Diego Guidance on Green Infrastructure
    • Water Quality Equivalency for Region 9
    • San Diego Hydrology Manual (SDHM) 3.1 Manual
  • 2007 MS4 Permit (Projects approved  before February 26, 2016)
    • County LID Handbook 
    • Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan
• DESIGN TEMPLATES AND DETAILS
  • Plan Sheet Templates
    • Standard Template (AutoCAD) (PDF)
    • PDP Template (AutoCAD) (PDF)
    • Example (PDF)
    • Construction BMP Template (AutoCAD) (PDF)
  • Detail Sheets
    • Green Street Standard Drawings (AutoCAD)(PDF) 
    • BMP Design Manual Fact Sheets
    • LID Handbook Details
    • Construction BMP Details (Caltrans) (CASQA)
  • Specifications
    • Green Streets Specifications
    • Bioretention Soil Mix (LID Manual Spec)
    • Green Book
    • Caltrans
  • Plant Lists
    • San Diego County Low Water Use, Ignition Resistive Plants
    • Bioretention Plant List (Fact Sheet E.26)
    • County LID Handbook Plant Palette
• GIS RESOURCES
  • San Diego County ArcGIS Online Mapping Application
    • Watershed Finder
    • 85th Percentile Map
  • Watershed Management Area Analysis (WMAA) Data
  • SanGIS Regional Data Warehouse
  • San Diego County Rainfall Station Map
  • San Diego County Zoning and Property Information Tool
  • County of San Diego Citizen Access Portal
  • San Diego County Survey Records System
  • Soils Hydrology Group in PDS Initial Study Research Packet
    • User Guide for PDS Initial Study Research Packet
• COST TOOLS
  • Maintenance Costs for Structural BMPs
  • Unit Price List (PDF)
  • Full Unit Price List (Excel)
• PRIOR LAWFUL APPROVAL
  • County of San Diego Guidelines for Establishing Prior Lawful Approval
  • PDS Letter to Applicants (Feb. 10, 2016)
  • DPW Letter to Applicants (June 20, 2016)

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• SUBMITTAL TEMPLATES
  • Stormwater Permit Application (Intake Form)
  • SWQMP Forms
    • Standard
    • Priority Development Project (PDP)
    • Green Streets PDP Exemption
    • Alternative Compliance Program (ACP)
  • Final BMP Approval 
    • Installation Verification Form
  • Maintenance Agreement Templates
    • Category 1 Maintenance Notification
    • Category 2 SWMA Agreement Instructions
    • Construction Project Acceptance Memo
  • Developer Notification Letter Templates
    • Developer Notification Certification
    • Subdivision Notification Template
    • Developer Notification Template
• HYDROMODIFICATION RESOURCES
  • San Diego Hydromodification Plan
  • Hydromodification Management Exemption Mapping
  • Critical Coarse Sediment Yield Assessment
    • Potential Critical Coarse Sediment Mapping
    • Resource Protection Ordinance
  • GIS Data for Hydromod Exemptions and CCSYA (WMAA Data)
  • Geomorphic Assessment
    • San Diego Geomorphic Assessment Vulnerability Calculator
    • SCCRWP Hydromodification Field Screening Tool
    • SCCWRP Field Manual for Accessing Channel Susceptibility
• CALCULATORS AND MODELING SOFTWARE
  • Pollutant Control
    • Automated Pollutant Control Worksheet
  • HMP Control
    • BMP Sizing Calculator 
    • BMP Sizing User Guide
    • BMP Sizing Calculator Methodology
    • San Diego Hydrology Model (SDHM) 3.1
    • EPA SWMM
      • San Diego County Rainfall Data
      • Manning’s n Values for Overland Flow
  • Water Quality Equivalency (WQE)
    • WQE Automated Worksheets
• MAINTENANCE
  • Maintenance Sheets
    • BMP Maintenance Plans
    • Inspection Sheets/Self-Verification Forms
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Fact Sheets for Property Owners
• TRAINING
  • Training Slides: SDHM, SWMM, WQE, BMP Design Manual
• HELP
  • Model BMP Design Manual Help Desk
  • PDS Project Manager