The County of San Diego’s Development Resource Page provides County
specific resources for land development and public improvement
projects to comply with the 2013 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
(MS4) Permit (Order No. R9-2013-0001 as amended by R9-2015-0001 and
R9-2015-0100).
Click the button below if you want more
information about the State of California Construction General Permit.
* January 2025 BMP Design Manual revisions
PDP & SWQMP Best Practices Training
This recorded training provides developers, project owners, engineers, architects, landscape professionals, and construction teams with a practical overview of Priority Development Project (PDP) requirements and Stormwater Quality Management Plan (SWQMP) best practices.
The training is intended to help improve the quality of SWQMP
submittals, support compliance with PDP standards, and avoid common
Best Management Practice (BMP) design issues that lead to
review delays.
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MANUALS
- 2013 MS4 Permit (Projects approved after February 26, 2016)
- 2007 MS4 Permit (Projects approved before February 26, 2016)
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GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCES
- Green Streets Informational Flyer
- Green Streets Performance Standard
- Green Streets Guidelines
- Green Streets Design Criteria
- Green Streets Standard Drawings (PDF)(CAD)
- Green Streets Maintenance Schedule
- Green Streets Specifications
- Caltrans Supplement (updated June 2024)
- Greenbook Supplement
- Green Streets PDP Exempt SWQMP
- Green Parking Lots Guidelines
- Green Parking Lot Design Criteria
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DESIGN TEMPLATES AND DETAILS
- Plan Sheet Templates
- Detail Sheets
- Green Street Standard Drawings (PDF)(CAD)
- BMP Design Manual Fact Sheets
- LID Handbook Details
- Construction BMP Details (Caltrans) (CASQA)
- Specifications
- Plant Lists
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GIS RESOURCES
- San Diego County ArcGIS Online Mapping Application
- Find Your Watershed Tool
- 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
- COST TOOLS
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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)
- Letter to Applicants on Feb 16, 2021 Deadline (August 7, 2020)
- STORMWATER REGULATIONS
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SUBMITTAL TEMPLATES
- Stormwater Intake Form (PDF) (Word)
- 2020 SWQMP Forms
- Standard SWQMP (PDF) (Word)
- Priority Development Project (PDP) SWQMP (Word)
- Attachment 10: BMP Installation Verification Package
- BMP IV: Mid-Construction Inspections Form
- BMP IV Photo Guidance
- For other Attachments see Attachment Table on the BMP DM page
- Maintenance Agreement Templates
- Transfer of BMP Maintenance Responsibilities Notification Template
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HYDROMODIFICATION RESOURCES
- San Diego Hydromodification Plan
- Hydromodification Management Exemption Mapping
- Critical Coarse Sediment Yield Assessment
- GIS Data for Hydromod Exemptions and CCSYA (MXD & KMZ data files from WMAA)
- Geomorphic Assessment
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CALCULATORS AND MODELING SOFTWARE
- Pollutant Control
- HMP Control
- Pollutant Control and HMP Control
- Conjunctive Use Handout
- Water Quality Equivalency (WQE)
- MAINTENANCE
- HANDOUTS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS
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TRAINING
- County Training Slides:
- County Training Videos:
- Regional Training Slides: SDHM, SWMM, WQE, BMP Design Manual
If you have questions regarding the Model BMP Design Manual, please email the Regional Model BMP Design Manual Help Desk.
Please contact Planning and Development Services if you have questions about building services, code compliance, land development, or zoning information.
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