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The following list was compiled from internet research in early 2004. Be aware that this is state-wide guidance only, and local municipalities may have other guidance or requirements that would likely augment or supercede these. Bioretention.com would like to include local references, but we need your feedback

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Alabama No Specific Guidance Found http://www.adem.state.al.us/WaterDivision/WaterDivisionPP.htm
Alaska No Specific Guidance Found http://www.state.ak.us/dec/dawq/nps/stormwater.htm
Arizona No Specific Guidance Found http://www.adeq.state.az.us/index.html
Arkansas No Specific Guidance Found http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/water/branch_npdes/stormwater/default.htm
California No Specific Guidance Found http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/
Colorado No Specific Guidance Found http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/op/wqcc/Other/urbanfinal.PDF
Connecticut No Specific Guidance Found http://www.dep.state.ct.us/wtr/index.htm
Delaware DURMM http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/DNREC2000/Divisions/Soil/Stormwater/New/GT_Stds%20&%20Specs_06-05.pdf
Florida No Specific Guidance Found http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/nonpoint/docs/nonpoint/erosed_bmp.pdf
Georgia RFS DARCY'S LAW Method http://www.georgiastormwater.com/
Hawaii No Specific Guidance Found http://www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/cwrm/
Idaho No Specific Guidance Found http://www.deq.state.id.us/water/water1.htm
Illinois No Specific Guidance Found http://www.epa.state.il.us/water/
Indiana No Specific Guidance Found http://www.in.gov/dnr/soilcons/programs/stormwater.html
Iowa No Specific Guidance Found http://www.state.ia.us/epd/wtrq/npsource/npsintro.htm
Kansas No Specific Guidance Found http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/water/index.html
Kentucky No Specific Guidance Found http://www.water.ky.gov/sw/nps/default.htm
Louisiana No Specific Guidance Found http://www.deq.state.la.us/
Maine No Specific Guidance Found http://www.state.me.us/dep/blwq/docstand/stormwater/index.htm
Maryland RFS DARCY'S LAW Method http://www.mde.state.md.us/Programs/WaterPrograms/SedimentandStormwater/stormwater_design/index.asp
Massachusetts No Specific Guidance Found http://www.mass.gov/dep/brp/stormwtr/stormpub.htm
Michigan No Specific Guidance Found http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3682_3716---,00.html
Minnesota Impervious Area Method http://www.metrocouncil.org/environment/Watershed/bmp/CH3_STFiltBioretention.pdf
Mississippi No Specific Guidance Found http://www.mississippi.gov/frameset.jsp?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mswcc.state.ms.us%2F
Missouri No Specific Guidance Found http://www.dnr.mo.gov/wpscd/wpcp/wp-index.html
Montana No Specific Guidance Found http://www.deq.state.mt.us/wqinfo/nonpoint/NonpointSourceProgram.asp
Nebraska No Specific Guidance Found http://www.deq.state.ne.us/
Nevada No Specific Guidance Found http://ndep.nv.gov/bwpc/bwpc01.htm
New Hampshire No Specific Guidance Found http://www.des.state.nh.us/water_intro.htm
New Jersey No Specific Guidance Found http://www.state.nj.us/dep/watershedmgt/bmpmanualfeb2004.htm
New Mexico No Specific Guidance Found http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/swqb/index.html
New York RFS DARCY'S LAW Method http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dow/swmanual/swmanual.html
North Carolina Rational Method http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/PDF_Files/SW_Documents/BMP_Manual.PDF
North Dakota No Specific Guidance Found http://www.swc.state.nd.us/
Ohio No Specific Guidance Found http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/storm/index.html
Oklahoma No Specific Guidance Found http://www.deq.state.ok.us/WQDnew/stormwater/index.html
Oregon No Specific Guidance Found http://www.lcd.state.or.us/coast/waterguidebook/watergb.html
Pennsylvania Rational Method http://www.pacd.org/products/bmp/bioretention.htm
Rhode Island RFS DARCY'S LAW Method http://www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/benviron/water/permits/ripdes/stwater/pdfs/swfilter.pdf
South Carolina No Specific Guidance Found http://www.scdhec.net/water/shed/home.html
South Dakota No Specific Guidance Found http://www.state.sd.us/denr/denr.html
Tennessee No Specific Guidance Found http://www.state.tn.us/environment/water.php
Texas No Specific Guidance Found  
Utah No Specific Guidance Found http://waterquality.utah.gov/updes/stormwater.htm
Vermont RFS DARCY'S LAW Method http://www.vtwaterquality.org/stormwater/docs/sw_manual-vol1.pdf
Virginia Impervious Area Method http://www.dcr.state.va.us/sw/stormwat.htm#pubs
Washington DC No Specific Guidance Found http://dchealth.dc.gov/services/administration_offices/environmental/watershed/sstsb.shtm
Washington State No Specific Guidance Found http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/nonpoint/nps_plan.html
West Virginia No Specific Guidance Found http://www.wv.gov/Offsite.aspx?u=http://www.dep.state.wv.us/item.cfm?ssid=11
Wisconsin No Specific Guidance Found http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/showcat.asp?id=111
Wyoming RECARGA http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/wm/nps/stormwater/technote.htm

 

 

 

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