Case Study
Maintenance Planning for Stormwater BMPs
Maintenance Planning for Stormwater BMPs Client: Stormwater Coalition of Albany County Location: Albany County, NY To address the varied stormwater challenges of Albany County, the Coalition has implemented a number of best management practices (BMPs), including detention ponds, constructed wetlands, in ltration basins, bioretention cells, and vegetated swales. The sustained and e ective maintenance of these BMPs is critical to their performance. Hazen and Sawyer has developed general maintenance cards to provide step-by-step instruction and clear timetables for the maintenance of these BMPs. Project Outcomes and Benefits Twelve, two-sided cards facilitate enhanced design review, maintenance, and inspection of stormwater management practices. An additional New York State Invasive Plants ca