Posted: 10 October 2006 at 1:59pm | IP Logged

Welcome, participants and those interested in the November 29, 2006 CTE National Broadcast featuring "The International Stormwater BMP Database: A Resource for BMP Selection and Design Guidance."

This broadcast will introduce the BMP (Best Management Practices) Database, and also provide guidance on monitoring and examples of how municipalities and DOTs are contributing to and using the database.

We encourage your participation in this important program and invite you to join the discussion now by submitting your questions for consideration by the panelists.

Posted: 31 October 2006 at 10:18am | IP Logged

Questions for November 29th BMP Database Panel from the City of Boise Stormwater Program in Boise, ID:

(1) Why are infiltration practices so desperately under represented in the database?

(2) How will the database be updated in the long term to address regional and/or state certification for effectiveness?

Posted: 06 December 2006 at 10:29am | IP Logged

Reply from Ben Urbonas, Urban Drainage & Flood Control District (Denver, CO):

The database contains data on sites that submitted their test data.  Very few infiltration sites submitted data or have a reference site to compare against as required by the database.

Posted: 06 December 2006 at 10:30am | IP Logged

Reply from Richard Tveten, Washington State DOT (Olympia, WA):

Limited research funds tend to be spent testing BMPs in situations where compliance with surface water quality standards is most in doubt.  As most infiltration facilities rarely discharge to surface waters, there tends to be less testing of them.