Construction and Runoff Olympia, Washington's storm water management program is integrated with local land use planning, zoning, wetlands protection, floodplain protection, land acquisition, wellhead protection, and building approval programs. For Chesapeake Bay Program Tidewater Areas, Virginia's storm water control programs establish more stringent requirements for impervious areas, storm water controls and erosion and sediment controls. Grand Traverse County, Michigan has enacted a soil erosion and storm water control ordinance which contains many nonstructural as well as structural requirements. Delaware requires training and state certification for inspectors and contractors. Summary Nonstructural practices are being promoted, required and used by all levels of government to reduce the potential impacts of new development.
Nonstructural practices are essential elements in all comprehensive watershed protection programs.
References Frech, Marshall. Cover Story, Land and People, Volume 6 Number 1. The Trust for Public Land. Grand Traverse County, Michigan. Soil Erosion and Storm water Control Ordinance.