BMP Design Manual
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services is currently in the process of revising the BMP Design Manual, which will now be called the Stormwater Control Measure (SCM) Design Manual. As part of this process, a draft version of the manual can be viewed online. Visit the SCM Design Manual page to view the draft document.
View a list of revisions(PDF, 68KB)
Cover and Table of Contents(PDF, 376KB) - Revised July 1, 2013
Chapter 1(PDF, 69KB) - Introduction - 2008
Chapter 2(PDF, 201KB) - Ordinances - Revised January 21, 2011
Chapter 3(PDF, 2MB) - Hydrology - Revised July 1, 2013
Chapter 4.0(PDF, 215KB) - Structural Storm Water Control - Revised July 1, 2010
Chapter 4.1(PDF, 2MB) - Bioretention - Revised July 1, 2013
Chapter 4.2(PDF, 3MB) - Wet Pond - Revised July 1, 2013
Chapter 4.3(PDF, 1MB) - Storm Water Wetland - Revised July 1, 2013
Chapter 4.4(PDF, 1MB) - Enhanced Grass Swale - Revised July 1, 2013
Chapter 4.5(PDF, 238KB) - Grass Channel - 2008
Chapter 4.6(PDF, 433KB) - Infiltration Trench - Revised July 1, 2013
Chapter 4.7(PDF, 1MB) - Filter Strip/Wooded Buffer Strip - Revised July 1, 2013
Chapter 4.8(PDF, 2MB) - Sand Filter - Revised July 1, 2013
Chapter 4.9(PDF, 1MB) - Extended Dry Detention - Revised July 1, 2013
Chapter 4.10(PDF, 51KB) - Proprietary and Innovative BMPs - Revised July 1, 2013
Chapter 5(PDF, 3MB) - Outlet Structures - Revised July 1, 2013
Chapter 6(PDF, 199KB) - Vegetation and Landscaping - Revised July 1, 2010
Appendix A - Plant List Development(PDF, 57KB) - Revised January 20,2010
Appendix A - Mecklenburg County BMP Plant List(PDF, 146KB) - April 30, 2008
Appendix B - Mecklenburg County Invasive & Exotic Plant List(PDF, 102KB) - April 30, 2008
Appendix C - Mecklenburg County Seed Mix List(PDF, 94KB) - April 30, 2008
Appendix D - Plant Spacing(PDF, 183KB) - Revised July 1, 2010