BMP Inspection Program

As a Phase I MS4 the City of Norfolk is required by the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act to address post construction runoff from new development or redevelopment.  Stormwater best management practices (BMPs) are installed to ensure water quality and quantity standards are met to reduce pollution and flooding. 

Structural BMPs are designed to be permanent facilities that collect stormwater runoff to remove pollutants prior to releasing the water to a local waterway.  Some examples of BMPs include, but are not limited to, detention basins, retention basins, infiltration practices, bioretention basins, manufactured systems, and grassed swales.

BMPs are to be maintained by owners to ensure they are functioning as designed.  To ensure BMPs are maintained, inspections of BMPs are conducted by a City of Norfolk inspector on an annual basis.  BMPs are inspected according to the Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook and approved site plans.  Please see a sample inspection report at the link below.

Sample Inspection Form: Detention Basin

Pre-Construction BMP Meeting Information

Storm Water Pond & Wetland Maintenance Guidebook

Declaration of Covenants For Storm and Surface Water Facility
And System Maintenance are located on our Site Plan Review page.

For more information on BMPs please click on the following links:

EPA

BMP Clearinghouse