BMP Design, Pollutants Controlled Calculation Assistance, and other Technical Manuals

• DEQ Guidebook of BMPs - Introductory Sections 
• Individual BMPs
  • Access Road (v2012.12.5) 
  • Buffer/Filter Strips (v1997.10) 
  • Catch Basin (v1992.12.1) 
  • Check Dam (v2010.2.12)
  • Community Car Wash (v1997.10) 
  • Constructed Wetland (v1997.10) 
  • Construction Barrier (v1992.12.1) 
  • Critical Area Stabilization (v1992.12.1) 
  • Dewatering (v1992.12.1) 
  • Diversions (v2010.2.12)  
  • Dune/Sand Stabilization (v1992.12.1)  
  • Dust Control (v2010.2.12)  
  • Equipment Maintenance and Storage (v1992.12.1)  
  • Extended Detention Basin (v1992.12.1)  
  • Filters (Superseded by  Silt Fence and  Storm Sewer Inlet Protection)
  • Fertilizer Management (v1992.12.1)   
  • Grade Stabilization Structure (v1992.12.1)   
  • Grading Practices (v1992.12.1)   
  • Grassed Waterway (v1992.12.1)   
  • Household Hazardous Waste Disposal (v1992.12.1)   
  • Hydroseeding (v2010.2.12)  
  • Infiltration Basin (v1992.12.1)   
  • Infiltration Trench (v1992.12.1)   
  • Land Clearing (v1992.12.1)   
  • Lawn Maintenance (v1992.12.1)   
  • Modular Pavement (v1992.12.1)   
  • Mulching (v2010.2.12)   
  • Oil/Grit Separators (v1992.12.1)   
  • Organic Debris Disposal (v1992.12.1)   
  • Parking Lot Storage (v1992.12.1)   
  • Pesticide Management (v1992.12.1)   
  • Polyacrylamide (PAM) (v2010.2.12)   
  • Pond Construction and Management (v1992.12.1)   
  • Pond Sealing or Lining (v1992.12.1)   
  • Porous Asphalt Pavement (v1992.12.1)   
  • Riprap (v1997.10)   
  • Riprap-Stabilized Outlet (v2012.12.5)   
  • Rolled Erosion Control Products (v2010.9.9)   
  • Roof Top Storage (v1992.12.1)   
  • Sediment Basin (v2012.12.5)   
  • Seeding (v1992.12.1)   
  • Silt Fence (v2012.12.5)   
  • Slope/Shoreline Stabilization (v1992.12.1)   
  • Sodding (v1992.12.1)   
  • Soil Management (v1992.12.1)   
  • Spoil Piles (v1992.12.1)   
  • Stabilized Outlets (v1992.12.1)   
  • Staging and Scheduling (v1992.12.1)   
  • Stormwater Conveyance Channel (v1992.12.1)   
  • Streambank Stabilization (v1997.10)   
  • Street Sweeping (v1992.12.1)   
  • Storm Sewer Inlet Protection (v2010.2.12)   
  • Subsurface Drain (v1992.12.1)   
  • Tree Protection (v1992.12.1)   
  • Trees, Shrubs, and Ground Cover (v1992.12.1)   
  • Turbidity Curtain (v2012.12.5)   
  • Watercourse Crossings (v1992.12.1)   
  • Wet Detention Basin (v1992.12.1)   
  • Wetland Crossings (v1992.12.1)   
  • Winter Road Management (v1992.12.1)   

Other DEQ BMP Guidance

• Golf Courses: Natural Resource Protection Strategy for Michigan Golf Courses (v1995) (1.6 MB)   
• Forestry: Sustainable Soil and Water Quality Practices on Forest Land (v2009.2.24) (5.6 MB)   
• Preservative-Treated Wood:  Best Management Practices for the Use of Preservative-Treated Wood in Aquatic Environments in Michigan (v2002)  
• Stormwater Management: Stormwater Management Guidebook (v1999.8)   

External Manuals and Technical Guides

• USEPA Management Measures
  • Agriculture
  • Forestry
  • Hydro-modification
  • Marinas & Recreational Boating
  • Urban
  • Wetlands & Riparian Protection & Restoration
• USEPA National Menu of Best Management Practices for Stormwater Phase II 
• Huron Pines RC&D Great Lakes Better Backroads Guidebook
• NRCS Electronic Field Office Technical Guide (eFOTG)
• SEMCOG Statewide Low Impact Development (LID) Manual (15 MB) 
• U.S. Forest Service BMPs for Water Quality on National Forest Lands (5 MB)     

DEQ NPS Engineering Review Guidance and Checklist    

Pollutants Controlled Documentation and Models

• Michigan Pollutants Controlled Manual    
• Michigan Pollutants Controlled Spreadsheet   
• USEPA Spreadsheet Tool for Estimating Pollutant Load (STEPL) Model