2.7  Runoff Management for New Development/Redevelopment

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USEPA aimed this measure at actively controlling or treating storm water resulting from newly developed sites or those that are redeveloped.  It will afford the best long-term opportunity for directly alleviating the negative impacts of urban runoff.  In most cases, this measure will involve the enactment of new codes or ordinances that will need to specify a number of actions or requirements.

Measures for this element could include minimizing impervious areas, the maintenance or restoration of natural infiltration, protecting or creating wetlands, the use of vegetated drainage ways and the use of structural best management practices (BMPs), such as wet ponds, filter strips, porous pavement and infiltration trenches.