Water Services ,Stormwater

Management Manual Vol.1

The 2006 Metro Stormwater Management Manual is here and ready for you to view and download! We only updated Volume 1 and Sections 1 and 6 of Volume 4. You should still use the 2000 version of Volume 2, the 1988 version of Volume 3, and the Sections 2 through 5 of the 2000 version of Volume 4.


Regulations - Volume 1 ( 2006 )

Regulations - Volume 1 (Full Document) 6,315kb PDF

For easier download (over a standard 56k modem), this volume has been broken up into its individual chapters; however, some of these files are still substantial in size and may take some time to download. The file sizes are noted at each link.

253kb Cover Page and Table Of Contents
Chapter 1:
92kb Introduction
Chapter 2:
300kb Stormwater Management Policy
Chapter 3:
296kb Administration
Chapter 4:
342kb Permitting Procedures
Chapter 5:
214kb Flood Plain Requirements
Chapter 6:
1,612kb Technical Guidelines and Criteria
Chapter 7:
310kb Post-Construction Water Quality Policies & Procedures
Appendix A:
333kb Plan Submittal Information
Appendix B:
372kb Definitions & Acronyms
Appendix C:
674kb Stormwater BMP Operation and Maintenance Agreement
Appendix D:
569kb Metropolitan Code of Laws 15.64.010 et, seg
Appendix E:
208kb Flood Plain Overlay District Ordinance No. 78-843 and Metropolitan Code of Laws 17.36.170 et, seg
Appendix F:
250kb Stormwater Management Committee Internal Operating Rules and Regulations
Appendix G:
225kb Memorandum of Understanding



Best Management Practices (BMP) Manual - Volume 4

Best Management Practices - Volume 4 (2006) (Full Document) 5,167kb PDF

305kb Cover
Section 1:
409kb Introduction


Permanent Treatment Practices (PTP)
91kb Introduction
PTP-01:
818kb Stormwater Wet Ponds
PTP-02:
886kb Constructed Wetlands
PTP-03:
481kb Bioretention
PTP-04:
373kb Surface Sand Filters
PTP-05:
315kb Water Quality Swales
PTP-06:
143kb Dry Detention
PTP-07:
106kb Filter Strips
PTP-08:
126kb Grass Channels
PTP-09:
255kb Greenroofs
PTP-10:
135kb Underground Sand Filters
PTP-11:
209kb Perimeter Sand Filters
PTP-12:
205kb Organic Filters
PTP-13:
138kb Gravity (Oil-Grit) Separators
PTP-14:
387kb Infiltration Trenches
PTP-15:
369kb Permeable Pavements



Pre-Treatment Water Quality Devices

Approved List of Proprietary Stormwater Quality Units Selection Guide For Pretreatment Applications 12kb PDF

For questions relating to the 2006 Stormwater Management Manual, please contact:

Rebecca Dohn
1607 County Hospital Road
Nashville, TN 37218
Phone: (615) 880-2420
Fax: (615) 880-2425
E-mail: rebecca.dohn@nashville.gov

To purchase a copy of the 2006 Stormwater Management Manual, please contact:

JoAnn Brown
800 Second Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37201
Phone: (615) 862-4588
Fax: (615) 862-4715
E-mail: joann.brown@nashville.gov