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Markham Stormwater Management Guidelines

Published by City of Markham

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Type: Guide
Published by: City of Markham
Date: October 2016
Also called: Storm Water Management Guidelines (October 2016) [PDF]
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 95

Overview

The City of Markham's Stormwater Management Guidelines of October 2016, a 95-page engineering guideline linked from the City's environmental engineering guidelines page. It explains the ecosystem-based approach and the planning and approval process, from watershed plans and subwatershed studies to functional servicing and stormwater management reports, then sets out analytical methods, flood, water quality, erosion and water budget criteria, infrastructure design for minor and major systems and ponds, erosion and sediment control during construction, operations, facility assumption, valley systems and monitoring, with submission checklists in its appendices.

What it covers

Table of Contents
Preface To Users
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Stormwater Management: an Ecosystem Based Approach
3.0 Planning and Approval Process for Urban Development
4.0 Analytical Methods
5.0 Governing Environmental Design Criteria
6.0 Stormwater Management Infrastructure Design Criteria
7.0 Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) During Construction
8.0 Operations and Maintenance
9.0 Stormwater Management Facility Assumption Requirements
10.0 Valley Systems and Watercourse Designs
11.0 Monitoring

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