Stormwater Management Program Design Guidance
Guidance Documents
- Stormwater Management Supplement to the MD Design Manual (August 2010)
- Stormwater Management Supplement to the MD Design Manual Updates (including checklists) (November 2018)
- Definition of the "Site" (revised 10/26/2022)
- Dam Breach Statement
- Policy on Use of Underground SWM Structures in Carroll County, Maryland
- ESD Practices Requiring Onsite Soils/Infiltration Testing(revised 10/19/2022)
Residential
- Standard SWM for Single Lot Residential Construction
- Environmental Site Design - Dry Wells (added 10/20/2022)
- SWM Drywell Bonding Procedures (revised 07/9/2021)
Agriculture
Solar
Legal Documents
- Application for a Variance - Stormwater Management (Chapter 151 of Carroll County Code)
- Sample SWM Deed of Easement and Maintenance Agreement
Materials Specifications
- Bio-Swale, Bioretention, Micro-Bioretention & Rain Gardens (revised 11/20/2023)
- Sand Filters (revised 9/16/2024)
- Submerged Gravel Wetlands (SGWs) (revised 9/16/2024)
Minimum Requirements
- SWM Review Minimum Requirements (revised 1/17/2024)
- Minimum Design Criteria 6 & 7
Operation & Maintenance Inspection Reports
Stormwater Maintenance Schedules
- Bio-Swale
- Drywell
- High Flow Rate Filters
- Micro-Bioretention
- Non-Rooftop Disconnection Wide Shoulder Technique
- Pavement Removal "Urban Soil Restoration"
- Permeable Paving
- Sheet Flow to Conservation Area
- Submerged Gravel Wetland
- Surface Sand Filter Inside MD-378 Pond
- Surface Sand Filter Not in MD-378 Pond
- Underground Facilities
- Underground Infiltration Trench and Commercial Dry Well