BMP Design Manual​

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services is currently in the process of revising the BMP Design Manual, which will now be called the Stormwater Control Measure (SCM) Design Manual. As part of this process, a draft version of the manual can be viewed online. Visit the SCM Design Manual page to view the draft document.

View a list of revisions(PDF, 68KB)


Cover and Table of Contents(PDF, 376KB) - Revised July 1, 2013


Chapter 1(PDF, 69KB) - Introduction - 2008


Chapter 2(PDF, 201KB) - Ordinances - Revised January 21, 2011


Chapter 3(PDF, 2MB) - Hydrology - Revised July 1, 2013


Chapter 4.0(PDF, 215KB) - Structural Storm Water Control - Revised July 1, 2010

Chapter 4.1(PDF, 2MB) - Bioretention - Revised July 1, 2013

Chapter 4.2(PDF, 3MB) - Wet Pond - Revised July 1, 2013

Chapter 4.3(PDF, 1MB) - Storm Water Wetland - Revised July 1, 2013

Chapter 4.4(PDF, 1MB) - Enhanced Grass Swale - Revised July 1, 2013

Chapter 4.5(PDF, 238KB) - Grass Channel - 2008

Chapter 4.6(PDF, 433KB) - Infiltration Trench - Revised July 1, 2013

Chapter 4.7(PDF, 1MB) - Filter Strip/Wooded Buffer Strip - Revised July 1, 2013

Chapter 4.8(PDF, 2MB) - Sand Filter - Revised July 1, 2013

Chapter 4.9(PDF, 1MB) - Extended Dry Detention - Revised July 1, 2013

Chapter 4.10(PDF, 51KB) - Proprietary and Innovative BMPs - Revised July 1, 2013


Chapter 5(PDF, 3MB) - Outlet Structures - Revised July 1, 2013


Chapter 6(PDF, 199KB) - Vegetation and Landscaping - Revised July 1, 2010


Appendix A - Plant List Development(PDF, 57KB) - Revised January 20,2010
Appendix A - Mecklenburg County BMP Plant List(PDF, 146KB) - April 30, 2008
Appendix B - Mecklenburg County Invasive & Exotic Plant List(PDF, 102KB) - April 30, 2008
Appendix C - Mecklenburg County Seed Mix List(PDF, 94KB) - April 30, 2008
Appendix D - Plant Spacing(PDF, 183KB) - Revised July 1, 2010