Publications

Publications currently available pertaining to Stormwater, Erosion and Sediment Control, and the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act are listed on this page.  Some files are very large and may take time to download.

Please use this order form for the following publications:

• Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook 
• Virginia E&S Control Field Manual
• Virginia E&S Handbook Drawing of Standards & Specifications in AutoCAD
• Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook, Volumes I & II

Virginia Stormwater Management Program

• Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook, Volumes I & II (First Edition, 1999)
  • Volume I - Introduction & Chapters 1-3 
  • Volume II - Chapters 4-6 & Glossary   
• 2013 Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook (Second Edition, DRAFT)
• 2013 BMP Standards & Specifications (DRAFT) 
• Construction General Permit Site Inspection Report

Technical Bulletins

• Technical Bulletin #1 - Stream Channel Erosion Policy Guidance
• Technical Bulletin #2 - Hydrologic Modeling and Design in Karst
• Technical Bulletin #3 - Minimum Standard 3.10E - Plastic Chamber Systems
• Technical Bulletin #4 - Performance- and Technology-Based Water Quality Criterion
• Technical Bulletin #6 - Minimum Standard 3.11C - Filterra Bioretention Filter System
• Technical Bulletin #7 - Minimum Standard 3.02 - Principal Spillway Trash Racks
• Technical Bulletin #8 - Vector Control, Mosquitoes and Stormwater Management

Erosion and Sediment Control

• Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook (Third Edition, 1992) 
• ESC Technical Bulletin #1 - Post-construction soil quality
• ESC Technical Bulletin #2 - Application of Anionic Plyacrylamide for Soil Stabilization and Stormwater Management
• ESC Technical Bulletin #3 - Construction Site Stabilization During Drought Conditions
• ESC Technical Bulletin #4 - Nutrient Management for Development Sites
• ESC Model Ordinance 
• DCR Native v. Invasive Plant Species for Erosion and Sediment Control Frequently Asked Questions 
• Exempt Land-Disturbing Activities Pamphlet regarding land-disturbing activities exempt from the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Law
• ESC Minimum Standards
• Example Erosion and Sediment Control Inspection Report 
• Local Alternative Inspection Program Guidance 

Utility, Pipeline and Railroad Documents

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Land-Disturbing Activities Undertaken by Utility, Pipeline and Railroad Companies 
• Variance Requests for Utility, Pipeline and Railroad Projects: Guidance for Completing a Project-Specific Erosion and Sediment Control Plan 
• Virginia Land-Disturbance Guidance for Telephone, Cable, Electric, Natural Gas Pipeline and Railroad Companies 

Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act

• Better Site Design Brochure 
• Better Land Use Planning for Coastal Virginia 
• Resource Protection Area (RPA) Fact Sheet 
• DCR Bay Act Brochure - Working Together to Protect Streams, Rivers, and the Bay
• Got Buffer? (brochure) 
• Local Wetlands Board - CBPA Coordination Fact Sheet 
• Site Plan Submission Guidelines 

See also CBPA Guidance.

Publications by Other Agencies

• The Stream Restoration and Stabilization Best Management Practices Guide 
• Chesterfield County Resource Protection Area Fact Sheet 
• NVPDC BMP Maintenance Handbook 
• Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay