City of Chula Vista Best Management Practices (BMP) Design Manual

The City of Chula Vista BMP Design Manual (BMPDM), August 2023 update provides guidance for land development and public improvement projects to comply with the 2013 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit (Order No. R9-2013-0001 as amended by R9-2015-0001 and R9-2015-0100). This Manual has been updated and replaces the August 2022 version of the City's BMPDM.

As required by the MS4 Permit, the City of Chula Vista and other Copermittees collaboratively prepared a Model BMPDM to incorporate the updated requirements of the MS4 Permit.  The Model BMPDM was updated in February 2020 to incorporate new content based on lessons learned and input from the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, industry, and project applicants. In accordance with MS4 Permit provisions E.3.d and F.2.b.1, the City of Chula Vista BMPDM has incorporated the content of the updated February 2020 Model BMPDM.

2023 BMP Design Manual (Effective August 3, 2023)

2023 BMP Design Manual Chapters (All)

2023 BMP Design Manual Appendices

• Appendix A: Submittal Templates
• Appendix B: Storm Water Pollutant Control Hydrologic Calculations and Sizing Methods
  • Appendix B.5: Biofiltration BMP Sizing Worksheets
• Appendix C: Geotechnical and Groundwater Investigation Requirements
• Appendix D: Approved Infiltration Rate Assessment Methods for Selection of Storm Water BMPs
• Appendix E: BMP Design Fact Sheets
• Appendix F: Biofiltration Standard and Checklist
• Appendix G: Guidance for Continuous Simulation and Hydromodification Sizing Factors
• Appendix H: Guidance for Investigating Potential Critical Coarse Sediment Yield Areas (CCSYA)
• Appendix I: Forms
  • Individual Forms
    
    • Storm Water Intake Form - SW Applicability Checklist (August 2023 Update)
    • Standard SWQMP Template
    • Priority Development Projects (PDP) SWQMP
    • Form I-3B Site Information Checklist
    • Form I-4 Source Control BMP Checklist for All Development Projects
    • Form I-5 Site Design BMP Checklist for All Development Projects
    • Form I-6 Summary of PDP Structural BMPs
    • Form I-7 Harvest and Use Feasibility Screening
    • Form I-8A Categorization of Infiltration Feasibility Condition Based on Geotechnical Conditions
    • Form I-8B Categorization of Infiltration Feasibility Condition Based on Groundwater and Water Balance Conditions
    • Form I-10 Compact (High Rate) Biofiltration Checklist
    • Storm Water Maintenance Agreement
    • Permanent BMP Construction Self-Certification Form
    • Construction Storm Water Pollution Control Plan (CSWPCP)
• Appendix J: Alternative Compliance Program Guidelines and Development *NEW*
  • Worksheet J-1
• Appendix K: Construction BMP Standards
• Appendix L: Glossary of Terms

 MAPS

• City of Chula Vista HMP Exemptions Map (September 2018)
• City of Chula Vista HMP Exemptions Map (September 2014)
• City of Chula Vista Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) Map

2022 BMP DESIGN MANUAL

• City of Chula Vista BMP Design Manual with Addenda (August 2022)

2021 BMP DESIGN MANUAL

• City of Chula Vista BMP Design Manual (August 2021)

2019 BMP DESIGN MANUAL

• City of Chula Vista BMP Design Manual (March 2019)
• City of Chula Vista BMP Design Manual Appendices (March 2019)

2015 BMP DESIGN MANUAL

• City of Chula Vista BMP Design Manual (December 2015, Updated May 2017)
• City of Chula Vista BMP Design Manual Appendices

Jurisdictional Runoff Management Program (JRMP) Document (Updated January 2018)

The City of Chula Vista’s Jurisdictional Runoff Management Program (JRMP) outlines City-wide programs and activities designed to prevent and reduce storm water pollution within City boundaries.  The JRMP describes the pollution prevention activities that the City implements, as well as the pollution prevention requirements for homes and businesses.  Minimum Best Management Practice (BMPs) for construction sites, commercial and industrial businesses, municipal areas, and residential areas are also included in this update. The City's updated JRMP Document can be found here, along with related Appendices. 

Geographic Information System (GIS) data related to the maps in the City's JRMP Document can be found here.

 Storm Water Ordinance

As part of the JRMP update, the City has also updated its Storm Water Ordinance to align with the current Storm Water Permit.  This includes updates to the list of discharges that are prohibited in the City, such as irrigation runoff.  The City's updated Storm Water Ordinance (Chula Vista Municipal Code CVMC Chapter 14.20 Storm Water Management and Discharge Control) can be found here.

San Diego Bay Watershed Management Area Water Quality Improvement Plan (WQIP)

The City of Chula Vista, along with other responsible agencies, developed a Water Quality Improvement Plan (WQIP) for the San Diego Bay Watershed.  The WQIP includes strategies for addressing the high priority water quality problems in the San Diego Bay Watershed.  The San Diego Bay WQIP can be found here.

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