Murfreesboro Water and Sewer Department
STORM WATER DEPARTMENT - (615) 848-3200
Stormwater Design Manuals
Design principles and technical guidance to reduce impacts of stormwater runoff and to reduce stormwater fees.
Water Quality Protection Areas
The Murfreesboro City Council adopted the WQPA ordinance on March 8, 2007. This ordinance requires that land developers and subsequent property owners preserve a buffer zone of natural vegetation alongside streams and associated wetlands. The widths are a minimum of 35 or 50 feet on each side of the stream, depending on the USGS-cartographic depiction of the stream.
What is a Water Quality Protection Area (WQPA) and why is it important? See the presentation on the WQPA for the Storm Water Advisory Committee given on December 9th, 2005, and a presentation before City Council on February 1, 2007.
Guidance is available for engineers and surveyors on how to mark and note Water Quality Protection Areas on site development plans and plats.
Making the Connection: Smart Growth and Water Resource Protection
A new on-line, distance learning training module called "Growth and Water Resources" has recently been posted on EPA's Watershed Academy Web. This training module explains how changes in land use affect water resources, and presents national data on trends in development patterns and activities on land that have become increasingly significant challenges for achieving water quality standards.
Rain Gardens
Rain gardens are bowl-shaped gardens designed to absorb more than their fair share of rainwater runoff. They are placed in residential yards and in commercial settings and can serve several beneficial functions including both storm water quantity and management of runoff quality improvement.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has more information about rain gardens and their usefulness.
Land Development and Post-construction Stormwater Managment
For the past two decades the rate of land development across the country has been more than two times greater than the rate of population growth. If unchecked, the increased impervious surface associated with this development will increase stormwater volume and degrade water quality, which can harm lakes, rivers, streams, and coastal areas.
The best way to mitigate stormwater impacts from new developments is to use practices to treat, store, and infiltrate runoff onsite before it can affect water bodies downstream. Innovative site designs that reduce imperviousness and smaller-scale low impact development practices dispersed throughout a site are excellent ways to achieve the goals of reducing flows and improving water quality.
Post-Construction Storm Water Management in New Development and Redevelopment
Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies and Practices
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