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BMP Planning and Technical Specifications Manual for Construction Sites in Kentucky

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This PDF is KYTC BMP Manual Section 1 only—focused on construction-site BMP planning and technical specifications rather than statewide post-construction hydrologic sizing; local programs (MSD, LFUCG) carry additional quantitative standards.

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Jurisdiction level

state

“funding provided in part by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Kentucky Division of Water (KDOW)”
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State

Kentucky

“Kentucky Division of Water”
Technical Review Committee

Version / edition

Section 1

“KY BMP Manual Section 1”
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Adoption / effective date

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Relationship to state manual

independent

“The manual is consistent with other Kentucky state and local guides that contain information on controlling polluted runoff from construction sites”
Chapter 1, Introduction

Design Criteria

Design storm return periods (years)

10-year, 100-year

“All erosion protection and sediment control (EPSC) measures must be designed and installed to accomplish an 80 percent design removal efficiency goal for total suspended solids, using a 10-year, 24-hour storm event design.”
Chapter 2, Louisville-Jefferson County MSD

Water quality volume method

No statewide post-construction water quality volume formula in this section; Louisville-Jefferson County MSD requires erosion and sediment controls designed for 80% TSS removal using a 10-year, 24-hour storm event, and post-construction treatment controls include infiltration, filtration, and retention or detention facilities per LID principles.

“Treatment.controls.can.include.infiltration.devices.or.sites,.filtration.devices,.and.retention.or.detention.facilities.”
Chapter 3, Section 3.3 Post-Construction Stormwater Management

Peak flow calculation method(s)

Hydrologic and hydraulic analysis for 100-year floodplain construction permits

“hydrologic and hydraulic analysis must be performed ... determines the expected 100-year flood heights and the delineation of the floodway”
Chapter 2, Section 2.6 Kentucky Floodplain Construction Permit

Required hydrologic/hydraulic software

Not found in document

No evidence cited

Approved BMP categories

Land Grading, Construction Exit, Temporary Diversion (Berm or Ditch), Temporary and Permanent Seeding, Mulching and Sodding, Silt Fence, Brush, Rock, and Sediment Barriers, Erosion Control Blankets and Turf Reinforcement Mats, Sediment Traps, Sediment (Detention) Basins, Buffer Zones and Filter Strips, Rock-Lined and Grass-Lined Channels, Check Dams, Bioretention and Infiltration (post-construction), Good Housekeeping and Spill Prevention

“Silt Fence ... Sediment (Detention) Basins ... Buffer Zones ... Filter Strips ... Rock-Lined Ditches and Channels ... Grass-Lined Ditches and Channels”
Chapter 4 Table of Contents