City of Rochester

New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual (adopted; applies in Rochester)

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Municipality-level coverage record: Rochester adopts the statewide NYS Stormwater Management Design Manual (July 31, 2024). Criteria mirrored from ny-state extraction; city-specific ordinance overlays not separately extracted. Pipeline excerpt repair removed 3 unlocated citation(s).

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Other manuals in New York: City of Albany, City of Buffalo / Buffalo Sewer Authority, City of Syracuse, City of Yonkers, New York, New York City, New York State, New York State

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Jurisdiction level

City

“or other individual hired by the municipality Learn about the resources the local program has at its disposal. If government staff are being trained, develop a maintenance plan that is consistent with their knowledge and understanding. Be aware of equipment and materials o”
p. 323

State

New York

“New York State Department of Environmental Conservation”
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Relationship to state manual

adopts state manual directly

“urban stormwater runoff 2. To provide design standards on the most effective stormwater management approaches including: o Incorporation of runoff reduction achieved by infiltration, groundwater recharge, reuse, recycle, evaporation/evapotranspiration through the use of runoff”
p. 11

Design Criteria

Design storm return periods (years)

1-year, 2-year, 10-year, 100-year

“1, 2, 10, 100 year design storms (NYS Design Manual)”
Design criteria chapters

Water quality volume method

90% Rule: WQv (acre-feet) = (P * Rv * A) / 12, where Rv = 0.05 + 0.009(I)

“90% Rule: WQv (acre-feet) = (P * Rv * A) / 12, where Rv = 0.05 + 0.009(I)”
WQv chapter

Peak flow calculation method(s)

TR-55, TR-20

“computer program dt depth of trench TR-55 Technical Release No. 55 Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds du dwelling units ts thickness of stone reservoir E sediment basin efficiency UIC Underground Injection Control ED extended detention USC Unified Soil Classification EPA En”
pp. 15–16

Hydrologic/hydraulic software

USDA NRCS TR20, HydroCAD, Pond Pack, StormCAD, Hydraflow, HEC-HMS

“USDA NRCS TR20, HydroCAD, Pond Pack, StormCAD, Hydraflow, HEC-HMS”
Software guidance

Approved BMP categories

Stormwater Ponds, Stormwater Wetlands, Infiltration Practices, Filtering Practices, Open Channel Practices

“Stormwater Ponds; Stormwater Wetlands; Infiltration Practices; Filtering Practices; Open Channel Practices”
SMP chapters