Stormwater Atlas

City of Yuma

Drainage Policies and Standards Manual for Maricopa County (adopted by Yuma SWMP)

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Yuma explicitly adopts Maricopa ECDDM/Drainage Policies; local retention rates in City Code Ch.192.

Document Metadata

Jurisdiction level
City

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State
Arizona

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Version / edition
revised 11/2025

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Adoption / effective date
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Last revised date
2025-11

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Relationship to state manual
adopts state manual directly

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Design Criteria

Design storm return periods (years)
2-year, 10-year, 50-year, 100-year

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Water quality volume method
Yuma SWMP/code adopt Maricopa County Erosion Control Drainage Design Manual and Drainage Policies as technical guidance. Maricopa Policy 3.6.6 First Flush: retain or treat the first 0.5 inches of direct runoff; Standard 6.10.2: new developments retain stormwater from a 100-year, 2-hour duration storm. City Code §192-04 retention also references 100-year 2-hour (1.22 in/hr) for residential basins.

First Flush: retain or treat the first 0.5 inches of direct runoff

Maricopa Drainage Policies 3.6.6

Peak flow calculation method(s)
Local 2-year, 24-hour storm peak control (Yuma §195-09), 100-year 2-hour retention volume (Maricopa / Yuma §192-04), 10-year 2-hour street conveyance

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Hydrologic/hydraulic software
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Approved BMP categories
Retention basins, Infiltration / LID BMPs per Maricopa ECDDM, Detention / conveyance controls

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