The water quality benefits of our 47 Best Management Practices (BMPs), which are described in the SWMP Plan and Annual Report, are supported by research and/or common sense approaches to reducing storm water pollution within the framework of the Department’s organization and mission. Many of the BMPs are implemented statewide instead of being limited to the MS4 regulated (urbanized) areas. BMPs focus on the following:

• Public Involvement/Public Education (includes training for ODOT employees)
• Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
• Storm water outfall inventory for MS4 regulated area
• Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Controls
• ODOT Supplemental Specification 832 contains temporary sediment and erosion controls
• Post Construction Storm Water Management
• ODOT’s Location & Design Manual, Vol.2, Drainage Design (Sections 1115-1117 contain ODOT’s approved alternative post construction storm water BMPs)
• Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping