Stormwater Minimum Design Criteria

Session Law 2013-82 required the Department of Environmental Quality to convene a Minimum Design Criteria team that included industry experts, engineers, environmental consultants, university faculty and other stakeholders. The law tasked the team with the following:

To consult with the department in developing minimum design criteria that encompass all requirements for siting, design, construction and maintenance of stormwater BMPs. The minimum design criteria shall be developed with the goal of generating state stormwater permits that comply with water quality standards. DEQ shall submit its recommendations to the N.C. Environmental Review Commission by Feb. 1, 2015.
To consult with the N.C. Environmental Management Commission in developing a fast-track permitting process for issuing state stormwater permits without a technical review when all BMPs comply with all MDCs and the permit application is prepared by a qualified individual. The commission shall adopt a fast-track permitting rule by July 1, 2016.

The Minimum Design Criteria Team met monthly from March 2014 until August 2015. Below are materials team members used to prepare for meetings, as well as meeting minutes, work products and other related documents.

Meeting	Meeting Prep Documents	Meeting Agenda and Minutes
1 - Mar 24, 2014	MDC Team Draft Charter TRW Products Public Notice PENC Webinar on Stormwater Updates Proposed BMP Manual Chapter Outline	3-24-14 MDC Mtg Minutes
2 - Apr 28, 2014	House Bill 480 Proposed MDC Designation Process Proposed "MDC Scorecard" Proposed cover pages for updated Wet Pond Chapter	4-28-14 MDC Mtg Minutes
3 - May 19, 2014	Current Wet Detention Pond BMP Chapter TRW Alternative Wet Detention Pond Design Idea Updated MDCs for All BMPs Updated MDC Designation Process Proposed MDCs for Wet Detention Ponds	5-19-14 MDC Mtg Minutes
4 - Jun 23, 2014	Updated General MDC for all BMPs Memo on General MDC #7 Updated proposed MDC for Wet Detention Ponds	6-23-14 MDC Mtg Minutes
5 - Jul 28, 2014	Current Infiltration Devices BMP Manual Chapter Proposed MDC for Infiltration Devices Current Stormwater Wetland BMP Manual Chapter	7-28-14 MDC Mtg Minutes
6 - Aug 25, 2014	Updated MDC for Infiltration Devices Proposed MDC for Stormwater Wetlands	8-25-14 MDC Mtg Minutes
7 - Sep 22, 2014	Updated proposed MDC for Stormwater Wetlands Proposed MDC for Dry Ponds	9-22-14 MDC Mtg Minutes
8 - Oct 27, 2014	Proposed MDC for Bioretention Cells Proposed MDC for Dry Ponds	10-27-14 MDC Mtg Minutes
9 - Nov 17, 2014	Proposed MDC for Sand Filters Proposed MDC for Filter Strips	11-17-14 MDC Mtg Minutes
10- Dec 15, 2014	Proposed MDC for Disconnected Imp Surfaces Proposed MDC for Swales	12-15-14-MDC Mtg Minutes
OPT - Jan 12, 2015	Proposed MDC for Rainwater Harvesting Proposed MDC for Green Roofs	1-12-15 MDC Mtg Minutes
11- Jan 26, 2015	Proposed MDC for Green Roofs Updated Proposed MDC for Permeable Pavement	1-26-15 MDC Mtg Minutes
12 - Feb 23, 2015	Guidance for February 2015 Meeting	2-23-15 MDC Mtg Minutes
13 - Mar 23, 2015	Guidance for March 2015 Meeting	3-23-15 MDC Mtg Minutes
14 - Apr 27, 2015		4-27-15 MDC Mtg Minutes
15 - May 18, 2015	Draft Fast-Track Process	5-18-15 MDC Mtg Minutes
16 - Jun 22, 2015	Current organization of 15A NCAC 02H Proposed organization of 15A NCAC 02H Proposed draft 15A NCAC 02H .1013 Proposed draft 15A NCAC 02H .1015 Proposed draft 15A NCAC 02H .1031	6-22-15 MDC Mtg Minutes
17 - Jul 27, 2015	Proposed draft 15A NCAC 02H .1003 Proposed draft 15A NCAC 02H .1006 Proposed draft 15A NCAC 02H .1007 Proposed draft 15A NCAC 02H .1008 Proposed draft 15A NCAC 02H .1009	7-27-15 MDC Mtg Minutes
18 - Aug 24, 2015	DEMLR Stormwater Rule Re-Adoption website	8-24-15 MDC Mtg Minutes