Post-Construction Stormwater Management

Stormwater Pond with Water

INTERIM STORMWATER MANAGEMENT POLICY AS A RESULT OF IOWA SF455 LEGISLATION(PDF, 30KB)

Post Construction Stormwater Management Ordinance: Municipal Code Chapter 5B- AMENDED BY INTERIM POLICY ABOVE(PDF, 93KB)

Post Construction Ordinance Technical Guidance(PDF, 2MB)

Financial Security and Performance Bond(PDF, 19KB)

Post Construction As-Built Requirements(PDF, 194KB)

Inspection and Maintenance

Stormwater Facility Maintenance and Inspection Report(PDF, 261KB)

Property owners of lots with stormwater management facilities are responsible for regular inspection and maintenance of the practices. Records are kept for a minimum of 3 years and provided to the city by request. The inspection report form template is provided in the link above. If the system in place is a proprietary system, contact the manufacturer for the inspection checklist for the specific system. The City of Ames does not have a preferred BMP vendor list for BMP inspections, maintenance and/or annual reporting.

Biocell at City Hall

City Watershed Projects

Bloomington Waterway

creek with rocks along edge

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