Course: GFM 101 Fundamentals of Green Facilities Management

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Best Management Practices (BMP)

Reading:  Click on the links to read the sections about Best Management Practices for Water Conservation.

Best Management Practices (BMP) is a term used in the United States and Canada to describe a type of water pollution control. Historically the term has referred to auxiliary pollution controls in the fields of industrial wastewater control and municipal sewage control, while in stormwater management (both urban and rural) and wetland management, BMPs may refer to a principal control or treatment technique as well.

Beginning in the twentieth century, designers of industrial and municipal sewage pollution controls typically utilized engineered systems (e.g. filters, clarifiers, biological reactors) to provide the central components of pollution control systems, and used the term "BMPs" to describe the supporting functions for these systems, such as operator training and equipment maintenance. Stormwater management, as a specialized area within the field of environmental engineering, emerged later in the 20th century, and practitioners have used the term BMP to describe both structural or engineered control devices and systems (e.g. retention ponds) to treat polluted stormwater, as well as operational or procedural practices (e.g. minimizing use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides).

LAKE WATER QUALITY ISSUES

Soil Erosion

Nutrients & Algae Production

Microorganisms

Sampling Programs

E. Coli Monitoring Results

Aquatic Organisms

Undesirable Aquatic
Organisms

Lake Springfield Watershed
Planning Committee