Expert Panel Report
Final CBP Approved Expert Panel Report on Stormwater Retrofits (Long Version)

This report (revised January 2015), prepared by the Chesapeake Stormwater Network, establishes a protocol for calculating pollutant removal rates for retrofit projects based on runoff reduction and treatment performance. It provides guidance and adjustor curves for a wide range of retrofit types, helping state and local agencies consistently quantify nutrient and sediment reductions while streamlining reporting and verification requirements.
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View All ResourcesThe Urban Nutrient Management expert panel report was first approved in 2013. In the years since, the Chesapeake Bay Program...
This report (2014, prepared by the Chesapeake Stormwater Network and the Center for Watershed Protection, establishes methods for assigning nutrient...
Recommendations for Crediting Outfall and Gully Stabilization Projects in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (October 2019), refines existing stream restoration protocols...
