Technical Report

Technical Bulletin No 4: Technical Support for the Baywide Runoff Reduction Method

Published on April 15, 2026
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CSN Technical Bulletin No. 4, provides the scientific and engineering basis for a standardized framework to design effective combinations of runoff reduction and stormwater treatment practices across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. It supports implementation of environmental site design (ESD) by translating current research into practical tools for rapidly selecting and integrating stormwater controls at the site and subwatershed scale.

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