Stormwater Control Measures
What is a Stormwater Control Measure?
Stormwater control measures are designed to remove pollutants from urban runoff, improve water quality, and control quantity before the water reaches our rivers and streams.
There are two categories of SCMs, "structural" and "non-structural". Non-structural SCMs have no physical structures associated with them, and they are designed to limit the amount of pollutants that could end up in stormwater runoff. Non-structural SCMs can include minimizing the amount impervious area for site development, providing a vegetative buffer along local water bodies, incorporating existing landscape features in a site plan, and educational outreach programs. Non-structural SCMs tend to be less costly than structural SCMs, and can work with structural SCMs to lessen the amount of stormwater runoff that would need to be treated.
Structural SCMs are permanent fixtures that are constructed to treat stormwater runoff. Structural SCMs are part of a comprehensive plan to reduce stormwater pollution. Without structural SCMs, pollution from urban runoff would directly enter Fayetteville's rivers and streams, which would harm aquatic life and potentially degrade the quality of drinking water. The City of Fayetteville often refers to the North Carolina Stormwater Design manual issued by the North Carolina Department of Department of Environmental Quality for approved stormwater control measures.
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