Dane County Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Manual

Dane County's Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Manual provides information to help landowners, developers and consultants meet the requirements of Dane County's Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Ordinance. Chapters 1 through 3 include information on why erosion control and stormwater management is needed, the standards that must be met county-wide, when permits are required, and steps in obtaining an approved plan and permit. The appendices include descriptions of 40 practices that can be used in combination to meet the erosion control and stormwater management standards.

The Manual is available online in Adobe Acrobat format (pdf) through the links provided in the table of contents below. To request a printed copy of the manual ($20 + $5 shipping), or to sign up for the email registry to be notified when updates to this Manual are posted on the web site, send an email to lwrd@co.dane.wi.us.

Please help Dane County improve this manual by providing suggestions for future editions. Submit proposed changes and additions, including your recommendations on where to observe examples of practices in Dane County, by email or mail.

All of the following documents are in Adobe Acrobat format unless otherwise specified.

Complete ECSM manual (8.2 Mb pdf, updated 01/01/2007)

Table of Contents

• Cover Page and Acknowledgements (79 Kb pdf)
• Table of Contents and Preface (63 Kb pdf)
• Chapter 1: The Ordinance (434 Kb pdf)
• Chapter 2: Erosion Control (670 Kb pdf)
• Chapter 3: Stormwater (377 Kb pdf)
• Appendices Table of Contents
  (including links to 40 management practices) (39 Kb pdf)
• Appendix I: Management Practices Preface (32 Kb pdf)
• Appendix II: Infiltration Modeling (166 Kb pdf)
• Appendix III: Hydrology (45 Kb pdf)
• Appendix IV: Basin Efficiency (235 Kb pdf)