US Water Management > Best Management Practices Best Management Practices Sharing best practices with the larger water resources community can increase the efficiency and effectiveness of water resources management. To locate specific best management practices or filter the list by keyword, enter a search term in the Search Best Management Practices box. Search Best Management Practices 1 2 3 4 5 6  2010 Washington Metropolitan Area Drought Operations Summary and Lessons Learned Agency Name Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin Agency Department Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB)-Cooperative Water Supply Operations on the Potomac River (COOP) Practice Description This report has been written to document events that occurred and lessons that were learned during 2010 drought operations to provide assistance to COOP and water utility staff in future years. Focus Areas Drought, Water Supply 2011 Post Flood Report Agency Name Mississippi Valley Division Agency Department Mississippi Valley Division Practice Description Lessons learned from the Great Flood of 2011. The 2011 Flood tested the MR&T flood risk management system (FRMS) like no flood before. The purposes of the overall PFR effort were to: 1) evaluate and document the performance of the MR&T System and how it was managed to reduce flood risks during the 2011 Flood; 2) develop a system-wide approach to sequencing repair efforts to effectively address risks and repair the system to pre-flood conditions; and 3) identify and recommend opportunities to improve the System's future performance. Focus Areas Best Practices, Collaboration, Data, Emergency Response/Disaster Management, Flood, GIS, Risk Management A Regional Guidebook for Applying the Hydrogeomorphic Approach to Assessing Wetland Functions of Depressional Wetlands in the Upper Des Plaines River Basin Agency Name Engineer Research & Development Center Agency Department USACE-ERDC Practice Description This Regional Guidebook characterizes the wetlands in the Upper Des Plaines River Basin using the hydrogeomorphic (HGM) approach. Focus Areas Best Practices, Ecosystems, Wetland Agricultural BMPs Agency Name Massachusetts Agency Department Department of Environmental Protection Practice Description Agricultural "Best Management Practices" are site specific, economically feasible practices that are applied by farmers while accounting for environmental and public health impacts. They are also dynamic in nature and can include new and innovative technologies as they are developed. Because every farm operation is different, BMPs are not intended to be regulatory. However, they are intended to provide guidance on practices that can be implemented on Massachusetts farms. Focus Areas Agriculture, Best Practices Applicability of Constructed Wetlands for Army installations Agency Name Construction Engineering Research Lab Agency Department USACE ERDC CERL Practice Description Reviews approaches for creating constructed wetlands Focus Areas Wetland Beach Nourishment Agency Name Massachusetts Agency Department Department of Environmental Protection Practice Description Basic steps for Beach Nourishment Projects Focus Areas Best Practices, Coastal Best Management Practices Manual for Utility Maintenance in and Adjacent to Wetlands and Waterbodies in New Hampshire Agency Name New Hampshire Agency Department New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development Practice Description The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance to electric, gas, and other service providers and their contractors in order to identify appropriate means and methods for vegetation management and maintaining utility assets in or within the vicinity of jurisdictional wetlands. New Hampshire http://www.nhdfl.org/library/pdf/Publications/DESUtilityBMPrev3.pdf Texas Texas Water Development Board Water Conservation Implementation Task Force Water Conservation Best Management Practices Guide: Texas Water Development Board Report 362 GDS Associates, Inc., Chris Brown Consulting, Axiom-Blair Engineering, Inc. and Tony Gregg, P.E. 2004 The BMPs and the cost effectiveness tools in this Guide are offered to the state's regional water planning groups, water providers, and water users as a tool for planning and designing effective conservation programs. The Guide is organized into three sections, for municipal, industrial and agricultural water user groups ("WUG") with a total of fifty-five BMPs. Focus Areas Best Practices, Conservation, Outreach/Public Education Biodegredation for treatment of POL-Contaminated Soil Agency Name Construction Engineering Research Lab Agency Department USACE ERDC CERL Practice Description Report on using biodegredation, a form of bioremediation, for treatment of soil contaminated by petroleum, oil, and lubricants (POL) Focus Areas Biodegradation, Contaminants, Pol Biological Nutrient Removal Agency Name Construction Engineering Research Lab Agency Department USACE ERDC CERL Practice Description Information on Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) for Army wastewater treatment plants Focus Areas Wastewater Bookmark Agency Name U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Agency Department Tribal Nations Program Practice Description bookmark has tribal policy principles on one side and what a tribal liaison does on the other Focus Areas Ecosystem Restoration, Flood Damage Reduction, International And Transboundary Agreements, Partnerships 1 2 3 4 5 6  Comment Category General Water Quality Water Measurement and Control Mapping Groundwater Surface Water Invasive Species Wetlands and Habitats Water Use Climate Variability Water-related Disasters Topic: Comment Submit Cancel

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