Norfolk Ram provides the following services related to stormwater facility design to clients in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors.
- Stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPP) for commercial and industrial sites
- Design of stormwater Best Management Practice (BMPs) U.S. EPA regulations
- Stormwater interceptor / by-pass systems for pollution control
- Use of innovative Low Impact Design (LID) and bioretention techniques for stormwater control
- Drainage collection feasibility studies and designs
- Stormwater retention/detention facility designs
- Stormwater treatment systems
- Stormwater flooding mitigation - feasibility studies and designs
- Hydraulic / hydrologic studies of streams and watershed
- FEMA flood map amendments (LOMA)
- Drainage basin master plans
- Stormwater management studies
- Storm drain location and mapping using GPS and GIS
For both municipal and industrial clients, Norfolk Ram specializes in ensuring compliance with state and federal EPA regulations pertaining to stormwater management. Over the next five years, many municipalities must comply with the EPA's NPDES Phase II Stormwater requirements. Norfolk Ram offers guidance to help meet the NPDES Phase II requirements which include:
- Public education and outreach
- Public participation and involvement
- Illicit discharge detection and elimination
- Construction site runoff control
- Post-construction runoff control
- Pollution prevention / good housekeeping
Norfolk Ram assists operators of small municipal stormwater sewer systems (MS4's) in urbanized areas and with operation of small construction sites to comply with the NPDES Phase II permit requirements. This includes assistance in developing Best Management Practices (BMPs) to manage stormwater runoff, as required by the permit and performing stormwater sampling and reporting.
For more information contact Mark Bartlett, P.E. (Plymouth office) or Brian Moran, P.E. (Milford office)
Stormwater Management and Drainage Representative Projects
- Drainage Design, Condominium Association, MA
- Drainage Design, Housing Authority (project 1), New Bedford, MA
- Drainage Design, Housing Authority (project 2), New Bedford, MA
- Drainage and Flood Control, Yarmouth, MA
- Stormwater Permit and SWP3 Plan, Whitinsville, MA
- Stormwater Permit and SWP3 Plan, Sand and Gravel Company, Douglas, MA