Performance Summary Reports
The BMP Database project released its first summary report in 1999, based on 75 BMP studies. Since that time, performance summary reports have been released periodically as the database has grown to include over 700 BMPs. To focus on the most current information, only the most recent performance reports are posted on this website. To access historic reports and presentations previously available on the website, Contact Us.
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Report Description
Provides performance summary statistics for the December 2019 release of the BMP Database
Provides context for national water quality challenges and pollutant sources
Summarizes unit treatment process expected to reduce various pollutants.
Identifies research data gaps.
Provides concise summary statistics for pollutant-BMP category combinations, updating the 2014 BMP Performance Summary Report.
Identifies major design factors expected to influence performance for several BMP types
Summarizes availability of design information in the BMP Database
Provides statistical analyses of available design information versus effluent concentrations
Recommends additional research to fill data gaps
Updates 2010 volume analysis report with more in-depth evaluation of bioretention.
Provides an evaluation of volume reduction benefits of various BMP categories as of 2010.
WRF partnered with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to help reduce sediment and nutrient delivery to the Chesapeake Bay, utilizing the BMP Database.
This report summarizes Chesapeake Bay Area BMP data in relation to the national data set for volume, nutrients, and solids as of 2012.
This FAQ explains why percent removal is not recommended as a measure of pollutant removal and is not used in the International Stormwater BMP Database.
