Water
Rivers, Streams, and Lakes
Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Program
State Handbook of Best Management Practices Update Project

State Handbook of Best Management Practices Update Project

Bureau of Water Quality Planning staff have initiated a project to update the 1994 State Handbook of Best Management Practices.

Several tasks have been completed to date towards updating the Handbook:

Preparation of a Handbook Update Gantt Chart Project Planner
- Scheduled tasks forecast completion of the updated handbook in the spring of 2023.
Introduction of the project to the State Conservation Commission
Introduction of the project to the State Environmental Commission
Hosting of a Project Scoping Meeting open to prospective project stakeholders
Invitation to Stakeholders to form a project Technical Advisory Group

Upcoming Tasks:

Preparation of updated Best Management Practice individual descriptions and/or guidance to BMP resources
Advisory and Stakeholder consultation on initial handbook drafts

Project tasks and the flow of work are represented in the diagram below:

BMP Handbook Workflow

For project information, please contact Project Staff:

Chuck Schembre via email: cschembre@ndep.nv.gov
Jon Paul Kiel via email: jpkiel@ndep.nv.gov