Applying for Stormwater Quantity Credits
What are the credits available for stormwater quantity management tools/practices?
Only those properties that can demonstrate the capacity to handle a 10-year or 100-year rain event can receive a stormwater quantity credit. To apply for a stormwater quantity credit, property owners must have their applications certified by a state licensed engineer or landscape architect.
Property owners can apply for either the "Standard Quantity Reduction Credit" or the "Additional Quantity Reduction Credit."
- Standard Quantity Reduction Credit. The Standard Quantity Reduction Credit is a 50 percent credit on a property’s stormwater fee. The "Standard Quantity" credit is based on a property’s stormwater quantity management tools/practices being able to retain the 10-year, 24-hour type II SCS storm event to pre-developed conditions. To qualify for this credit, the property owner must demonstrate that stormwater from the property is controlled with an on-site constructed stormwater quantity management tool/practice (BMP).
- Additional Quantity Reduction Credit. The Additional Quantity Reduction Credit is a 100 percent credit on a property’s stormwater fee. To be eligible for the "Additional Quantity" credit, a property’s stormwater quantity management tools/practices must be able to retain the 100-year, 24-hour type II SCS storm event to pre-developed conditions. To qualify for this credit, the property owner must demonstrate that stormwater from the property is controlled with an on-site constructed stormwater quantity management tool/practice (BMP).
You can learn more about stormwater quantity management tools/practices from the Metropolitan Council.
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Last updated Sep. 27, 2011