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City Of Atlanta, New Stormwater Ordinance Passes

If you are thinking of building a new home or making an addition to your home, including most pools.  You need to read further.  The following is an excerpt from the Department of Watershed Management:

“Land development permanently alters the way in which stormwater flows across a site due to grading, compaction, and the installation of impervious cover. In order to mitigate these impacts, the City of Atlanta requires, in accordance with Chapter 74, Article X. Post Development Stormwater Management, that stormwater management measures be utilized when constructing a new home or an addition that is greater than 1,000 square feet of impervious surface. The purpose of this document is to provide a guideline for selecting and installing the appropriate stormwater management measures when constructing a home. This guideline employs simplified design standards more applicable to the homeowner/builder experience, thus avoiding the necessity for complex engineering calculations and analysis. This guideline is meant to complement the use of the Georgia Stormwater Management Manual (Blue Book) and the Coastal Stormwater Supplement (CSS). Those documents may be used for design purposes as appropriate in lieu of this document, but must be used for sites that propose more than 5,000 square feet of impervious area.”

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Eco Custom Homes has been installing Rainwater Systems, Bio Swails, and Rain Gardens for over 6 years, so if you have any question on how this affects a future project, give us a call.

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