Water Services ,Stormwater

Notices

NOTICE ... The Metropolitan Nashville - Davidson County Stormwater Management Committee (SWMC) has adopted a new monthly meeting schedule. The Committee shall meet on the first Thursday of each month beginning October 2008. (Adopted September 4, 2007) To view the revised meeting schedule, CLICK HERE.

NOTICE … Effective immediately, for all Stormwater Management Committee (SWMC) variance requests for Minimum First Floor Elevation (MFFE), the Applicant shall evaluate the need for any uncompensated fill in the floodplain. There is now an additional requirement for the following item on the Stormwater Management Committee Variance Checklist:

  • Item 18: The Applicant shall specify on the application the amount of uncompensated fill required (if none, state so). If any uncompensated fill is required, the Applicant shall provide cut and fill calculations along with a plan for how water quality shall be achieved.

PLEASE NOTE: FEE AND POLICY CHANGES EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 2007

Effective December 1, 2007, Metro Water Services, Stormwater Division, will begin implementation of fees for reviewing plans submitted to our office and for issuing any applicable Grading Permit. A Project Fee Computation Worksheet has been prepared to determine applicable fees associated with a project, and a completed worksheet will be required to be submitted by the applicant with any new submittal to our Plans Review office. Please Do not include payment with initial submittals. Calculated fees will be reviewed and verified during sufficiency review. Payment for Plan Review fees will be required prior to technical review. Payment for Grading Permit fees, if applicable, will be required prior to a Pre-Construction meeting being scheduled. Please make checks payable to Metro Water Services.

To access the Project Fee Computation Worksheet, click on the following link: Project Fee Computation Worksheet

In addition, the filing fee for variance requests and appeal applications before the Stormwater Management Committee (SWMC) will be reduced from $560.00 to $335.00.

NOTICE … There are now additional requirements for the following items on the Stormwater Management Committee Variance Checklist:

  • Item 3: North arrow prominently marked on map.
  • Item 6: Highlight and number each buffer disturbance on the Plan of Record. Delineate streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, community waters, and associated buffers.
  • Item 7: Detailed Plan of Mitigation for disturbed buffer areas prepared in accordance with Section 6.9.6 of the Stormwater Management Manual.
  • Item 8: Project location prominently marked on map and flood profile.
  • Item 11: North arrow prominently marked on map.

NOTICE ... The Metropolitan Nashville - Davidson County Stormwater Management Committee has adopted a new agenda case limit policy. The cases placed on each meeting agenda of the Committee shall now be limited to the number that can reasonably be heard within the designated meeting time of 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Any remaining cases shall be placed on the next agenda in accordance with Section F1.1.1 of the Stormwater Management Manual dated November 2006. (Adopted February 15, 2007)

NOTICE ... The Metropolitan Nashville - Davidson County Stormwater Management Committee has adopted a new inclement weather policy. Typically, during inclement weather (snow, for example), if Metro Schools are closed or opening late, the Stormwater Management Committee meeting shall be cancelled. However, depending on road or other hazardous conditions, please call (615) 880-2334 for further information on the meeting schedule. (Adopted February 1, 2007)

NOTICE ... The approved list of Proprietary Stormwater Quality Units for Pretreatment Applications is now available for download. Please CLICK HERE

NOTICE ... The 2006 Metro Stormwater Management Manual IS HERE and ready for you to view and download!  We only updated Volume 1 and Sections 1 and 6 of Volume 4.  You should still use the 2000 version of Volume 2, the 1988 version of Volume 3, and the Sections 2 through 5 of the 2000 version of Volume 4. Click on the "2006 Stormwater Management Manual" link to the left of this page for details.

RAIN GARDENS ... Ideas, Resources, and Helpful Information Now Available as well as information regarding Low Impact Development. CLICK HERE

NOTICE ... STORMWATER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS CHANGED

Due to the overwhelming number of appeal applications received at the last minute on Wednesdays and the time required to review each application, the deadline to submit SWMC appeal applications has changed to NOON on Wednesday prior to the Thursday meeting. The deadline dates remain the same.

NOTICE ... For any issues related to

  • Receiving Grading Permit Application Submittals.
  • Reviewing Grading Plans.
  • Engineer Conferences.
  • Receiving Stormwater Variance Appeal Application Submittals.
  • Receiving and reviewing As-Built Certification Submittals.

The Stormwater Engineering Department has MOVED to the 1st floor of the new office building next to Howard School. The new location is:

Metro Office Building
800 Second Ave S
Nashville, TN 37210

Click HERE for more information and contact details.

NOTICE ... The Metropolitan Nashville - Davidson County Stormwater Management Committee has adopted new meeting protocol procedures. Please review the information on the Variance Information page or download this information in PDF format.

Making The Connection: Smart Growth & Water Resources Protection - A new on-line training module from the EPA's Watershed Academy.

NOTICE ... The Metro Public Health Department’s Mosquito Control Program begins trapping and testing mosquitoes May 2nd. They are asking for the community’s help to control mosquitoes this spring and summer. For more information please visit Metro's Public Health website.

NOTICE ... A new on-line, distance learning training module called “Growth and Water Resources” has recently been posted on EPA's Watershed Academy Web at: http://www.epa.gov/watertrain/smartgrowth/. This training module explains how changes in land use affect water resources, and presents national data on trends in development patterns and activities on land that have become increasingly significant challenges for achieving water quality standards.

NOTICE... TENNESSEE LANDOWNER INCENTIVE PROGRAM: This new program is designed to protect, enhance, or restore rare species habitats on Tennessee’s private lands. TNLIP will provide 75% cost-share assistance and some cash incentives for landowners to implement best management practices on their property. For more information on this program and whether your property may be eligible, go to http://www.state.tn.us/twra/wildlife/tnlip.html.

NOTICE... The summary of submittal requirements for variance requests to the Metro Stormwater Management committee have been updated (criteria 12-15 added, which relate to applicants outlining their respective site hardship(s) requiring a variance). Click HERE to view requirements.

NOTICE... In an effort to provide a platform by which entities within the Metro development community can facilitate the efficient and effective management/placement of land disturbance-related fill materials (soil and/or rock), Metro Water Services Stormwater Management Section is launching a "Nashville Soil Trader" website.

This site will allow the posting of information about any soil and/or rock that an entity wishes to either make available to or receive from others. The "exchange" of this material will be entirely orchestrated by and the responsibility of the involved parties who are endeavoring to arrange a deal - not Metro. Metro assumes no liability in association with this web site and has no involvement whatsoever with the exchange process. We will initially screen each listing submittal for appropriateness and remove listings as requested by the original submitter (emails requesting that a posting be deleted should be sent to dale.binder@nashville.gov).

Metro staff will be evaluating this platform over the coming weeks to determine if it is a worthwhile endeavor and whether it should be continued.

Please remember that project sites either placing or removing more than 100 cu. yds. of fill material, require a Metro Grading Permit. Also, fill material shall not contain any material that would be considered to be trash, refuse, demolition/disposal materials, or any other type of waste material.

We would like to thank the City of Portland, Oregon for their technical input relating to this initiative.

NOTICE... Per Metro Permit obligations to State/Federal entities, page 68 of Volume 1 of the Stormwater Management Manual has been updated to reflect recent changes in State regulations (that necessitates revision of our Manual). The change relates to the fact that the site size that requires a TDEC/State general construction permit decreased from 5 acres to 1 acre in March of 2003. Metro is required by the State to verify coverage under this permit before any site is issued a Grading Permit.

NOTICE... In an effort to better communicate (earlier in the process) the information that our office needs in order to schedule a project for a pre construction meeting, we've formulated a "Pre Con Application Form" that will be given out to customers when they initially submit their Grading Permit application to our Plans Review Section. It is also on our web site HERE. This form will serve to provide applicants with a summary listing of the information they should be pursuing/collecting while their plans are being reviewed. The applicant should fax this short form to our office once it is completed.

NOTICE... Information relating to Metro's Grading Permit is now posted here. This document summarizes the Grading Permit Process (as taken from Vol. 1 of the Stormwater Management Manual) relating to what activity requires a Grading Permit, how to apply, the issuance process, exemptions, variances enforcement, etc.

NOTICE... An overview of the revised Metro floodplain/buffer regulations (August 4, 2003)has been posted (Metro Floodplain/Buffer Regulation Information). This version includes changes brought about by the recent amendment of the following Metro floodplain regulation -"SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE NO. BL2002-1021 A substitute ordinance amending Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code, zoning regulations, by amending Section 17.28.040 Floodplain/floodway development standards by providing new restrictions on development in floodplains and floodways, all of which is more particularly described herein (Proposal No. 2002Z-019T)."