Public Works Department

BMP Annual Maintenance Certification and As-Built Certification Programs

Designing for Maintenance

Information for those who received a BMP Annual Maintenance Certification Protocol Letter.

An As-Built Certification is required for all newly completed BMPs.

Definitions:

BMP
Stormwater Best Management Practice. Examples include: wet pond, constructed wetland, bioretention area, and sand filter.
BMC
BMP Maintenance Certifier. This certification is required to submit BMP Annual Maintenance Certifications of stormwater BMPs to the City of Durham.
BCE
BMP Certifying Engineer. This certification is required to submit As-Built Certifications of recently completed stormwater BMPs to the City.
Stormwater BMP As-Built
This occurs after a BMP has been constructed. The construction of a BMP is certified as to its surveyed constructed condition in relation to the approved design for the facility.
photo of a bio retention area

photo of a maintained wet pond

BMP As-Builts

As-Built Certification Documents/BCE Program

  1. BMP Certifying Engineer (BCE) Program
  2. General BCE Certification Assessment Checklist
  3. Certifications
  4. BCE Certicate
  5. BMP Certificate of Acceptance
  6. BMP Certified Engineers (BCE) List

BMP Maintenance

BMP Maintenance Documents/BMC Program

  1. BMP Annual Maintenance Certification Protocol
  2. BMP Maintenance Certifier (BMC)
  3. Application for BMC Certification
  4. BMC Certificate
  5. BMP Certification
  6. BMP Conditional Certification
  7. BMP EMR Submittal Form
  8. BMP Owner's Financial Disclosure
  9. Protocol Reference Sheet
  10. Annualized Maintenance Costs for Various BMPs
  11. Owner's Maintenance Guide for Stormwater BMPs
  12. Bioretention Area Inspection Report
  13. Closed Sand Filter Inspection Report
  14. Wet Pond Inspection Report
  15. Dry Pond Inspection Report
  16. Open Sand Filter Inspection Report
  17. Underground Detention System Inspection Report
  18. BMP Maintenance Documents/BMC Program
  19. BMP Maintenance Certifiers