iSWM: Update to the City of Dallas Storm Water Design Criteria

Question: What does iSWM stand for?

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iSWM stands for integrated Storm Water Management.

Question: What is iSWM?

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The iSWM Design Manual for Site Development is a cooperative initiative developed by the North Central Texas Council of Governments in 2006 that assists cities and counties in achieving their goals of water quality protection, streambank protection, and flood control.

Question: Why is Dallas adopting iSWM?

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Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert has been committed to the environmental issues that Dallas faces. The adoption of the iSWM Design Manual for Site Development is a first step towards improving water quality and changing site development practices to create a city landscape that works with the natural environment. To see other environmental initiatives that the City is undertaking and for tips on how the help make Dallas a "greener" place to live go to www.greendallas.net.

Question: What affect will iSWM have on developers?

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The City of Dallas wants to work with local developers to make the transition to iSWM as simple as possible. The biggest difference that developers will notice will be the use of site design practices that will be required to meet a certain level of water quality protection. If you have any questions or comments please submit them using the Public Input tab to the left. The dates for future townhall meetings that will address the adoption of iSWM will be posted on the project calendar. Please check back regularly for updates.