For the purpose of this chapter, the following
documents shall serve as the official guides and specifications for
stormwater management. Stormwater management practices that are designed
and constructed in accordance with these technical documents shall
be presumed to meet the standards imposed by this chapter:
A.
The New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual
(New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, most current
version or its successor, hereafter referred to as the "Design Manual").
B.
New York Standards and Specifications for Erosion
and Sediment Control, (New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation, Division of Water, August 2005, or most current version
or its successor, hereafter referred to as the "Erosion Control Manual").
Any land development activity shall not cause
an increase in turbidity that will result in substantial visible contrast
to natural conditions in surface waters of the state of New York.
