I may have not have worded my question well. There is always other options, but I do not understand why they would believe that 6% EXISTING GRADE is a limit. Why couldn't one cut a steep site level and then place a filtering practice. It makes no practical sense to me. Also, as racookpe1978...
I have a proposed 5 lot subdivision in NY and it is a difficult site that needs stormwater approvals/permits from multiple agencies. The terrain is steep, which makes meeting water quality and runoff reduction requirements difficult. I have to follow the NYSDEC stormwater manual. I proposed...