Since 1969 the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District has maintained and distributed the Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual which consists of three volumes:

• Volume 1 and 2 provide guidance for planning and design of drainageway channels and hydraulic structures.
• Volume 3 provides guidance for the selection and design of stormwater quality best management practices.

Volume 3 was completely revised and reprinted in 1999.  Volumes 1 and 2 were completely updated in 2001.

Convenient web pages are provided for downloading subseqent revisions and updates to all three volumes.  

Volume 1, 2, and 3 are no longer available for purchase.  All chapters and related software, spreadsheets and drawings are available for downloads.

By downloading any of these files,
you acknowledge that you have read and agree with the terms contained in the Disclaimer.

NOTE:  After successfully downloading the files, we recommend that you print the document using the
double-sided option immediately and replace the corresponding pages in your copy of the Manual.

UDFCD Computational Tools, and USDCM software Support Group:

A user group was set up through Google™ to serve as a forum for exchange of information about UDFCD supported software and spreadsheets, all freeware. 

You are encouraged to join this group in order to get notices on the latest updates to the software Criteria Manual, and spreadsheets available for download from UDFCD.  You will also be able to exchange with other users information about problems, solutions, tricks, etc. that you encounter or find  

This site will also contain Frequently Asked Questions from the user community to view. 

To sign up for this site go to http://groups.google.com/group/UDFCD-support and then proceed to open a Google account if you do not have one, or go to your google account to add this site on your list.

List of Download Files

INSTRUCTIONS: Right click on the selected item and select "Save Target as…" on the drop-down menu. Direct all files to the same directory, either one for each Volume or a single directory containing both Volumes to maintain the hyperlinks between the Table of Contents and individual chapters/sections.

If you download the entire volume at a time, you will be downloading a WinZip file. Extract the files to each Volume’s directory to its folder or, if you chose, to a directory containing the files of both Volumes.

Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual – 2001 Edition (Includes Later Revisions)

The following contains a list of individual Chapters of the 2001 edition of the Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual’s Volumes 1 and 2.

All of them may be downloaded for free in Adobe (*.PDF) format.The note within the "{ }" brackets {e.g., 2005-03} gives latest date of that chapter’s revision or update.

Each volume contains a section summarizing of the changes made to the 1969 edition of the Manual and subsequent revisions/corrections made since the release of the 2001 edition.

If you prefer, you may download the Entire Volume 1 and/or Volume 2 of the Manual in WinZip file format by selecting the title of the volume below. Each Volume contains the latest revisions and updates, including the 2005-03 reformatting.

*Download Individual Chapters of the Volumes 1 and 2, or complete Volumes 1 and 2 of the Manual:

Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual – Volume 1(entire volume) {2008-04} (WINZIP 10 MB)
Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual - Volume 1 (revised chapters only) {2008-04} (WINZIP 5.17 MB)

Chapter 00 Preface {2001-06} (PDF 47 KB)
Chapter 01 Drainage Policy {2001-06} (PDF 644 KB)
Chapter 02 Drainage Law {2001-06} (PDF 407 KB)
Chapter 03 Planning {2001-06} (PDF 566 KB)
Chapter 04 Rainfall {2004-01- Minor Rev.} (PDF 2.1 MB)
Chapter 05 Runoff {2008-04 - Significant Rev.} (PDF 1.3 MB)
Chapter 06 Streets/Inlets/Storm Sewers {2004-01– Major Rev.} (PDF 1.9 MB)
Chapter 07 Major Drainage (2008-04 – Significant Rev.} (PDF 4.04 MB)
Table of Content Vol. 1  {2006-08} (PDF 36 KB)
Inside Cover Vol. 1 {2008-04} (PDF 24 KB)
Summary of Changes Vol. 1 and DISCLAIMER {2008-04} (PDF 42 KB)
Cover - Outside Vol. 1  {2008-04} (PDF 484 KB)
Cover - Outside Spine Vol. 1  {2008-08} (PDF 39 KB)

 Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual – Volume 2 (entire volume) {2008-04} (WINZIP 22.7 MB)
Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual – Volume 2 (revised chapters only) {2008-04} (WINZIP 7.1 MB)

Chapter 08 Hydraulic Structures {2008-04} (PDF 4.39 MB)
Chapter 09 Culverts {2001-07} – Significant Rev.  (PDF 1.5 MB)
Chapter 10 Storage {2008-04} (PDF 2.73 MB)
10 Chapter Storage rev pp 11, 12, 37, 38 {2007-06} (PDF 136 KB)
Chapter 11 Flood Proofing {2001-06} (PDF 984 KB)
Chapter 12 Revegetation {2001-06} (PDF 646 KB)
Chapter 13 Design Examples – Part 1 {2001-06} (PDF 34 KB)
Chapter 13 Design Examples – Part 2 {2001-06} (PDF 856 KB)
Chapter 13 Design Examples – Part 3 {2001-06} (PDF 1.5 MB)
Chapter 13 Design Examples – Part 4 {2007-01} (PDF 4.2 MB)
Chapter 13 Design Examples – Part 5 {2007-01} (PDF 664 KB)
Chapter 13 Design Examples – Part 6 {2007-01} (PDF 1.5 MB)
Chapter 13 Design Examples – Part 7 {2007-01} (PDF 4.3 MB)
Chapter 13 Design Examples – Part 8 {2007-01} (PDF 734 KB)
Table of Content Vol. 2 {2006-08} (PDF 14 KB)
Inside Cover Vol. 2 {2008-04} (PDF 24 KB)
Summary of Changes Vol. 2 and DISCLAIMER {2008-04} (PDF 41 KB)
Cover - Outside Vol. 2 {2008-04} (PDF 465 KB)
Cover - Outside Spine Vol. 2 {2008-04} (PDF 35 KB)

Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual – 1999 Edition (Includes Later Revisions)

The following contains a list of individual Sections and Chapters of the 1999 edition of the Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual’s Volume 3 – Best Management Practices that may be downloaded in Adobe (*.PDF) format. 

Note within the "{ }" brackets gives latest date of chapter (or update).

* Download Entire Volume 3 or Individual Chapters/Sections:

Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual - Volume 3 (entire volume) {2008-4 revision} (WINZIP 9.13 MB)
Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual - Volume 3 (revised chapters only) {2008-04 revision} (WINZIP 2.8 MB)

Inside Cover Vol. 3 {2008-04} (PDF 40 KB)
Outside Cover Vol. 3 {2008-04} (PDF 372 KB)
Summary of Changes Vol.3 and DISCLAIMER {2008-04} (PDF 20 KB)
Table of Content Vol. 3{2005-10} (PDF 65 KB)
Preface {2007-01} (PDF 94 KB)
Stormwater Quality Management {2005-10} (PDF 473 KB)
BMP Planning for New Development and Redevelopment {2005-10} (PDF 1.1 MB)
Structural BMPs {2008-04} (PDF 2.2 MB)
Structural BMPs, p. 21,22,33,34 and Summary of Changes {2007-11} (PDF 140 KB)
Typical Structural BMP Details {2008-04} (PDF 887 MB)
Maintenance Recommendations {2007-01} (PDF 960 KB)
Industrial and Commercial BMPs {1999} (PDF 137 KB)
Nonstructural BMPs {1999} (PDF 191 KB)
Construction BMPs {2007-10} (PDF 2.9 MB)
Bibliography {2005-10} (PDF 63 KB)
Design Form Examples {2002-06 MAJOR revision} (PDF 325 KB)
Appendices {2007-10} (PDF 97 KB)

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