MA DEP Nonpoint Source Manual Homepage

Welcome to the
BMP Selector Tool!

The Best Management Practices (BMP) Selector Tool will help guide you to a set of potential management options for a specific nonpoint source pollution (NPS) problem:

Choose a starting point and select answers to the questions that follow.

Based on the information you provide, a list of possible BMPs will be selected.

Summaries and links to detailed fact sheets are provided for each BMP.

Search for BMPs from the following starting points (select one):

-BMP Type: Find BMP's that are either structural or non-structural (e.g. vegetative techniques, etc.)
-Management Goals: Find BMPs based on goals such as pollutant load reduction,public education,etc.
-Pollutants: Find BMPs to treat specific pollutants (e.g. nutrients, metals, bacteria, etc.)
-Primary Resource: Find BMPs appropriate for a specific resource area (e.g. lake, river, wetland, etc.)