Phase 2B - Small-Scale GI

Generate the Phase 2B Small-Scale Green Infrastructure (GI) content by analyzing the relevant BMP guidance in the 2023 and 2026 NJ Stormwater BMP Manuals.

Use the uploaded BMP manual documents and GI requirement fact sheets as reference material.

Focus on small-scale green infrastructure BMPs typically used to meet GI requirements, such as: • bioretention systems / rain gardens • permeable pavement systems • green roofs • vegetated swales or similar distributed GI practices

Output: Produce a structured engineering summary suitable for a stormwater training guide. The content should compare the 2023 and 2026 manuals and highlight meaningful guidance differences.

Organize the response using the following sections:

  1. Overview of Small-Scale Green Infrastructure
  2. Purpose of GI in stormwater management

  3. Typical BMP types used for GI compliance

  4. Design Characteristics of Small-Scale GI BMPs

  5. Key design features described in the manuals

  6. Typical site placement considerations

  7. GI Performance and Stormwater Treatment Role

  8. How GI practices contribute to runoff management and pollutant reduction

  9. Conceptual performance expectations described in the manuals

  10. Key Updates Between the 2023 and 2026 Manuals

  11. Changes in GI requirements or guidance

  12. Updates affecting design or implementation

  13. Practical Implications for Designers and Reviewers

  14. How these GI practices are typically incorporated into development projects
  15. Common documentation expectations in stormwater design submissions

Constraints: - Do not reference tools, file-system operations, or completion commands. - Assume the manuals and fact sheets are available through uploaded assets. - If a detail is not explicitly described in the source documents, state that rather than inventing information.

Required Documents: - 2026_BMP_9_1_Cisterns.pdf - 2026_BMP_9_2_Dry_Wells.pdf - 2026_BMP_9_3_Grass_Swales.pdf - 2026_BMP_9_4_Green_Roofs.pdf - 2026_BMP_9_5_Manufactured_Treatment_Devices.pdf - 2026_BMP_9_6_Pervious_Paving_Systems.pdf - 2026_BMP_9_7_Small_Scale_Bioretention_Systems.pdf - 2026_BMP_9_8_Small_Scale_Infiltration_Basins.pdf - 2026_BMP_9_9_Small_Scale_Sand_Filters.pdf - 2026_BMP_9_10_Vegetative_Filter_Strips.pdf - 2023_BMP_9_1_Cisterns.pdf - 2023_BMP_9_2_Dry_Wells.pdf - 2023_BMP_9_3_Grass_Swales.pdf - 2023_BMP_9_4_Green_Roofs.pdf - 2023_BMP_9_5_Manufactured_Treatment_Devices.pdf - 2023_BMP_9_6_Pervious_Paving_Systems.pdf - 2023_BMP_9_7_Small_Scale_Bioretention_Systems.pdf - 2023_BMP_9_8_Small_Scale_Infiltration_Basins.pdf - 2023_BMP_9_9_Small_Scale_Sand_Filters.pdf - 2023_BMP_9_10_Vegetative_Filter_Strips.pdf - 2023_BMP_Meeting_the_GI_Requirement_Fact_Sheet.pdf - meeting-the-gi-requirement-fact-sheet-2_OCR.pdf