Roadside sediment control device evaluation program : technical report.

Details

• Creators:
  McFalls, Jett ; Li, Ming-Han ; Raut Desai, Aditya B.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Sediment Control--Texas Sediment Discharge
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-10/0-5948-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Edition:
  Technical report; Sept. 2007-Aug. 2009.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  One of the problems facing designers/engineers in maintaining regulatory compliance with the
  
  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is
  
  the lack of quantifiable data to assist in selection effective sediment control best management practices
  
  (BMPs). Although the two principles of erosion and sediment control are often used interchangeably, they
  
  are two separate issues and require different BMPs for mitigation. Erosion control is any practice that
  
  protects the soil surface and minimizes soil particle detachment by water or wind. Sediment control is any
  
  practice that traps the soil particles after detachment and transport. Typically, effective sediment control is
  
  more difficult and expensive than erosion control. While erosion can never be completely, combining
  
  erosion and sediment control practices can significantly reduce sediment loss. To help ensure compliance,
  
  TxDOT successfully evaluates the performance of erosion control materials and maintains an Approved
  
  Product List (APL). This project will develop the formal protocol for a performance-based, sediment
  
  retention device testing program that will assist the designer/engineer in the selection of the most effective
  
  sediment control BMP.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:973f5770c883c0e3d80a0db1ad2c771fbea69472322589db7ccf1c1f03a82bfd
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17801/dot_17801_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.95 MB ]