Erosion and Sediment Control Design Guidance

Details

• Creators:
  Lampert, David ; Ahmadvand, Maryam
• Corporate Creators:
  Oklahoma State University. School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Oklahoma Department of Highways
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Drainage structures
  • Erosion control
  • Design standards
  • Sediment discharge
• Publication/ Report Number:
  SPRY-00 I 0(7l)RS
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Oklahoma Department of Highways
• Abstract:
  Construction projects typically require mass clearing and grading, causing many site areas to be unstable. As a result, they lack ground cover to protect against rainfall and runoff, which results in soil degradation and erosion. Erosion introduces nonpoint source suspended solids pollution (NPS) into water bodies that diminish water quality and reduce the lifetime of water resources. In the past few years, there has been a significant improvement in water quality by using erosion and sedimentation best management practices (BMPs). Due to the complexity of the sources of pollution caused by NPS, many challenges remain. Desirable environmental protection and appropriate drainage and erosion control are only achieved when drainage, erosion, and sediment control (ESC) work together. However, proper implementation of construction site erosion and sedimentation BMPs and post-construction maintenance minimize alterations in water quality throughout construction. Most construction storm water violations are the result of lack of properly implemented BMPs.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  01946(70)
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87802/dot_87802_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 10.11 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0c2605c449023ac731e9d25443deac0cf417235f93c7b45348e9c545827e65f7505863b6af08f8a52839656fe8362c9eeeb6fcc863e1416f8210c19a578849c7