Controlling Stormwater Runoff at Construction Sites
Credits: 6 PDH
PDH Course Description:
This 6 hour course illustrates remediation methods and procedures for construction site stormwater runoff control. You must develop, implement, and enforce a program to reduce pollutants in any storm water runoff to your site from construction activities that result in a land disturbance of greater than or equal to one acre.Topics:
- Minimizing clearing
- Land Grading, Permanent Diversions, Preserving Natural Vegetation, Construction Entrances
- Stabilizing drainage ways using:
- Check Dams, Filter Berms,Grass-Lined Channels, Riprap, Chemical Stabilization
- Mulching, Permanent Seeding, Sodding, Soil Roughening
- Protecting steep slopes, Geotextiles, Gradient Terraces, Soil Retention
- Temporary Slope Drain
- Temporary Stream Crossings
- Vegetated Buffer
- Construction Sequencing
- Dust and Sediment Control
- Installing perimeter controls
- Wind Fences and Sand Fences
- Brush Barriers
- Silt Fences
- Sediment Basins and Rock Dams
- Sediment Filters and Sediment Chambers
- Sediment Traps and Inlet protection
- Storm Drain Inlet Protection
- Good Housekeeping
- Spill Prevention and Control Plan
- Vehicle Maintenance and Washing Areas
- Contractor Certification and Inspector Training
- Construction Reviewer
- BMP Inspection and Maintenance
- Model Ordinances
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Intended Audience: primarily for civil, construction, and hydraulic engineers.
Publication Source: US Environmental Protection Agency
Donald Parnell, PE