Erosion is the process by which soil, rock, or other material is moved from one location to another, typically through the action of water or wind. Sediment control practices are designed to prevent or minimize loss of eroded soil at a site. Typical sediment control practices focus on the following.
- Physical filtration of sediment by trapping soil particles as water passes through a silt fence, drop inlet screen, fiber roll, etc.
- Settling processes, that allow sediment to fall out of flows that are slowed and temporarily impounded in ponds, traps, or in small pools created by berms, silt fencing, inlet protection dikes, check dams, and so on
This page provides links to several pages in this manual that address sediment control at construction stormwater sites, as well as links to other pages and information related to erosion prevention practices.
Sediment control practices
- Vehicle tracking BMPs
- Perimeter controls for disturbed areas
- Check dams (ditch checks, ditch dikes)
- Diversion barrier controls (cofferdams/temporary dikes)
- Storm drain inlet protection
- Outlet energy dissipation
- Sediment traps and basins
- Stabilized earth/soil berm
- Buffer zones
- Pavement sweeping
- Construction stormwater practices - diversion and working in the dry
- Construction stormwater treatment - dewatering, including chemical treatment and sediment filtration
- Construction stormwater best management practice – buffer zones - Note this is a short fact sheet on the topic.
Photo galleries
- Stabilization practices
- Perimeter control
- Vehicle tracking BMPs
- Outlet energy dissipation
- Check dams (ditch checks, ditch dikes)
- Storm drain inlet protection
Links
- Erosion prevention practices
- General principles for erosion prevention and sediment control at construction sites in Minnesota
- Construction stormwater best management practice – perimeter control fact sheet
- Construction Stormwater Inspection Checklist
- Construction stormwater best management practice – Concrete, paint, stucco and other washout guidance
- EPA Concrete Washout Stormwater Best Management Practice
- Construction stormwater best management practice – buffer zones
- Construction stormwater best management practice – Site stabilization