Protect and install vegetative buffers along waterbodies to slow and filter stormwater runoff.
Maintain buffers by mowing or replanting periodically to ensure their effectiveness.
Site Stabilization
Vegetate, mulch, or otherwise stabilize all areas as soon as land alterations have been completed.
Storm Drain Inlet Protection
Use rock or other appropriate material to cover the storm drain inlet to filter out trash and debris.
Make sure the rock size is appropriate (usually 1 to 2 inches in diameter).
If you use inlet filters, maintain them regularly.
Slopes
Rough grade or terrace slopes.
Break up long slopes with sediment barriers, or under drain, or divert water away from slopes.
Dirt Stockpiles
Cover or seed all dirt stockpiles.
Silt Fencing
Inspect and maintain silt fences after each rainstorm.
Make sure the bottom of the silt fence is buried in the ground.
Securely attach the materials to the stakes.
Don't place silt fences in the middle of waterways, or use them as a check dam.
Make sure stormwater is not flowing around the silt fence.
Construction Phasing
Sequence construction activities so that soil is not exposed for long periods of time.
Schedule or limit grading to small areas.
Install key sediment control practices before site grading begins.
Schedule site stabilization activities, such as landscaping, to be completed immediately after the land has been graded to it's final contour.
Protect Natural Features
Minimize clearing.
Minimize the amount of exposed soil.
Identify and protect areas where existing vegetation, such as trees, will not be disturbed by construction activity.
Protect streams, stream buffers, wild woodlands, wetlands, or other sensitive areas from any disturbance by fencing or otherwise clearly marking these areas.
Construction Entrances
Remove mud and dirt from tires or construction vehicles before they enter a paved roadway.
Properly size entrance BMPs for all anticipated vehicles.
Make sure that the construction entrance does not become buried in soil.
