Archive for September 2023

To maintain a strong stormwater compliance and management program, construction sites use tools and processes called Best Management Practices (BMPs) to ensure local waterways stay clean. When you approach an active construction site, you will notice many things in place to manage stormwater runoff from carrying sediment and contaminants from departing the site. Silt fence,…

Construction projects must take precautions to protect local bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, streams and sensitive wetlands from erosion and sediment caused by stormwater runoff. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers sediment as the most common pollutant in rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs. More frequent and intense rain events will increase erosion and…

In the stormwater business, the word “conveyance†is a term that describes a place or area to carry the storm water from one place to another with limiting impacts. Various types of stormwater conveyance channels help navigate the flow of water from storms by channeling it through a system to reduce erosion and potential flooding. …

A stormwater compliance inspection should be considered performing a snapshot in time of the construction project from the planning phase to the final stabilization. Each inspection can provide a story to the evolution of a project’s performance against minimizing erosion and sediment departing the boundaries of the construction site. The primary mission of the Florida…