June is Safety Month
The National Safety Council (NSC) has dedicated June as National Safety Month. National Safety Month is an annual observance to help keep one another
Category: Land Development
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Handling a High Water Table
The water table is an underground boundary that lies between the soil surface and the area where groundwater saturates spaces between sediments and c
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Hurricane Season 2021
Analysis of the last 150 years identifies the most active month for hurricanes making landfall is September, then August and October are a close seco
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Demystifying your Dewatering Permit
When applying for your Construction Generic Permit (CGP) to discharge stormwater on construction sites, it’s important to know if dewatering will b
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Dust Control on Construction Sites
It’s that time of year in Florida when the winds are high and rainfall is low, leading to a common and pervasive issue on active construction s
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Sheet and Rill and Gully, Oh My!
With the proper use of erosion control and stabilization measures as defined in the Construction Generic Permit (CGP), your construction site can be p
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It’s All About the Location: Where does the rain go?
The goal of staying in compliance with NPDES permitting for industrial businesses is to minimize and eliminate pollutants in stormwater runoff. W
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Know your Dirt
Have you ever wondered where the dirt goes that gets dug up on a construction site? Drive by any large development construction project and it is not
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Florida’s Biodiversity and Construction
Florida’s biodiversity is one the many reasons that make the state of Florida a beautiful and desirable place to live. Biodiversity is the variety o
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The Last Line of De-Fence!
When it comes to sediment control, silt fence is a major factor when trying to retain soil on site. We’ve all seen it, Its everywhere! So, what does
Tags: #onlyraindownthedrain, #SWPPPlife, beach, bmp, Community, contamination, detention, erosion, infrastructure, NPDES, perimetercontrol, sediment, siltfence, stormwater, SWPPP
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