Newletters, helpful advice and other pearls of wisdom from Earthworks' staff.
by Haley Daily // 2020-08-10
Across the United Stated penalties and fines can be issued by local, state and federal agencies. The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality has the authority to issue administrative or civil penalties that range from $0-25,0000 per violation per day. Citations can cost the owner of a p...
Read Moreby Rick Jackson // 2020-08-10
Erosion Control Blankets are often utilized, if not required, on construction sites to aid in the stabilization of sloped soils. However, they are often improperly installed. The proper installation of the blankets can usually be found on detail pages located in the Storm Water Pollution ...
Read Moreby Johnathan Clayton // 2020-08-10
As compliance managers in Florida, we inspect sites frequently. With that experience, potentially most common issue noticed in Florida, would be erosion onto streets. Some seem to take a reactive approach to this sediment issue rather than our clients who take a proactive approach. One of...
Read Moreby Mark Hubbard // 2020-08-10
There are many variables to the planning and the implementation of a successful Storm Water management plan. One critical piece is the process of the selection and use of temporary erosion and sediment controls. These controls are put in place to prevent or reduce the movement of sediment...
Read Moreby Brooks Morse // 2020-08-10
These commonly used stormwater collection basins are often confused with one another. Builders in the home development business use the term “retention” for all ponds and basins but never know that most basins in the arid west are actually detention basins. A detention basin is best descr...
Read Moreby Johnathan Clayton // 2020-08-10
As we are a little over halfway through hurricane season, an important issue that many in the construction profession must be cognizant of is site preparedness before major storms. Major storms such as hurricanes, pose a threat to safety and the integrity of onsite BMP’s. There are severa...
Read Moreby Mark Hubbard // 2020-08-10
A drywell is a bored, drilled, or driven shaft or hole with a depth that is greater than its width and that is designed and constructed specifically for the disposal of stormwater (Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 49-331(3)). Since stormwater may flow over a variety surfaces it has the pote...
Read Moreby Don Abresch // 2020-08-10
The Environmental Protection Agency requires every commercial building project to employ certain best management practices (BMPs) to control stormwater and protect water resources. Commercial land development and urban sprawl increase the number of impervious surfaces, such as roofs, pa...
Read Moreby Rick Jackson // 2020-08-04
The intensity of a storm can have a significant impact on soils, causing sediment laden runoff. The greater the intensity, the more sediment that is displaced and carried away in runoff in a shorter amount of time. A longer rain event with the same amount of water will not cause the same ...
Read Moreby Matthew Trygg // 2020-08-04
BMPs such as silt fence, straw wattles, bio logs, erosion control blanket and rip rap are effective ways to control sediment on your construction site, though only if they are installed and maintained properly. For example, when BMP crews install erosion control blankets (ECB) the ECB mus...
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