Guidelines for SEDIMENT ANDEROSION CONTROL on Building Sites
Reproduced by the Parramatta River Catchment Group from Guidelines for Sediment and Erosion Control on Building Sites (2001) by the Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Management Trust with the permission of Greater Sydney Local Land Services.All material is based on Managing Urban Stormwater - Soils and Construction (3rd Edition, 1998) also known as the ‘Blue Book’.
CONTENTSSuggested Erosion and Sediment Controls for a ‘Typical’ Development Site
Fact Sheets1. Site Planning2. Stabilised Entry/Exit Point3. Sediment Fencing4. Straw Bale Filter5. Diversion of Up-Slope Water6. Stockpiles and Storage of Materials7. Grass Filter Strips8. Litter and Building Waste9. Service Trenches10. Early Roof Downpipe Connection
Maintenance of Control Measures
Site Clean-Up and Rehabilitation
This guidebook has been reproduced for Get the Site Right; a joint taskforce between the Parramatta River Catchment Group, it’s member councils and the NSW Environment Protection Authority enforcing best practice on building sites to protect the Parramatta River and make it swimmable again.
Consult the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s ‘Blue Book’ for detailed rules and guidelines relating to sediment and erosion control. www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/water/BlueBookVol1.pdf
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