2 Best Management Practices for Erosion and Sediment Control Report No. FHWA-FLP-94-005 Eastern Federal Lands Highway Design ighway AdministrationNotice This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange, The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof, The contents do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or a regulation. ‘The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trade or manufacturers’ names appear herein only because they are considered essential to the object of this document,Techni I Report Documentation Page "Report No 2. Goverment Accession No. ‘3. Recipient's Catalog No. FAW a, Tile and Subtide Report Date Best Management Practices for Erosion and Sediment Control June’ 1995 ‘6. Performing Organization Code HEL-15 7. Autherte) Brian C."Roborts, P.E. 8. Performing Organization Report Ne ‘Performing Organization Name and Address Easter Federal Lands Federal Highway Administration 21400 Ridgetop Circle Storing, VA 20166 ighway Division 10. Work Unit No, (TRAISI CTIP Study H-12 71, Contract of Grant No, 13. Type of Report and Peiod Covered 12, Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Final Report U.S. Department of Transportation 1088 - 6/95 Federal Highway Administration i Federal Lands Highway Program 14, Sponeoring Agency Code Washington, DC 20590 HFL-23 16. Supplementary Notes ‘This study was part of the Coordinated Federal Lands Technology Implementation Program (CTIP). 16. Abstract The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance in preventing erosion and controlling sediment on highway construction projects. It addresses the selection of erosion and sediment control measures and the development of erosion control plans. Construction and inspection of the measures are presented for each practice. 17. Key Words Sediment traps/basins; hydrol |topsoiling; energy dissipators; silt fence; dams; spillway 2161 “18, Dietibution Statement No restrictions. This document is available through the ‘National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA. 9, Socuty Seale ie report Unclassified me (20. Security Clossit. (of this p Unclassified 21. No of Pages 187 22. Price Foss BOVE TIO TTI V2.1, 6202) Topreduction of completed page euthorized