HomeMy WebLinkAboutStormwaterGruye Stormwater Management Minimum Requirement #2
For
Bridge Proposal on Parcel 901193004
Construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention
Twelve Elements
1. Mark Clearing Limits
There is no clearing proposed for this project. Four small (12-inch) holes will be dug within an
existing roadbed for footings. The retired truck scale will be laid upon the footings, spanning the
wetland.
2. Establish Construction Access
Construction will take place in the immediate vicinity of where the bridge will be placed. A
concrete truck will pump into the footing forms from a pullout adjacent to Eaglemount Road.
The bridge bed will be moved into place by a professional heavy equipment operator using a
crane from the Eaglemount pullout.
3. Control Flow Rates
This element does not apply to this small project.
4. Install Sediment Controls
Straw wattles will be placed between the footings and the wetland to avoid sediment entering the
wetland during construction as per BMP C235.
• Use wattles:
o In disturbed areas that require immediate erosion protection.
o On exposed soils during the period of short construction delays, or over winter
months.
o On slopes requiring stabilization until permanent vegetation can be established.
• The material used dictates the effectiveness period of the wattle. Generally, Wattles are
typically effective for one to two seasons.
• Prevent rilling beneath wattles by properly entrenching and abutting wattles together to
prevent water from passing between them.
Design Criteria
• Install wattles perpendicular to the flow direction and parallel to the slope contour.
• Narrow trenches should be dug across the slope on contour to a depth of 3- to 5-inches on
clay soils and soils with gradual slopes. On loose soils, steep slopes, and areas with high
rainfall, the trenches should be dug to a depth of 5- to 7- inches, or 1/2 to 2/3 of the
thickness of the wattle.
• Start building trenches and installing wattles from the base of the slope and work up.
Spread excavated material evenly along the uphill slope and compacted using hand
tamping or other methods.
• Construct trenches at intervals of 10- to 25-feet depending on the steepness of the slope,
soil type, and rainfall. The steeper the slope the closer together the trenches.
• Install the wattles snugly into the trenches and abut tightly end to end. Do not overlap the
ends.
• Install stakes at each end of the wattle, and at 4-foot centers along entire length of wattle.
• If required, install pilot holes for the stakes using a straight bar to drive holes through the
wattle and into the soil.
• Wooden stakes should be approximately 3/4 x 3/4 x 24 inches min. Willow cuttings or
3/8-inch rebar can also be used for stakes.
• Stakes should be driven through the middle of the wattle, leaving 2 to 3 inches of the
stake protruding above the wattle.
5. Stabilize Soils
There will be no freshly exposed soil on the site. Small holes will be excavated for forms. And
the bridge bed will be placed over the top.
6. Protect Slopes
The project will take place on level ground.
7. Protect Drain Inlets
There are no drain inlets on or near the site.
8. Stabilize Channels and Outlets
There will be no temporary channels or ditches associated with the project.
9. Control Pollutants
BMP C131 for concrete handling will be followed.
• Wash concrete truck drums at an approved off-site location or in designated concrete
washout areas only. Do not wash out concrete trucks onto the ground (including formed
areas awaiting concrete), or into storm drains, open ditches, streets, or streams. Refer
to BMP C154: Concrete Washout Area for information on concrete washout areas.
o Return unused concrete remaining in the truck and pump to the originating batch
plant for recycling. Do not dump excess concrete on site, except in designated
concrete washout areas as allowed in BMP C154: Concrete Washout Area.
• Wash small concrete handling equipment (e.g. hand tools, screeds, shovels, rakes, floats,
trowels, and wheelbarrows) into designated concrete washout areas or into formed areas
awaiting concrete pour.
• At no time shall concrete be washed off into the footprint of an area where an infiltration
feature will be installed.
• Wash equipment difficult to move, such as concrete paving machines, in areas that do not
directly drain to natural or constructed stormwater conveyance or potential infiltration
areas.
• Do not allow washwater from areas, such as concrete aggregate driveways, to drain
directly (without detention or treatment) to natural or constructed stormwater
conveyances.
• Contain washwater and leftover product in a lined container when no designated concrete
washout areas (or formed areas, allowed as described above) are available. Dispose of
contained concrete and concrete washwater (process water) properly.
• Always use forms or solid barriers for concrete pours, such as pilings, within 15-feet of
surface waters.
• Refer to BMP C252: Treating and Disposing of High pH Water for pH adjustment
requirements.
10. Control Dewatering
It is unlikely that groundwater will be encountered during this project as the holes will be
relatively shallow and placed within an existing roadbed.
11. Maintain BMPs
App appropriate BMP’s will be installed prior to the work and will be removed within 30 days of
the commencement of work.
12. Manage the Project
The BMP Manual, Best Management Practices from Current Edition of Ecology
Stormwater Management Manual, will be reviewed prior to the onset of work and all BMPs
that apply will be put into place prior to the start of work.