Small Urban & Single Family Construction Site
BMPs
 Perimeter Controls
 Tracking Controls
 Building Materials
Storage
 Liquid Storage
 Dirt & Grading
 Washout Areas
 Equipment
 Concrete Trucks
 Curb Inlet
Protection
 Spill Control
PERIMETER CONTROLS
• Silt Fence
• Gravel Bags
• Straw Wattles
•Improper placement
•Avoid running over with equipment
•Maintenance
TRACKING CONTROLS
• Tracking Plate &
Coarse Gravel
• Keep Equipment Out
•At all entrances/exits
•Gravel 1” to 3” angular material
•Clean up any material tracked off site
BUILDING MATERIALS STORAGE
• Urban Sites: Shipping
Containers
•All materials covered or stored in containers
•Stored onsite and within the perimeter
•Adequately covered to prevent wind erosion
•Containers fit within a couple of parallel parking spaces
DIRT & GRADING
•Stockpiled dirt and gravel must be stored onsite and covered
•Maintain dust control throughout construction
•Maintain additional tarps onsite during the rainy season
WASHOUT AREAS
• Onsite materials
• Proprietary Products
• Kiddie Pool
•Wet construction materials should be handled in water tight washout s
•Liquids include paint, stucco, concrete
•Use plastic device to collect and contain liquids (water tight)
•Inspect washout areas daily
•Pump out or allow to evaporate
EQUIPMENT
•Store equipment with perimeter controls
•Place drip pans under earth moving equipment when not using
•Cover all dumpsters when not using
•Trash cans available with lids
•All portable toilets must have drip pans
•Urban sites create offsite areas or use perimeters around equipment stored on
street
CONCRETE TRUCKS/PUMPERS
•Must be surrounded by perimeter controls
•Tarps should be placed under pumpers during operation
•Residual areas must be cleaned up
•Use washout areas for clean up
Inlet Protection
 Gravel Bags/
Filter Fabric
Spill Control
 Have a spill control protocol
 Minor spill kit
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Absorbent materials
Wet/dry vacumm
Easy to read instructions
 Major spills
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Preferred contractor phone number
 Staff training (basic) on protocol
Single Family Residence Examples
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Single Family Residence Examples
Single Family Residence Examples
Single Family Residence Examples
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Single Family Residence Examples
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