EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL CHECKLIST
Site Plan Name ___________________________________________________________
Account Number ________________________ Review Engineer ___________________
I.
Preliminary Items
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1.
Route plans
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II.
Rev. 7/03
Arborist
Planning
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2.
Statement of Responsibility Received.
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3.
Review fee paid.
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4.
Plans sealed by Engineer or Land Surveyor.
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5.
Review preliminary file. Check for stipulations and
variances (particularly ones that prevent any approval prior to).
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6.
Verify that the approved landscape plan does not conflict
with public improvements (e.g. landscaping does not fall within
public drainage or impoundment easements, sight distance is not
adversely effected).
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7.
Notify file clerk to create new subdivision/site file. Provide
needed data.
General Items
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1.
Scale 1” = 100’, if less than (or equal to) 1 acre then 1” = 25’.
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2.
Ensure site/subdivision can be easily located from plan (e.g.
vicinity map/existing street names).
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3.
Check for erosion and sediment control measures and
narrative in accordance with Virginia Erosion and Sediment
Control Handbook when applicable (i.e., disturbed land area
Is equal to or greater than 10,000 square feet/2,500 square
feet in CBPA).
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4.
Field Check (can wait for full plan submittal).
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a.
Pay particular attention to perimeter/interior
ditches. Ensure adjacent or upstream property
drainage is not being blocked.
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b.
Check for roadside ditches that may require
piping with the construction entrance.
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c.
Determine if roadside ditches drain through
property.
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5.
Construction entrances located at all proposed entrances.
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6.
Check for detail sheet or standards designated in
accordance with the Virginia Erosion and Sediment
Control Handbook.
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7.
Perimeter control satisfactory.
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8.
Inlet protection, temporary sediment traps and temporary
sediment basin, satisfactory.
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a.
For drainage areas one acre or less – inlet
protection per E & S Handbook 3.07.
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b.
For drainage areas one to three acres
temporary sediment trap per E & S Handbook
3.13.
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c.
For drainage areas greater than three acres –
temporary sediment basin – total storage = 134
cubic yards per acre (1/ 2 wet, 1/ 2 dry) per E & S
Handbook 3.14.
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9.
Ditch protection satisfactory.
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10.
Wetlands delineated on plans.
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11.
If there are ditches through the site that drain upstream
areas, ensure that plans include a note stating that ditches
are to remain open until provisions are made to
accommodate upstream drainage.
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12.
If a detention lake is shown on the plan, ensure the master
drainage plan for the development has been approved
before approving excavation of the lake. If E & S approval
does not include lake excavation, there should be a note on
the plans and a condition in the approval letter stating that
the approval does not include lake excavation.
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