Protection Measures Selection Tool

Precautions to minimize turbidity/siltation shall be taken into account during project planning and shall be implemented at the time of construction. This may require placing silt fencing, well-anchored sandbag or sheet pile cofferdams, temporary water bladder dams, coir logs, coir rolls, straw bale dikes, or other siltation barriers so that silt and/or other deleterious materials are not allowed to erode into downstream reaches. These barriers shall be placed at all locations where the likelihood of sediment input exists and shall be in place during construction activities, and afterward if necessary. If any sediment barrier fails to retain sediment, corrective measures shall be taken immediately.