Dfjkasdf;ajsdfasff

1

Urban Lands Supervisor TrainingAugust 17 -18,
2012
Guerry Thomas Resource Specialist gthomas_at_gaswcc.o
rg
2
Program Updates

• Education and Certification course revisions
• The Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control in
  Georgia
• Plan reviews

3
Education and Certification

• GSWCC is revising all course material, starting
  with Level IA. The Level IA
• revision will be completed in October and a pilot
  course offered in
• November
• Changes
• Two manuals for each course
• Student manual - will read more like a text book
• Trainer manual - guide for trainers that will
  prompt an interactive course.
• A summary page at the beginning of each section.
• Thorough index to locate information
• Exam questions will be revised to correlate with
  new material

4
Certification Numbers
5
The Manual for Erosion and Sediment Controlin
Georgia (Manual)

• Contains standards and specifications that are
  followed and practiced in the State of Georgia.
• Chapter 6 focuses on specifications for planning,
  design and installation of ES measures

6
319 BMP Grant

• GOALS
• Establish a process and procedures for
• accepting new practices into the Manual.
• Revise outdated information
• Incorporate information from other related
  manuals (Stormwater/DOT)

7
BMP Grant Objectives

• Establish a Technical Advisory Committee that
  will be
• responsible for
• Determining what tests and test methods should be
  accepted and adopted by GSWCC.
• Establishing procedures and criteria for
  accepting new practices into the Manual.
• Act as subject matter experts to GSWCC regarding
  other revisions to the Manual.
• Determine criteria for testing facilities

8
Technical Advisory Committee

• Committee Members
• Joshua Escue
• Dr. Britt Faucette, CPESC, LEED (Chair)
• Adena Fullard, PE, CPSWQ
• Reece Parker, RLA, ASLA, CLARB, LEED
• Jim Sloan CPESC, CPSWQ
• Brian Watson, PE, PH
• Committee Advisors
• Davie Biagi, Registered Architect, GA DOT
• Diane Guthrie, PE, NRCS
• Marc Mastronardi, CPESC, CPSWQ, GA DOT
• Dewey Richardson, GA EPD

9
BMP Grant Objectives

• Determine what tests and test methods should be
• accepted and adopted by GSWCC for the following
• BMPs
• Sediment Barriers (Silt fencing)
• Inlet sediment traps
• Tackifiers and binders
• Checkdams
• Channel stabilization
• Polyacrylamide (PAM)

10
BMP Grant Objectives

• Contracted with TRI Environmental, Inc to
• conduct testing for sediment barriers and
• checkdams

11
(No Transcript)
12
Sediment Barriers

• Selected a test that incorporates ASTM standards.
  
• The test was chosen because it best represents
  real
• world conditions.
• Tested practices for Type A, B and C applications
• Used a soil mixture that is common in GA
• Test simulated 2,4,6 hour rain events

13
Checkdam

• Selected ASTM D7208 Standard Test Method for
• Determination of Temporary Ditch Check
• Performance
• Practices Evaluated
• Stone check dams
• Hay bales
• Products listed on the GSWCCs Approved Products
  List for Compost Filter Socks
• Georgia Department of Transportations (GA DOT)
  velocity dissaptor practice

14
Check Structure over Bare Soil
Initial Flow and Upstream Ponding
Increased Ponding and Seepage
15
General Revisions

• Working with state and federal agencies to
• update information and technical guidance.
• Recommending the adoption of new practices
• Temporary Sediment Traps
• Silt curtains

16
Expected Outcome

• Once the grant has been completed, GSWCC
• will have established benchmark standards for
• specific BMPs in the Manual that new practices
• will be reviewed against.
• New practices that meet or exceed current
• standards will be considered for inclusion into
  the
• Manual.

17
Public Comment Period

• A draft of the revised Manual will be
• released for a public comment period before
• changes are finalized.

18
Snapshot of Development