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1 ConstructionNew Developmentand RedevelopmentIndustrialand CommercialCalifornia Stormwater Quality AssociationStormwater best Management PracticeHandbookConstructionConstruction Municipal Copyright Statement Copyright 2003 by the California Stormwater Quality Association, all rights reserved. Unless in conformance with the Permission to Use statement below, no part of this document may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the California Stormwater Quality Association. Requests for permission shall be directed to CASQA at: Permission to Use Permission granted to user* by the California Stormwater Quality Association for: 1. Individual, personal single copy reproduction for an individual use only, not for resale; 2. Public agency, in-house multi-copy reproduction for distribution and use within a single public agency or MS4 areawide program only not for resale; or 3.

2 Public / business and trade association in-house multi-copy reproduction for distribution and use within a single public / business and trade association only not for resale (excluding distribution to members). Prior written approval of the California Stormwater Quality Association is required by user for any other use. Restrictions Applicable to Commercial Reproduction Commercial reproduction of individual or multiple copies, or portions thereof, is strictly prohibited without the prior written approval of CASQA. Requests for permission shall be directed to CASQA at: * User Individual or organization that receives a CASQA product directly from CASQA. Individuals or organizations that receive a CASQA product other than directly from CASQA are not considered users as the term is used in this Copyright Statement. January 2003 California Stormwater BMP Handbook January 2003 California Stormwater BMP Handbook 1 Construction Acknowledgements The Stormwater best Management Practice Handbooks are products of the California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA).

3 The handbooks were originally published in 1993 by the California Stormwater Quality Task Force (SWQTF), the predecessor of CASQA. As part of this project, the original handbooks have been updated to reflect the current state of Stormwater quality Management practices and to make the handbook accessible via the Internet at CASQA is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for private gain of any person. It is organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law of California for charitable and educational purposes. The specific purpose of CASQA is to assist those entities charged with Stormwater quality Management responsibilities with the development and implementation of Stormwater quality goals and programs. CASQA serves its members through various educational, technical, and scientific initiatives. The publication of the Stormwater best Management Practice Handbooks is one of CASQA s educational and technical initiatives.

4 This project was funded through contributions from public agencies throughout California, whose support made the handbooks possible. Contributing agencies include: State Agencies California Department of Transportation California State Water Resources Control Board County Agencies Alameda County Contra Costa County Los Angeles County Marin County Orange County Sacramento County Santa Barbara County Santa Clara County San Diego County San Mateo County Siskiyou County Municipalities City of Bakersfield City of Carmel City of Fairfield City of Lodi City of Long Beach City of Modesto City of Monterey City of Sacramento City of San Diego City of Santa Rosa City of Stockton City of Visalia City of Watsonville City of Woodland Acknowledgements 2 California Stormwater BMP Handbook January 2003 Construction

5 Special Districts Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District Port of San Diego Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District San Bernardino County Flood Control District Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District Ventura County Flood Control District The development of the Stormwater best Management Practice Handbooks was guided by a Steering Committee, a Technical Advisory Committee, and the CASQA BMP Workgroup. The Steering Committee provided CASQA s direction to the Consultant. The Steering Committee included representatives from Phase I communities, special districts, regulatory agencies, and consulting. The Technical Advisory Committee and BMP Workgroup reviewed draft work products and provided comments to the Steering Committee. The Technical Advisory Committee included representatives from Phase I communities, Phase II communities, regulatory agencies (water quality and health), academia, industry, transportation, and consulting.

6 The quality of the handbooks is a result of the diverse expertise and experience of the committees and the workgroup. Steering Committee Scott Taylor, Committee Chair, RBF Consulting Bruce Fujimoto, California State Water Resources Control Board Naresh Varma, San Bernardino County Flood Control District Karen Ashby, Orange County Public Facilities and Resources Department Steve Stump, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Bill Busath, City of Sacramento Mark Wills, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Melinda Marks, Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District Technical Advisory Committee Scott Taylor, Committee Chair, RBF Consulting John Johnston, California State University Sacramento Faculty Member Karen Henry, City of San Diego Acknowledgements January 2003 California Stormwater BMP Handbook 3 Construction Jennifer Gonzalez, City of Monterey Xavier Swamikannu, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Tim Piasky, Building Industry Association and Associated General Contractors Marco Metzger, California Department of Health Services Dan Barber, Concrete Industries Jerry Marcotte, California Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency The County of San Bernardino and San Bernardino County Flood Control District, under the direction of Naresh Varma, Chief, Environmental Management Division.

7 Provided financial and contract Management services on behalf of the California Stormwater Quality Task Force and the California Stormwater Quality Association for the update and revision of the Stormwater best Management Practice Handbooks. The Stormwater best Management Practice Handbooks were prepared by the Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. (CDM) and Larry Walker Associates (LWA) team. The CDM-LWA team was led by Jeff Endicott, CDM Officer-in-Charge and Project Manager, and Mack Walker, LWA Project Manager. The handbook team included the following consultants and individuals: Consultant Team Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. Jeff Endicott, , Officer-in-Charge and Handbook Project Manager Janelle Rogers, , (WA) Assistant Project Manger Don Schroeder, Luis Leon, Stephen Liao, Brendan Boyd Tracy Gaudino Basheera Raheem-Streetz Larry Walker Associates Mack Walker, , Handbook Project Manager Heather Kirschmann Acknowledgements 4 California Stormwater BMP Handbook January 2003 Construction Erich Simon Dean Messer, Catalyst Tom Richman, ASLA, AICP Mike Barrett, , (TX) Geoff Brosseau Gary Minton, , (WA)

8 Disclaimer The California Stormwater Quality Handbooks are intended to provide a range of general information about Stormwater quality best Management practices (BMPs) and related issues. Due to the multitude of applications of BMPs, the Handbooks do not address site-specific applications. Therefore, users of the Handbooks must seek advice of a Stormwater quality professional to determine the applicability of the information provided for any general use or site-specific application. Users of the Handbooks assume all liability directly or indirectly arising from use of the Handbooks. The mention of commercial products, their source, or their use in connection with material reported in the Handbooks is not to be construed as either an actual or implied endorsement, recommendation, or warranty of such product. This disclaimer is applicable whether information from the Handbooks is obtained in hard copy form or downloaded from the Internet.

9 January 2003 California Stormwater BMP Handbook i Construction Table of Contents Table of i List of ii List of Section 1 Introduction .. 1-5 Handbook Purpose and Scope .. 1-5 Users of the Handbook ..1-5 Organization of the 1-6 Relationship to other Handbooks .. 1-7 Construction Sites and their Impacts on Water 1-8 Pollutants Associated with Construction Activities .. 1-8 Erosion and Sedimentation .. 1-10 Other 1-12 Impacts of Erosion and Sedimentation, and Other Pollutants .. 1-12 Regulatory 1-14 Federal NPDES Programs.

10 1-14 State NPDES Programs .. 1-14 Municipal NPDES 1-16 1-17 References .. 1-18 Section 2 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan .. 2-19 Introduction .. 2-19 Minimum 2-19 Sites Subject to General Permit 2-19 Other Sites .. 2-19 Assess Construction Site and Planned Activities .. 2-19 Contractor Activities ..2-20 Disturbed Areas and Erosion Potential .. 2-20 Site 2-20 Identify and Select BMPs .. 2-20 Define BMPs Objectives .. 2-21 Identify BMP Categories .. 2-21 Select BMPs .. 2-22 Contents January 2003 California Stormwater BMP Handbook ii Construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans.