Updates from the IECA Standards and Practices Committee

The IECA Standards and Practices Committee has developed several standards for the design, installation, inspection, and maintenance of temporary erosion and sediment control practices used during construction. This session will provide information on the committee and will share the latest updates to developed practices including: sediment barriers, sediment basins, ditch checks, inlet protection, slope drains, amongst others.

Full Abstract: The Standards and Practices (S&P) Committee has been convened by the IECA Board of Directors (BODs) to develop standards for the US construction stormwater industry. The Board recognizes regional differences and even local differences in terminology and design of erosion and sediment control practices. However, the Board also recognizes that standardizing design based upon sound science, testing criteria for sediment controls, monitoring recommendations to provide feedback to site operators, and terminology will greatly advance the stormwater industry.
The committee has the responsibility of facilitating the creation, understanding, adoption, and maintenance of a design standard(s) for sediment controls employed on construction sites through:
-the creation of a design standard(s) based on existing design guidance, models, and engineering principles;
-promoting the adoption and implementation
providing advisement, resources, and support to the IECA Professional Development Committee (PDC) for the development of training courses.
The committee’s goals are to develop design standards for sediment controls used on constructions sites.
-Use existing design guidance, models, and engineering principles; and
-Develop design models to be based on stormwater runoff quality, rates, and volume.
Furthermore, the committee has the goal of advancing the use of standard design methodologies for construction site sediment controls.
-Provide assistance in the development of a new IECA curriculum; and
-Encourage regulatory agencies to require a design storm event that designers need to consider during the design and selection of sediment controls.
The IECA Standards and Practices Committee has developed several standards for the design, installation, inspection, and maintenance of temporary erosion and sediment control practices used during construction. This session will provide information on the committee and will share the latest updates to developed practices including: sediment barriers, sediment basins, ditch checks, inlet protection, slope drains, amongst others.