THE DISTRICT MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH "THE STANDARDS FOR SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL IN NEW JERSEY, 7TH EDITION, JANUARY 2014, REVISED JULY 2017" (SESC STANDARDS).
ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SESC STANDARDS.
ALL SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES ARE TO BE INSTALLED PRIOR TO ANY MAJOR SOIL DISTURBANCE OR IN THEIR PROPER SEQUENCE AND MAINTAINED UNTIL PERMANENT PROTECTION IS ESTABLISHED.
ANY CHANGES TO THE CERTIFIED SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLANS WILL REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF REVISED SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLANS TO THE DISTRICT. THE REVISED PLANS MUST MEET ALL CURRENT SESC STANDARDS. STANDARDS: HTTP://WWW.STATE.NJ.US/AGRICULTURE/DIVISIONS/ANR/NRC/NJEROSION.HTML
N.J.S.A 4:24-39 ET SEQ. REQUIRES THAT NO CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY BE ISSUED BEFORE THERE HAS BEEN COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF A CERTIFIED PLAN FOR PERMANENT MEASURES. ALL SITE WORK, AND ALL WORK AROUND INDIVIDUAL LOTS IN SUBDIVISIONS, MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE DISTRICT ISSUING A REPORT OF COMPLIANCE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY BY THE MUNICIPALITY.
ANY DISTURBED AREAS THAT WILL BE LEFT EXPOSED MORE THAN SIXTY (60) DAYS, AND NOT SUBJECT TO CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC, WILL IMMEDIATELY RECEIVE A TEMPORARY VEGETATIVE COVER FOR SOIL STABILIZATION. IF THE SEASON PREVENTS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TEMPORARY VEGETATIVE COVER, THE DISTURBED AREAS WILL BE MULCHED WITH STRAW, OR EQUIVALENT MATERIAL WITHIN 14 DAYS, AT A RATE OF 2 TO 2 1/2 TONS PER ACRE, ACCORDING TO STATE STANDARD FOR STABILIZATION WITH MULCH ONLY.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING INITIAL DISTURBANCE OR ROUGH GRADING, ALL CRITICAL AREAS SUBJECT TO EROSION (I.E. STEEP SLOPES AND ROADWAY EMBANKMENTS) WILL RECEIVE TEMPORARY VEGETATIVE COVER FOR SOIL STABILIZATION IN COMBINATION WITH STRAW MULCH OR A SUITABLE EQUIVALENT, AT A RATE OF 11/2 TO 2 TONS PER ACRE, ACCORDING TO THE SESC STANDARDS.
A SUB-BASE COURSE WILL BE APPLIED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ROUGH GRADING AND INSTALLATION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO STABILIZE STREETS, ROADS, DRIVEWAYS, AND PARKING AREAS. IN AREAS WHERE NO UTILITIES ARE PRESENT, THE SUB-BASE SHALL BE INSTALLED WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS OF THE PRELIMINARY GRADING.
ANY STEEP SLOPES (3:1 OR GREATER) OR ANY EXISTING ROADWAYS RECEIVING PIPELINE INSTALLATION WILL BE BACKFILLED AND STABILIZED DAILY, AS THE INSTALLATION CONTINUES.
THE SESC STANDARD FOR STABILIZED CONSTRUCTION ACCESS REQUIRES THE INSTALLATION OF A STONE PAD USING CLEAN CRUSHED ANGULAR STONE (ASTM C-33, SIZE NO. 2 OR 3) AT ALL CONSTRUCTION DRIVEWAYS WHERE VEHICLES WILL ACCESS PAVED ROADWAYS FROM UNPAVED AREAS OF THE SITE.
PERMANENT VEGETATION IS TO BE SEEDED OR SODDED ON ALL EXPOSED AREAS WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER FINAL GRADING. AT THE TIME OF THE FINAL INSPECTION, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE CONFIRMATION THAT THE PROPER TYPE AND AMOUNT OF SEED, LIME AND FERTILIZER HAVE BEEN USED FOR PERMANENT STABILIZATION WORK. STRAW MULCH PROPERLY ANCHORED IN PLACE IS REQUIRED ON ALL SEEDING IN ACCORDANCE TO THE SESC STANDARDS.
AT THE TIME THAT SITE PREPARATION FOR PERMANENT VEGETATIVE STABILIZATION IS GOING TO BE ACCOMPLISHED, ANY SOIL THAT WILL NOT PROVIDE A SUITABLE ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT ADEQUATE VEGETATIVE GROUND COVER SHALL BE REMOVED OR
THAT WILL NOT PROVIDE A SUITABLE ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT ADEQUATE VEGETATIVE GROUND COVER SHALL BE REMOVED OR TREATED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT WILL PERMANENTLY ADJUST THE SOIL CONDITIONS AND RENDER IT SUITABLE FOR VEGETATIVE GROUND COVER. IF THE REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF THE SOIL WILL NOT PROVIDE SUITABLE CONDITIONS, NON-VEGETATIVE MEANS OF PERMANENT GROUND STABILIZATION WILL HAVE TO BE EMPLOYED.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD FOR MANAGEMENT OF HIGH ACID PRODUCING SOILS, ANY SOIL HAVING A PH OF 4 OR LESS OR CONTAINING IRON SULFIDES SHALL BE COVERED WITH A MINIMUM OF TWELVE (12) INCHES OF SOIL HAVING A PH OF 5 OR MORE PRIOR TO SEEDBED PREPARATION. AREAS WHERE TREES OR SHRUBS ARE TO BE PLANTED SHALL BE COVERED WITH A MINIMUM OF TWENTY-FOUR (24) INCHES OF SOIL HAVING A PH OF 5 OR MORE.
CONDUIT OUTLET PROTECTION MUST BE INSTALLED AT ALL REQUIRED OUTFALLS PRIOR TO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM BECOMING OPERATIONAL. CONDUIT OUTLET PROTECTION INSTALLATION SHALL BE POSTPONED IN BASINS ACTING AS SEDIMENT BASINS DURING CONSTRUCTION.
UNFILTERED DEWATERING IS NOT PERMITTED. NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS MUST BE TAKEN DURING ALL DEWATERING OPERATIONS TO MINIMIZE SEDIMENT TRANSFER. ANY DEWATERING METHODS USED MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SESC STANDARD FOR DEWATERING.
SHOULD THE CONTROL OF DUST AT THE SITE BE NECESSARY, THE SITE WILL BE SPRINKLED UNTIL THE SURFACE IS WET, TEMPORARY VEGETATIVE COVER SHALL BE ESTABLISHED, MULCH SHALL BE APPLIED AND ANCHORED IN PLACE, OR OTHER DUST CONTROL METHOD SHALL BE EMPLOYED AS REQUIRED BY THE SESC STANDARD FOR DUST CONTROL.
STOCKPILE AND STAGING LOCATIONS ESTABLISHED IN THE FIELD SHALL BE PLACED WITHIN THE LIMIT OF DISTURBANCE ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED PLAN. STAGING AND STOCKPILES NOT LOCATED WITHIN THE LIMIT OF DISTURBANCE WILL REQUIRE CERTIFICATION OF A REVISED SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN. THE DISTRICT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DETERMINE WHEN CERTIFICATION OF A NEW AND SEPARATE SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THESE ACTIVITIES.
THE PROPERTY OWNER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EROSION OR SEDIMENTATION THAT MAY OCCUR BELOW STORMWATER OUTFALLS OR OFFSITE AS A RESULT OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT.
SEQUENCE OF CONSTRUCTION
NOTIFY THE OCEAN COUNTY SOL CONSERVATION DISTRICT IN WRITING AT LEAST 48-HOUR PRIOR TO LAND DISTURBANCE. (1 DAY)
TEMPORARY SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES MUST BE INSTALLED AT THE INITIATION OF LAND DISTURBANCE ACTIVITIES. ALL TEMPORARY SOIL EROSION MEASURES MUST BE INCLUDED (SILT FENCE, STABILIZED CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE, AND INLET PROTECTION). (1 WEEK)
DEMOLITION, CLEARING AND ROUGH SITE GRADING FOR NEW BUILDING AND OTHER STRUCTURES REQUIRING EXCAVATION WITH APPROPRIATE EROSION CONTROL FACILITIES. (4 WEEKS)
THE STORM WATER BASINS MUST BE PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED DURING THE INITIAL PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION AND MUST BE PERMANENTLY STABILIZED PRIOR TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACES. BASINS SHALL ACT AS A SEDIMENT BASIN DURING CONSTRUCTION. INSTALL OUTLET CONTROL STRUCTURES AND SCOUR HOLE #4 DURING THE INITIAL PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION. (2 WEEKS)
EXCAVATE AND INSTALL ON SITE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, CURBING, ETC. SOILS BENEATH 1, 2, AND 3 SHALL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SUITABLE K4 SOILS WITH A PERMEABILITY OF 20.0 IN/HR. REPLACEMENT LAYER SHALL BE 3" DEEP BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE BASIN AND SHALL EXTEND UP TO THE ELEVATION OF THE LOWEST OUTLET WITHIN EACH BASIN. INLET PROTECTION MUST BE INSTALLED AFTER STORM SEWER INSTALLATION. (2 MONTHS)
INSTALL BUILDING. (2 MONTHS)
. CONDUCT SOIL COMPACTION TEST IN LOCATIONS SHOWN ON SOIL COMPACTION MITIGATION PLAN. TESTING MUST BE WITNESSED BY OCSCD INSPECTOR. IF TESTS PASS, SUBMIT TEST RESULTS TO OCSCD. IF TESTS FAIL, RESTORATION OF COMPACTED SOILS SHALL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH DEEP SCARIFICATION/TILLAGE (6' MINIMUM DEPTH). (2 DAYS)
APPLY TOPSOIL TO AN AVERAGE DEPTH OF 5" (4" MINIMUM) FIRMED IN PLACE, AND FINAL GRADING. (1 WEEK)
. INSTALL PAVING, CONCRETE, AND PERMANENT STABILIZE ALL DISTURBED AREAS ALONG THE SITE AND LANDSCAPING. (1 WEEK)
.INSTALL K4 SAND, AND CONDUIT OUTLET PROTECTION WITHIN BASIN BOTTOM ONCE MAJORITY OF THE SITE HAS ACHIEVED 80% PERMANENT STABILIZATION/ COVER TO AVOID CONTAMINATION DURING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES. (1 WEEK)
I.REMOVE ALL TEMPORARY SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES. (1 WEEK)
A.GRADE AS NEEDED AND FEASIBLE TO PERMIT THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR SEEDBED PREPARATION, SEEDING, MULCH APPLICATION, AND MULCH ANCHORING. ALL GRADING SHOULD BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD FOR LAND GRADING.
|2. OBTAIN FINAL REPORT OF COMPLIANCE FROM OCSCD. (1 DAY)
B. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO SEEDING AND TOPSOIL APPLICATION, THE SUBSOIL SHALL BE EVALUATED FOR COMPACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD FOR LAND GRADING.
STANDARD FOR PERMANENT VEGETATIVE COVER:
<table><tr><td>A. GRADE AS NEEDED AND FEASIBLE TO PERMIT THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR SEEDBED PREPARATION, SEEDING, MULCH APPLICATION, AND MULCH ANCHORING. ALL GRADING SHOULD BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD FOR LAND GRADING.</td></tr></table>
B.IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO SEEDING AND TOPSOIL APPLICATION, THE SUBSOIL SHALL BE EVALUATED FOR COMPACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD FOR LAND GRADING.
C.TOPSOIL SHOULD BE HANDLED ONLY WHEN IT IS DRY ENOUGH TO WORK WITHOUT DAMAGING THE SOIL STRUCTURE. A UNIFORM APPLICATION TO A DEPTH OF 5 INCHES (UNSETTLED) IS REQUIRED ON ALL SITES. TOPSOIL SHALL BE AMENDED WITH ORGANIC MATTER, AS NEEDED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD FOR TOPSOILING.
D.INSTALL NEEDED EROSION CONTROL PRACTICES OR FACILITIES SUCH AS DIVERSIONS, GRADE-STABILIZATION STRUCTURES, CHANNEL STABILIZATION MEASURES, SEDIMENT BASINS, AND WATERWAYS.
A.UNIFORMLY APPLY GROUND LIMESTONE AND FERTILIZER TO TOPSOIL WHICH HAS BEEN SPREAD AND FIRMED, ACCORDING TO SOIL TEST RECOMMENDATIONS SUCH AS OFFERED BY RUTGERS CO-OPERATIVE EXTENSION SOIL SAMPLE MAILERS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE LOCAL RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICES (HTTP://NJAES.RUTGERS.EDU/COUNTY/). FERTILIZER SHALL BE APPLIED AT THE RATE OF 500 POUNDS PER ACRE OR 11 POUNDS PER 1,000 SQUARE FEET OF 10-10-10 OR EQUIVALENT WITH 50% WATER INSOLUBLE NITROGEN UNLESS A SOIL
TEST INDICATES OTHERWISE AND INCORPORATED INTO THE SURFACE 4 INCHES. IF FERTILIZER IS NOT INCORPORATED, APPLY ONE-HALF THE RATE DESCRIBED ABOVE DURING SEEDBED PREPARATION AND REPEAT ANOTHER ONE-HALF RATE APPLICATION OF THE SAME FERTILIZER WITHIN 3 TO 5 WEEKS AFTER SEEDING.
B.WORK LIME AND FERTILIZER INTO THE TOPSOIL AS NEARLY AS PRACTICAL TO A DEPTH OF 4 INCHES WITH A DISC, SPRING-TOOTH HARROW, OR OTHER SUITABLE EQUIPMENT. THE FINAL HARROWING OR DISKING OPERATION SHOULD BE ON THE GENERAL CONTOUR. CONTINUE TILLAGE UNTIL A REASONABLE UNIFORM SEEDBED IS PREPARED.
C.HIGH ACID PRODUCING SOIL. SOILS HAVING A PH OF 4 OR LESS OR CONTAINING IRON SULFIDE SHALL BE COVERED WITH A MINIMUM OF 12 INCHES OF SOIL HAVING A PH OF 5 OR MORE BEFORE INITIATING SEEDBED REPARATION. SEE STANDARD FOR MANAGEMENT OF HIGH ACID-PRODUCING SOILS FOR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.
A.SELECT A MIXTURE FROM TABLE 4-3 OR USE A MIXTURE RECOMMENDED BY RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OR NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT. SEED GERMINATION SHALL HAVE BEEN TESTED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE PLANTING DATE. NO SEED SHALL BE ACCEPTED WITH A GERMINATION TEST DATE MORE THAN 12 MONTHS OLD UNLESS RETESTED.
SEEDING RATES SPECIFIED ARE REQUIRED WHEN A REPORT OF COMPLIANCE IS REQUESTED PRIOR TO ACTUAL ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMANENT VEGETATION. UP TO 50% REDUCTION IN RATES MAY BE USED WHEN PERMANENT VEGETATION IS ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO A REPORT OF COMPLIANCE INSPECTION. THESE RATES APPLY TO ALL METHODS OF SEEDING. ESTABLISHING PERMANENT VEGETATION MEANS 80% VEGETATIVE COVERAGE WITH THE SPECIFIED SEED MIXTURE FOR THE SEED AREA AND MOWED ONCE.
WARM-SEASON MIXTURES ARE GRASSES AND LEGUMES WHICH MAXIMIZE GROWTH AT HIGH TEMPERATURES, GENERALLY 85circF AND ABOVE. SEE TABLE 4-3 MIXTURES 1 TO 7. PLANTING RATES FOR WARM-SEASON GRASSES SHALL BE THE AMOUNT OF PURE LIVE SEED (PLS) AS DETERMINED BY GERMINATION TESTING RESULTS.
COOL-SEASON MIXTURES ARE GRASSES AND LEGUMES WHICH MAXIMIZE GROWTH AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 85circF. MANY GRASSES BECOME ACTIVE AT 65circF. SEE TABLE 4-3, MIXTURES 8-20. ADJUSTMENT OF PLANTING RATES TO COMPENSATE FOR THE AMOUNT OF PLS IS NOT REQUIRED FOR COOL SEASON GRASSES.
*SUMMER SEEDINGS SHOULD ONLY BE CONDUCTED WHEN THE SITE IS IRRIGATED. MIXES INCLUDING WHITE CLOVER REQUIRE AT LEAST 6 WEEKS OF GROWING SEASON REMAIN AFTER SEEDING TO ENSURE ESTABLISHMENT BEFORE FREEZING.
B.CONVENTIONAL SEEDING IS PERFORMED BY APPLYING SEED UNIFORMLY BY HAND, CYCLONE (CENTRIFUGAL) SEEDER, DROP SEEDER, DRILL OR CULTIPACKER SEEDER. EXCEPT FOR DRILLED, HYDROSEEDED OR CULTIPACKED SEEDINGS, SEED SHALL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE SOIL WITHIN 24 HOURS OF SEEDBED PREPARATION TO A DEPTH OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH, BY RAKING OR DRAGGING. DEPTH OF
C.AFTER SEEDING, FIRMING THE SOIL WITH A CORRUGATED ROLLER WILL ASSURE GOOD SEED-TO-SOIL CONTACT, RESTORE CAPILLARITY, AND IMPROVE SEEDLING EMERGENCE. THIS IS THE PREFERRED METHOD. WHEN PERFORMED ON THE CONTOUR, SHEET EROSION WILL BE MINIMIZED AND WATER CONSERVATION ON SITE WILL BE MAXIMIZED.
D.HYDROSEEDING IS A BROADCAST SEEDING METHOD USUALLY INVOLVING A TRUCK, OR TRAILER-MOUNTED TANK, WITH AN AGITATION SYSTEM AND HYDRAULIC PUMP FOR MIXING SEED, WATER AND FERTILIZER AND SPRAYING THE MIX ONTO THE PREPARED SEEDBED. MULCH SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE TANK WITH SEED. SHORT-FIBERED MULCH MAY BE APPLIED WITH A HYDROSEEDER FOLLOWING SEEDING. (ALSO SEE SECTION 4-MULCHING BELOW). HYDROSEEDING IS NOT A PREFERRED SEEDING METHOD BECAUSE SEED AND FERTILIZER ARE APPLIED TO THE SURFACE AND NOT INCORPORATED INTO THE SOIL. WHEN POOR SEED TO SOIL CONTACT OCCURS, THERE IS A REDUCED SEED GERMINATION AND GROWTH. MULCHING
MULCHING IS REQUIRED ON ALL SEEDING. MULCH WILL PROTECT AGAINST EROSION BEFORE GRASS IS ESTABLISHED AND WILL PROMOTE FASTER AND EARLIER
EROSION SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLIANCE WITH THIS MULCHING REQUIREMENT.
MATERIALS:
STANDARD FOR TOPSOILING
TOPSOIL SHOULD BE FRIABLE, LOAMY, FREE OF DEBRIS,
OBJECTIONABLE WEEDS AND STONES, AND CONTAIN NO TOXIC SUBSTANCE OR ADVERSE CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL CONDITION THAT MAY BE HARMFUL TO PLANT GROWTH SOLIBLE SALTS SHOULD NOT REF EXCESSIVE CRIMPER (MULCH ANCHORING COULDER TOOL) - A TRACTOR-DRAWN IMPLEMENT, SOMEWHAT LIKE A DISC HARROW, ESPECIALLY DESIGNED TO PUSH OR CUT SOME OF THE BROADCAST LONG FIBER MULCH 3 TO 4 INCHES INTO THE SOIL SO AS TO ANCHOR IT AND LEAVE PART STANDING UPRIGHT. THIS TECHNIQUE IS LIMITED TO AREAS TRAVERSABLE BY A TRACTOR, WHICH MUST OPERATE ON THE CONTOUR OF SLOPES. STRAW MULCH RATE MUST BE 3 TONS PER ACRE. NO TACKIFYING OR ADHESIVE AGENT IS REQUIRED.
TO PLANT GROWTH. SOLUBLE SALTS SHOULD NOT BE EXCESSIVE (CONDUCTIVITY LESS 0.5 MILLIMHOS PER CENTIMETER. MORE THAN 0.5 MILLIMHOS MAY DESSICATE SEEDLINGS AND ADVERSELY IMPACT GROWTH). IMPORTED TOPSOIL SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT OF 2.75 PERCENT. ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT MAY BE RAISED BY ADDITIVES.
NOTE: ALL NAMES GIVEN ABOVE ARE REGISTERED TRADE NAMES. THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A RECOMMENDATION OF THESE PRODUCTS TO THE EXCLUSION OF OTHER PRODUCTS.
TOPSOIL SUBSTITUTE IS A SOIL MATERIAL WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN AMENDED WITH SAND, SILT, CLAY ORGANIC MATTER, FERTILIZER OR LIME AND HAS THE APPEARANCE OF TOPSOIL. TOPSOIL SUBSTITUTES MAY BE UTILIZED ON SITES WITH INSUFFICIENT TOPSOIL FOR ESTABLISHING PERMANENT VEGETATION. ALL TOPSOIL SUBSTITUTE MATERIALS SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF TOPSOIL NOTED ABOVE. SOIL TESTS SHALL BE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE THE COMPONENTS OF SAND, SILT, CLAY, ORGANIC MATTER, SOLUBLE SALTS AND PH LEVEL.
THE QUALITY OF PERMANENT VEGETATION RESTS WITH THE CONTRACTOR. THE TIMING OF SEEDING, PREPARING THE SEEDBED, APPLYING NUTRIENTS, MULCH AND OTHER MANAGEMENT ARE ESSENTIAL. THE SEED APPLICATION RATES IN TABLE 4-3 ARE REQUIRED WHEN A REPORT OF COMPLIANCE IS REQUESTED PRIOR TO ACTUAL ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMANENT VEGETATION. UP TO 50% REDUCTION IN APPLICATION RATES MAY BE USED WHEN PERMANENT VEGETATION IS ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO REQUESTING A REPORT OF COMPLIANCE FROM THE DISTRICT. THESE RATES APPLY TO ALL METHODS OF SEEDING. ESTABLISHING PERMANENT VEGETATION
STRIPPING AND STOCKPILING:
FIELD EXPLORATION SHOULD BE MADE TO DETERMINE WHETHER QUANTITY AND OR QUALITY OF SURFACE SOIL JUSTIFIES STRIPPING.
STRIPPING SHALL BE CONFINED TO THE IMMEDIATE CONSTRUCTION AREA.
WHERE FEASIBLE, LIME MAY BE APPLIED BEFORE STRIPPING AT A RATE DETERMINED BY SOIL TESTS TO BRING SOIL PH TO APPROXIMATELY 6.5.
a.APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE HEAVIER AT EDGES WHERE WIND MAY CATCH THE MULCH, IN VALLEYS, AND AT CRESTS OF BANKS. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA SHOULD BE UNIFORM IN APPEARANCE.
A 4"-6" STRIPPING DEPTH IS COMMON, BUT MAY VARY DEPENDING ON THE PARTICULAR SOIL.
PEG AND TWINE. DRIVE 8 TO 10 INCH WOODEN PEGS TO WITHIN 2 TO 3 INCHES OF THE SOIL SURFACE EVERY 4 FEET IN ALL DIRECTIONS. STAKES MAY BE DRIVEN BEFORE OR AFTER APPLYING MULCH. SECURE MULCH TO SOIL SURFACE BY STRETCHING TWINE BETWEEN PEGS IN A CRISS-CROSS AND A SQUARE PATTERN. SECURE TWINE AROUND EACH PEG WITH TWO OR MORE ROUND TURNS.
STOCKPILES OF TOPSOIL SHOULD BE SITUATED SO AS NOT TO OBSTRUCT NATURAL DRAINAGE OR CAUSE OFF-SITE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.
STOCKPILES SHOULD BE VEGETATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; SEE STANDARDS FOR PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY VEGETATIVE COVER FOR SOIL STABILIZATION. WEEDS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GROW ON STOCKPILES.
SITE PREPARATION:
GRADE AT THE ONSET OF THE OPTIMAL SEEDING PERIOD SO AS TO MINIMIZE THE DURATION AND AREA OF EXPOSURE OF DISTURBED SOIL TO
A.STRAW OR HAY. UNROTTED SMALL GRAIN STRAW, HAY FREE OF SEEDS, TO BE APPLIED AT THE RATE OF 1-1/2 TO 2 TONS PER ACRE (70 TO 90 POUNDS PER 1,000 SQUARE FEET), EXCEPT THAT WHERE A CRIMPER IS USED INSTEAD OF A LIQUID MULCH-BINDER (TACKIFYING OR ADHESIVE AGENT), THE RATE OF APPLICATION IS 3 TONS PER ACRE. MULCH CHOPPER-BLOWERS MUST NOT GRIND THE MULCH. HAY MULCH IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR ESTABLISHING FINE TURF OR LAWNS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF WEED SEED.
APPLICATION - SPREAD MULCH UNIFORMLY BY HAND OR MECHANICALLY SO THAT AT LEAST 85% OF THE SOIL SURFACE IS COVERED. FOR UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION OF HAND-SPREAD MULCH, DIVIDE AREA INTO APPROXIMATELY 1,000 SQUARE FEET SECTIONS AND DISTRIBUTE TO 90 POUNDS WITHIN EACH SECTION.
ANCHORING SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PLACEMENT TO MINIMIZE LOSS BY WIND OR WATER. THIS MAY BE DONE BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS, DEPENDING UPON THE SIZE OF THE AREA, STEEPNESS OF SLOPES, AND COSTS.
PEG AND TWINE. DRIVE 8 TO 10 INCH WOODEN PEGS TO WITHIN 2 TO 3 INCHES OF THE SOIL SURFACE EVERY 4 FEET IN ALL DIRECTIONS. STAKES MAY BE DRIVEN BEFORE OR AFTER APPLYING MULCH. SECURE MULCH TO SOIL SURFACE BY STRETCHING TWINE BETWEEN PEGS IN A CRISS-CROSS AND A SQUARE PATTERN. SECURE TWINE AROUND EACH PEG WITH TWO OR MORE ROUND TURNS.
MULCH NETTINGS - STAPLE PAPER, JUTE, COTTON, OR PLASTIC NETTINGS TO THE SOIL SURFACE. USE A DEGRADABLE NETTING IN AREAS TO BE MOWED.
<table><tr><td>3. CRIMPER (MULCH ANCHORING COULTER TOOL) - A TRACTOR-DRAWN IMPLEMENT, SOMEWHAT LIKE A DISC HARROW, ESPECIALLY DESIGNED TO PUSH OR CUT SOME OF THE BROADCAST LONG FIBER MULCH 3 TO 4 INCHES INTO THE SOIL SO AS TO ANCHOR IT AND LEAVE PART STANDING UPRIGHT. THIS TECHNIQUE IS LIMITED TO AREAS TRAVERSABLE BY A TRACTOR, WHICH MUST OPERATE ON THE CONTOUR OF SLOPES. STRAW MULCH RATE MUST BE 3 TONS PER ACRE. NO TACKIFYING OR ADHESIVE AGENT IS REQUIRED.</td></tr></table>
LIQUID MULCH-BINDERS - MAY BE USED TO ANCHOR SALT HAY, HAY OR TRAW MULCH.
a.APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE HEAVIER AT EDGES WHERE WIND MAY CATCH THE MULCH, IN VALLEYS, AND AT CRESTS OF BANKS. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA SHOULD BE UNIFORM IN APPEARANCE.
b. USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
ORGANIC AND VEGETABLE BASED BINDERS - NATURALLY OCCURRING, POWDER-BASED, HYDROPHILIC MATERIALS WHEN MIXED WITH WATER FORMULATES A GEL AND WHEN APPLIED TO MULCH UNDER SATISFACTORY CURING CONDITIONS WILL FORM MEMBRANED NETWORKS OF INSOLUBLE POLYMERS. THE VEGETABLE GEL SHALL BE PHYSIOLOGICALLY HARMLESS AND NOT RESULT IN A PHYTOTOXIC EFFECT OR IMPEDE GROWTH OF TURF GRASS. USE AT RATES AND WEATHER CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY
THE MANUFACTURER TO ANCHOR MULCH MATERIALS. MANY NEW PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE, SOME OF WHICH MAY NEED FURTHER EVALUATION FOR USE IN THIS STATE.
SYNTHETIC BINDERS - HIGH POLYMER SYNTHETIC EMULSION, MISCIBLE WITH WATER WHEN DILUTED AND, FOLLOWING APPLICATION OF MULCH, DRYING AND CURING, SHALL NO LONGER BE SOLUBLE OR DISPERSIBLE IN WATER. BINDER SHALL BE APPLIED AT RATES RECOMMENDED BY THE
B.MANUFACTURER AND REMAIN TACKY UNTIL GERMINATION OF GRASS.
NOTE: ALL NAMES GIVEN ABOVE ARE REGISTERED TRADE NAMES. THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A RECOMMENDATION OF THESE PRODUCTS TO THE EXCLUSION OF OTHER PRODUCTS.
B.WOOD-FIBER OR PAPER-FIBER MULCH - SHALL BE MADE FROM WOOD, PLANT FIBERS OR PAPER CONTAINING NO GROWTH OR GERMINATION INHIBITING MATERIALS, USED AT THE RATE OF 1,500 POUNDS PER ACRE (OR AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURER) AND MAY BE APPLIED BY A HYDROSEEDER. MULCH SHALL NOT BE MIXED IN THE TANK WITH SEED. USE IS LIMITED TO FLATTER SLOPES AND DURING OPTIMUM SEEDING PERIODS IN SPRING AND FALL.
C.PELLETIZED MULCH - COMPRESSED AND EXTRUDED PAPER AND/OR WOOD FIBER PRODUCT, WHICH MAY CONTAIN CO-POLYMERS, TACKIFIERS, FERTILIZERS, AND COLORING AGENTS. THE DRY PELLETS, WHEN APPLIED TO A SEEDED AREA AND WATERED, FORM A MULCH MAT. PELLETIZED MULCH SHALL BE APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS. MULCH MAY BE APPLIED BY HAND OR MECHANICAL SPREADER AT THE RATE OF 60-75 LBS/1,000 SQUARE FEET AND ACTIVATED WITH 0.2 TO 0.4 INCHES OF WATER. THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE BENEFICIAL FOR USE ON SMALL LAWN OR RENOVATION AREAS, SEEDED AREAS WHERE WEED-SEED FREE MULCH IS DESIRED, OR ON SITES WHERE STRAW MULCH AND TACKIFIER AGENT ARE NOT PRACTICAL OR DESIRABLE. APPLYING THE FULL 0.2 TO 0.4 INCHES OF WATER AFTER SPREADING PELLETIZED MULCH ON THE SEED BED IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR SUFFICIENT ACTIVATION AND EXPANSION OF THE MULCH TO PROVIDE SOIL COVERAGE.
IRRIGATION (WHERE FEASIBLE)
IF SOIL MOISTURE IS DEFICIENT SUPPLY NEW SEEDING WITH ADEQUATE WATER (A MINIMUM OF 1/4 INCH APPLIED UP TO TWICE A DAY UNTIL VEGETATION IS WELL ESTABLISHED). THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN SEEDINGS ARE MADE IN ABNORMALLY DRY OR HOT WEATHER OR ON DROUGHTY SITES.
SINCE SOIL ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT AND SLOW RELEASE NITROGEN FERTILIZER
WATER INSOLUBLE) ARE PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 2A - SEEDBED PREPARATION IN
THIS STANDARD, NO FOLLOW-UP OF TOPDRESSING IS MANDATORY. AN EXCEPTION
MAY BE MADE WHERE GROSS NITROGEN DEFICIENCY EXISTS IN THE SOIL TO THE
EXTENT THAT TURF FAILURE MAY DEVELOP. IN THAT INSTANCE, TOPDRESS WITH
10-10-10 OR EQUIVALENT AT 300 POUNDS PER ACRE OR 7 POUNDS PER 1,000 SQUARE
FEET EVERY 3 TO 5 WEEKS UNTIL THE GROSS NITROGEN DEFICIENCY IN THE TURF IS
AMELI ORATED
<table><tr><td>THE QUALITY OF PERMANENT VEGETATION RESTS WITH THE CONTRACTOR. THE TIMING OF SEEDING, PREPARING THE SEEDBED, APPLYING NUTRIENTS, MULCH AND OTHER MANAGEMENT ARE ESSENTIAL. THE SEED APPLICATION RATES IN TABLE 4-3 ARE REQUIRED WHEN A REPORT OF COMPLIANCE IS REQUESTED PRIOR TO ACTUAL ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMANENT VEGETATION. UP TO 50% REDUCTION IN APPLICATION RATES MAY BE USED WHEN PERMANENT VEGETATION IS ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO REQUESTING A REPORT OF COMPLIANCE FROM THE DISTRICT. THESE RATES APPLY TO ALL METHODS OF SEEDING. ESTABLISHING PERMANENT VEGETATION</td></tr></table>
MEANS 80% VEGETATIVE COVER (OF THE SEEDED SPECIES) AND MOWED ONCE. NOTE THIS DESIGNATION OF MOWED ONCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE PERMANENCY OF THE TURF SHOULD OTHER MAINTENANCE FACTORS BE NEGLECTED OR OTHERWISE MISMANAGED.
EROSION. IMMEDIATELY PROCEED TO ESTABLISH VEGETATIVE COVER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFIED SEED MIXTURE. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.
GRADE AS NEEDED AND FEASIBLE TO PERMIT THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR SEEDBED PREPARATION, SEEDING, MULCH APPLICATION AND ANCHORING, AND MAINTENANCE.
AS GUIDANCE FOR IDEAL CONDITIONS, SUBSOIL SHOULD BE TESTED FOR LIME REQUIREMENT. LIMESTONE, IF NEEDED, SHOULD BE APPLIED TO BRING SOIL TO A PH OF APPROXIMATELY 6.5 AND INCORPORATED INTO THE SOIL AS NEARLY AS PRACTICAL TO A DEPTH OF 4 INCHES.
PRIOR TO TOPSOILING, THE SUBSOIL SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARD FOR LAND GRADING.
EMPLOY NEEDED EROSION CONTROL PRACTICES SUCH AS DIVERSIONS, GRADE STABILIZATION STRUCTURES, CHANNEL STABILIZATION MEASURES, SEDIMENTATION BASINS, AND WATERWAYS.
APPLYING TOPSOIL
TOPSOIL SHOULD BE HANDLED ONLY WHEN IT IS DRY ENOUGH TO WORK WITHOUT DAMAGING SOIL STRUCTURE; I.E., LESS THAN FIELD CAPACITY (SEE GLOSSARY).
A UNIFORM APPLICATION TO AN AVERAGE DEPTH OF 5.0 INCHES, MINIMUM OF 4 INCHES, FIRMED IN PLACE IS REQUIRED. ALTERNATIVE DEPTH MAY BE CONSIDERED WHERE SPECIAL REGULATORY AND/OR INDUSTRY DESIGN STANDARDS ARE APPROPRIATE SUCH AS GOLF COURSES, SPORTS FIELDS, LANDFILL CAPPING, ETC., SOILS WITH A PH OF 4.0 OR LESS OR CONTAINING IRON SULFIDE SHALL BE COVERED WITH A MINIMUM DEPTH OF 12 INCHES OF SOIL HAVING A PH OF 5.0 OR MORE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD FOR MANAGEMENT OF HIGH ACID PRODUCING SOIL.
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 7 OF THE STANDARD FOR PERMANENT VEGETATIVE STABILIZATION, THE CONTRACTOR IS
RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT PERMANENT VEGETATIVE COVER BECOMES ESTABLISHED ON AT LEAST 80% OF THE SOILS TO BE STABILIZED WITH VEGETATION. FAILURE TO ACHIEVE THE MINIMUM COVERAGE MAY REQUIRE
ADDITIONAL WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR TO INCLUDE SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: SUPPLEMENTAL SEEDING, RE-APPLICATION OF LIME AND FERTILIZERS, AND/OR THE ADDITION OF ORGANIC MATTER (LE COMPOST) AS A TOP DRESSING. SUCH ADDITIONAL
ORGANIC MATTER (I.E. COMPOST) AS A TOP DRESSING. SUCH ADDITIONAL MEASURES SHALL BE BASED ON SOIL TESTS SUCH AS THOSE OFFERED BY RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE OR OTHER APPROVED LABORATORY FACILITIES QUALIFIED TO TEST SOIL SAMPLES FOR AGRONOMIC PROPERTIES.
FLOCCULANT NOTES
A FLOCCULENT SUCH AS “PAM” (POLYACRYLAMIDE) MAY BE ADDED TO THE BASIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS TO REMOVE FINE SUSPENDED COLLOIDAL MATERIAL PRIOR TO DEWATERING. ALL DEWATERING DISCHARGES MUST BE TO A STABILIZED LOCATION. A SOURCE OF FREE CATIONIC IONS (SUCH AS CA 2+) MAY BE REQUIRED AT A RATE OF 50- 60 GM CA2+ /KG PAM TO ENCOURAGE BONDING BETWEEN COLLOIDS AND PAM. MATERIALS SUCH AS LIME, CACL, GYPSUM OR FLYASH MAY BE USED TO PROVIDE THE CATION COMPONENT. THE FLOCCULENT SHALL NOT CAUSE ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP IN THE AREA RECEIVING THE BASIN DISCHARGE. FLOCCULENT MAY BE ADDED THROUGH THE USE OF 'LOGS' OR SIMILAR DEVICES IMPREGNATED WITH PAM TO DOSE INFLOW WATER PRIOR TO ENTRANCE TO THE SEDIMENT BASIN. SUCH DEVICES SHALL BE PLACED TO ALLOW COMPLETE PASSAGE OF THE DESIGN STORM AND SHALL NOT OBSTRUCT FLOW THROUGH STORM SEWER SYSTEMS."
TOPSOILING NOTES
TOPSOIL SHOULD BE HANDLED ONLY WHEN IT IS DRY ENOUGH WORK WITHOUT DAMAGING SOIL STRUCTURE.
A UNIFORM APPLICATION TO AN AVERAGE DEPTH OF 5" (MINIMUM 4") FIRMED IN PLACE IS REQUIRED.
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 7 OF THE STANDARD FOR PERMANENT VEGETATIVE STABILIZATION, THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT PERMANENT VEGETATIVE COVER BECOMES ESTABLISHED ON AT LEAST 80% OF THE SOILS TO BE STABILIZED WITH VEGETATION. FAILURE TO ACHIEVE THE MINIMUM COVERAGE MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL WORK TO BE PERFORMED.
STANDARD FOR STABILIZATION WITH SOD
HIGH QUALITY CULTIVATED SOD IS PREFERRED OVER NATIVE OR PASTURE SOD.
SOD SHOULD BE FREE OF BROADLEAF WEEDS AND UNDESIRABLE COARSE AND FINE WEED GRASSES.
SOD SHOULD BE OF UNIFORM THICKNESS, TYPICALLY 5/8 INCH, PLUS OR MINUS 1/4 INCH, AT TIME OF CUTTING (EXCLUDES TOP GROWTH.).
SOD SHOULD BE VIGOROUS AND DENSE AND BE ABLE TO RETAIN ITS OWN SHAPE AND WEIGHT WHEN SUSPENDED VERTICALLY WITH A FIRM GRASP FROM THE UPPER 10 PERCENT OF THE STRIP. BROKEN PADS AND ROLLS OR TORN AND UNEVEN ENDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTABLE.
FOR DROUGHTY SITES, A SOD OF TURF-TYPE TALL FESCUE OR TURF-TYPE TALL FESCUE MIXED WITH KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS IS PREFERRED OVER A 100% KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS SOD. ALTHOUGH NOT WIDELY AVAILABLE, A SOD OF FINE FESCUE IS ALSO ACCEPTABLE FOR DROUGHTY SITES.
ONLY MOIST, FRESH, UNHEATED SOD SHOULD BE USED. SOD SHOULD BE HARVESTED, DELIVERED, AND INSTALLED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 24 HOURS OR LESS DURING SUMMER MONTHS.
1. SITE PREPARATION
GRADE AS NEEDED AND FEASIBLE TO PERMIT THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR LIMING, FERTILIZING, INCORPORATION OF ORGANIC MATTER, AND OTHER SOIL PREPARATION PROCEDURES. ALL GRADING SHOULD BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD FOR LAND GRADING.
TOPSOIL SHOULD BE HANDLED ONLY WHEN IT IS DRY ENOUGH TO WORK WITHOUT DAMAGING THE SOIL STRUCTURE. A UNIFORM APPLICATION TO A DEPTH OF 6 INCHES (UNSETTLED) IS REQUIRED ON ALL SITES. SEE THE STANDARD FOR TOPSOILING FOR TOPSOIL AND AMENDMENT REQUIREMENTS.
C. INSTALL NEEDED EROSION CONTROL PRACTICES OR FACILITIES SUCH AS DIVERSIONS, GRADE STABILIZATION STRUCTURES, CHANNEL STABILIZATION MEASURES, SEDIMENT BASINS, AND WATERWAYS
2. SOIL PREPARATION
UNIFORMLY APPLY GROUND LIMESTONE, AND FERTILIZER ACCORDING TO SOIL TEST RECOMMENDATIONS SUCH AS OFFERED BY RUTGERS CO-OPERATIVE EXTENSION. SOIL SAMPLE MAILERS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE LOCAL RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICES HTTP://NJAES.RUTGERS.EDU/COUNTY/). FERTILIZER SHALL BE APPLIED AT THE RATE OF 500 POUNDS PER ACRE OR 11 POUNDS PER 1,000 SQUARE FEET USING 10-10-10 OR EQUIVALENT WITH 50% WATER INSOLUBLE NITROGEN UNLESS A SOIL TEST INDICATES OTHERWISE AND INCORPORATED INTO THE SURFACE 4 INCHES. IF FERTILIZER IS NOT INCORPORATED, APPLY 1/2 THE RATE DESCRIBED ABOVE DURING SEEDBED PREPARATION AND REPEAT ANOTHER 1/2 RATE APPLICATION OF THE SAME FERTILIZER WITHIN 3 TO 5 WEEKS AFTER SEEDING. CALCIUM CARBONATE IS THE EQUIVALENT AND STANDARD FOR MEASURING THE ABILITY OF LIMING MATERIALS TO NEUTRALIZE SOIL ACIDITY AND SUPPLY CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM TO GRASSES AND LEGUMES.
WORK LIME, AND FERTILIZER INTO THE TOPSOIL AS NEARLY AS PRACTICAL TO A DEPTH OF 4 INCHES WITH A DISC, SPRINGTOOTH HARROW, OR OTHER SUITABLE EQUIPMENT. THE FINAL HARROWING OR DISKING OPERATION SHOULD BE ON THE GENERAL CONTOUR. CONTINUE TILLAGE UNTIL A REASONABLY UNIFORM, FINE SEEDBED IS PREPARED.
C.REMOVE FROM THE SURFACE ALL OBJECTS THAT WOULD PREVENT GOOD SOD TO TOPSOIL CONTACT AND REMOVE ALL OTHER DEBRIS, SUCH AS WIRE, CABLE, TREE ROOTS, PIECES OF CONCRETE, CLODS, LUMPS, OR OTHER UNSUITABLE MATERIAL.
D.INSPECT SITE JUST BEFORE SODDING. IF TRAFFIC HAS LEFT THE SOIL COMPACTED, THE AREA MUST BE RETILLED AND FIRMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE.
SOD STRIPS SHOULD BE LAID ON THE CONTOUR, NEVER UP AND DOWN THE SLOPE, STARTING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOPE AND WORKING UP. ON STEEP SLOPES, THE USE OF LADDERS WILL FACILITATE THE WORK AND PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE SOD. DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TEMPERATURE, LIGHTLY IRRIGATE THE SOIL IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO LAYING THE SOD.
PLACE SOD STRIPS WITH SNUG, EVEN JOINTS (SEAMS) THAT ARE STAGGERED. OPEN SPACES INVITE EROSION.
LIGHTLY ROLL OR TAMP SOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PLACEMENT TO INSURE SOLID CONTACT OF ROOT MAT AND SOIL SURFACE. DO NOT OVERLAP SOD. ALL JOINTS SHOULD BE BUTTED TIGHTLY TO PREVENT VOIDS WHICH WOULD CAUSE DRYING OF THE ROOTS AND INVASION OF WEEDS.
ON SLOPES GREATER THAN 3 TO 1, SECURE SOD TO SURFACE SOIL WITH WOOD PEGS, WIRE STAPLES BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC SPIKES, OR SPLIT SHINGLES (8 TO 10 INCHES LONG BY 3/4 INCH WIDE).
SURFACE WATER CANNOT ALWAYS BE DIVERTED FROM FLOWING OVER THE FACE OF THE SLOPE, BUT A CAPPING STRIP OF HEAVY JUTE OR PLASTIC NETTING, PROPERLY SECURED, ALONG THE CROWN OF THE SLOPE AND EDGES WILL PROVIDE EXTRA PROTECTION AGAINST LIFTING AND UNDERCUTTING OF SOD. THE SAME TECHNIQUE CAN BE USED TO ANCHOR SOD IN WATER-CARRYING CHANNELS AND OTHER CRITICAL AREAS. WIRE STAPLES MUST BE USED TO ANCHOR NETTING IN CHANNEL WORK.
B.IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING INSTALLATION, SOD SHOULD BE WATERED
UNTIL WATER PENETRATES THE SOIL LAYER BENEATH SOD TO A DEPTH
OF 1 INCH. MAINTAIN OPTIMUM WATER FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS.
TOPDRESSING - SINCE SOIL ORGANIC MATTER AND SLOW RELEASE
NITROGEN FERTILIZER (WATER INSOLUBLE) ARE PRESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 1
AND 2IN THIS STANDARD, A FOLLOW-UP TOPDRESSING IS NOT MANDATORY,
EXCEPT WHERE GROSS NITROGEN DEFICIENCY EXISTS IN THE SOIL TO THE
EXTENT THAT TURF FAILURE MAY DEVELOP, TOPDRESSING SHALL THEN BE
APPLIED. TOPDRESS WITH 10-0-10 OR EQUIVALENT AT 400 POUNDS PER
ACRE OR 7 POUNDS PER 1,000 SQUARE FEET EVERY 3 TO 5 WEEKS UNTIL
THE GROSS NITROGEN DEFICIENCY IN THE TURF IS AMELIORATED.
STANDARD FOR DUST CONTROL
THE FOLLOWING METHODS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR CONTROLLING DUST: MULCHES -
VEGETATIVE COVER -
SPRAY-ON ADHESIVES - ON MINERAL SOILS (NOT EFFECTIVE ON MUCK SOILS). KEEP TRAFFIC OFF THESE AREAS.
TILLAGE - TO ROUGHEN SURFACE AND BRING CLODS TO THE SURFACE. THIS IS A TEMPORARY EMERGENCY MEASURE WHICH SHOULD BE USED BEFORE SOIL BLOWING STARTS. BEGIN PLOWING ON WINDWARD SIDE OF SITE. CHISEL-TYPE PLOWS SPACED ABOUT 12 INCHES APART AND SPRING-TOOTHED HARROWS ARE EXAMPLES OF EQUIPMENT WHICH MAY PRODUCE THE DESIRED EFFECT.
SPRINKLING - SITE IS SPRINKLED UNTIL THE SURFACE IS WET.
BARRIERS - SOLID BOARD FENCES, SNOW FENCES, BURLAP FENCES, CRATE WALLS, BALES OF HAY AND SIMILAR MATERIAL CAN BE USED TO CONTROL AIR CURRENTS AND SOIL BLOWING.
CALCIUM CHLORIDE - SHALL BE IN THE FORM OF LOOSE, DRY GRANULES OR FLAKES FINE ENOUGH TO FEED THROUGH COMMONLY USED SPREADERS AT A RATE THAT WILL KEEP SURFACE MOIST BUT NOT CAUSE POLLUTION OR PLANT DAMAGE. IF USED ON STEEPER SLOPES, THEN USE OTHER PRACTICES TO PREVENT WASHING INTO STREAMS OR ACCIMIII ATION AROUND PI ANTS
ONE - COVER SURFACE WITH CRUSHED STONE OR COARSE GRAVEL.
MATERIAL
WATER DILUTION
TYPE OF NOZZLE
APPLY (GAL/ACRE)
ANIONIC ASPHALTEMULSION
7:1
COARSE SPRAY
1,200
LATEX EMULSION
12.5:1
FINE SPRAY
235
RESIN IN WATER
7:1
FINE SPRAY
300
POLYACRYLAMIDE (PAM)- SPRAY ON POLYACRYLAMIDE (PAM)- DRY SPREAD
APPLY ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS. MAY ALSO BE USED AS AN ADDITIVE TO SEDIMENT BASINS TO FLOCCULATE AND PRECIPITATE SUSPENDED COLLOIDS. SEE SEDIMENT BASIN STANDARD, P. 26-1
STANDARD FOR STABILIZATION WITH MULCH ONLY
THIS PRACTICE IS APPLICABLE TO AREAS SUBJECT TO EROSION, WHERE THE SEASON AND OTHER CONDITIONS MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR GROWING AN EROSION-RESISTANT COVER OR WHERE STABILIZATION IS NEEDED FOR A SHORT PERIOD UNTL MORE SUITABLE PROTECTION CAN BE APPLIED. REFER TO SESC NOTE #6.
METHOD AND MATERIALS:
SITE PREPARATION
GRADE AS NEEDED AND FEASIBLE TO PERMIT THE USE OF
CONVENTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR SEEDBED PREPARATION, SEEDING MULCH APPLICATION, AND MULCH ANCHORING. ALL GRADING SHOULD BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR LAND GRADING.
B. INSTALL NEEDED EROSION CONTROL PRACTICES OR FACILITIES SUCH AS DIVERSIONS, GRADE STABILIZATION STRUCTURES, CHANNEL STABILIZATION MEASURES, SEDIMENT BASINS, AND WATERWAYS, SEE STANDARDS 11 THROUGH 42.
EMPORARY VEGETATIVE COVER FOR SOIL STABILIZATION
FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF TEMPORARY VEGETATIVE COVER ON SOILS EXPOSED FOR PERIODS OF TWO TO SIX MONTHS WHICH ARE NOT UNDER ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION OR NOT SCHEDULED FOR PERMANENT SEEDING WITHIN 60 DAYS.
1. SITE PREPARATION- GRADE AS NEEDED AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH "STANDARDS FOR LAND GRADING" FOUND ON PAGE 19-1. INSTALL TEMPORARY EROSION CONTROL PRACTICES OR FACILITIES AS SHOWN. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO SEEDING THE SURFACE SHOULD BE SCARIFIED 6-12" WHERE THERE HAS BEEN SOIL COMPACTION AND NO DANGER TO UNDERGROUND UTILITIES.
. SEEDED PREPARATION
APPLY GROUND LIMESTONE AND FERTILIZER ACCORDING TO SOIL TESTS RECOMMENDATIONS SUCH AS OFFERED BY RUTGER'S CO-OPERATIVE EXTENSION. SOIL SAMPLE MAILERS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE LOCAL RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICES. FERTILIZER SHALL BE APPLIED AT THE RATE OF 500 POUNDS PER ACRE OR 11 POUNDS PER 1,000 SQUARE FEET OF 10-20-10 OR EQUIVALENT WITH 50% WATER INSOLUBLE NITROGEN UNLESS A SOIL TEST INDICATES OTHERWISE. CALCIUM CARBONATE IS THE EQUIVALENT AND STANDARD FOR MEASURING THE ABILITY OF LIMING MATERIALS TO NEUTRALIZE SOIL ACIDITY AND SUPPLY CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM TO GRASSES AND LEGUMES.
WORK LIME AND FERTILIZER INTO SOIL TO A DEPTH OF 4" WITH A DISC, OR OTHER SUITABLE EQUIPMENT. FINAL DISKING OPERATION SHOULD BE ON THE GENERAL CONTOUR AND CONTINUE UNTIL A UNIFORM SEEDBED IS PREPARED.
ECT SEEDBED BEFORE SEEDING. THE AREA MUST BE RE-TILLED IF SOIL IS COMPACTED.
D.SOILS HIGH IN SULFIDES (PH OF 4 OR LESS) REFER TO STANDARDS PAGE 1-1 REGARDING HIGH ACID PRODUCING SOILS
SEEDING-
PROTECTIVE MATERIALS
A. UNROTTED SMALL-GRAIN STRAW, AT 2.0 TO 2.5 TONS PER ACRE, IS SPREAD UNIFORMLY AT 90 TO 115 POUNDS PER 1,000 SQUARE FEET AND ANCHORED WITH A MULCH ANCHORING TOOL. LIQUID MULCH BINDERS, OR NETTING TIE DOWN. OTHER SUITABLE MATERIALS MAY BE USED IF APPROVED BY THE SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT. THE APPROVED RATES ABOVE HAVE BEEN MET WHEN THE MULCH COVERS THE GROUND COMPLETELY UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, I.E. THE SOIL CANNOT BE SEEN BELOW THE MULCH.
MILLET (GERMAN OR HUNGARIAN) .7 LB/SF 5/1-9/1 1.0 IN
C.WOOD-FIBER OR PAPER-FIBER MULCH AT THE RATE OF 1,500 POUNDS PER ACRE (OR ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S REQUIREMENTS) MAY BE APPLIED BY A HYDROSEEDER.
D.MULCH NETTING, SUCH AS PAPER JUTE, EXCELSIOR, COTTON, OR PLASTIC, MAY BE USED.
E.WOODCHIPS APPLIED UNFORMLY TO A MINIMUM DEPTH OF 2 INCHES MAY BE USED. WOOOCHPS WILL NOT BE USED ON AREAS WHERE FLOWING WATER COULD WASH THEM INTO AN INLET AND PLUG IT.
F.GRAVEL CRUSHED STONE, OR SLAG AT THE RATE OF 9 CUBIC YARDS PER 1,000 SF. APPLIED UNIFORMLY TO A MINIMUM DEPTH OF 3 INCHES MAY BE USED. SIZE 2 OR 3 (ASTM C-33) IS RECOMMENDED.
MULCH ANCHORING - SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PLACEMENT OF HAY OR STRAW MULCH TO MINIMIZE LOSS BY WIND OR WATER. THIS MAY BE DONE BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS,
DEPENDING UPON THE SIZE OF THE AREA AND STEEPNESS OF SLOPES.
A. PEG AND TWINE - DRIVE 8 TO 10 INCH WOODEN PEGS TO WITHIN 2 TO 3 INCHES OF THE SOIL SURFACE EVERY 4 FEET IN ALL DIRECTIONS. STAKES MAY BE DRIVEN BEFORE OR AFTER APPLYING MULCH. SECURE MULCH TO SOIL SURFACE BY STRETCHING TWINE BETWEEN PEGS IN A CRISS-CROSS AND A SQUARE PATTERN. SECURE TWINE AROUND EACH PEG WITH TWO OR MORE ROUND TURNS.
B.MULCH NETTINGS- STAPLE PAPER, COTTON, OR PLASTIC NETTINGS OVER MULCH. USE DEGRADABLE NETTING IN AREAS TO BE MOWED. NETTING IS USUALLY AVAILABLE IN ROLLS 4 FEET WIDE AND UP TO 300 FEET LONG.
C.CRIMPER MULCH ANCHORING COULTER TOOL - A TRACTOR-DRAWN IMPLEMENT ESPECIALLY DESIGNED TO PUNCH AND ANCHOR MULCH INTO THE SOIL SURFACE. THIS PRACTICE AFFORDS MAXIMUM EROSION
CONTROL, BUT ITS USE IS LIMITED TO THOSE SLOPES UPON WHICH THE TRACTOR CAN OPERATE SAFELY. SOIL PENETRATION SHOULD BE ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES ON SLOPING LAND, THE OPERATION SHOULD BE ON THE CONTOUR.
LIQUID MULCH-BINDERS
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE HEAVIER AT EDGES WHERE WIND
CATCHES THE MULCH, IN VALLEYS AND AT CRESTS OF BANKS. REMAINDER
OF AREA SHOULD BE UNIFORM IN APPEARANCE.
USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
A.ORGANIC AND VEGETABLE BASED BINDERS - NATURALLY
OCCURRING, POWDER BASED,HYDROPHILIC MATERIALS THAT MIXED WITH
WATER FORMULATES A GEL AND WHEN APPLIED TO MULCH UNDER
SATISFACTORY CURING CONDITIONS WLL FORM MEMBRANE NETWORKS
OF INSOLUBLE POLYMERS. THE VEGETABLE GEL SHALL BE
PHYSIOLOGICALLY HARMLESS AND NOT RESULT IN A PHYTO-TOXIC
EFFECT OR IMPEDE GROWTH OF TURFGRASS. VEGETABLE BASED GELS
SHALL BE APPUED AT RATES AND WEATHER CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED
BY THE MANUFACTURER.
B.SYNTHETIC BINDERS - HIGH POLYMER SYNTHETIC EMULSION. MISCIBLE WITH WATER WHEN DILUTED AND FOLLOWING APPLICATION TO MULCH, DRYING AND CURING SHALL NO LONGER BE SOLUBLE OR DISPERSIBLE IN WATER IT SHALL BE APPLIED AT RATES AND WEATHER CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND REMAIN TACKY
CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND REMAIN TACKY
UNTIL GERMINATION OF GRASS.
NOTE: SANDY SOILS REQUIRE TWICE THE DEPTH
FOR CONVENTIAL SEEDING, APPLY SEED UNIFORMLY BY HAND, CYCLONE SEEDER OR DROP SEEDER. SEED SHALL BE INCORPORATED INTO SOIL.TO A DEPTH OF ¼ TO ½ INCH. BY RAKING OR DRAGGING. DEPTH OF SEED MAY BE ¼" DEEPER ON COARSE TEXTURED SOIL SANDY SOILS REQUIRE TWICE THE DEPTH. AFTER SEEDING, FIRMING THE SOIL WITH A CORRUGATED ROLLER WILL ASSURE GOOD SEED TO SOIL CONTACT. WHEN PERFORMED ON THE CONTOUR. SHEET EROSION WILL BE MINIMIZED AND WATER CONSERVATION ON SITE WILL BE MAXIMIZED.
MULCHING- MULCHING IS REQUIRED ON ALL SEEDING.
UNROTTED SMALL GRAIN STRAW, HAY FREE OF SEEDS, APPLIED AT A RATE OF 11/2 TO 2 TONS PER ACRE, SPREAD MULCH UNIFORMLY BY HAND OR MECHANICALLY SO THAT APPROXIMATELY 95% OF SOIL SURFACE WILL BE COVERED, (APPROX. 70-90 LB PER 1000 SF). ANCHORING SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PLACEMENT TO MINIMIZE LOSS. THIS MAY BE DONE WITH PEG AND TWINE; MULCH NETTINGS SUCH AS PAPER, JUTE, COTTON OR PLASTIC NETTING STAPLED TO THE SOIL SURFACE, USING A DEGRADABLE NETTING IN AREAS TO BE MOWED; A TRACTOR DRAWN CRIMPER (MULCH ANCHORING TOOL) WHERE THE AREAS IS TRAVERSABLE BY TRACTOR (STRAW MULCH RATE MUST BE 1500 POUNDS PER ACRE); OR LIQUID MULCH ANCHORS.
A WOOD-FIBER OR PAPER-FIBER MULCH CAN ALSO BE USED AT A RATE OF 1500 POUNDS PER ACRE AND APPLIED BY A HYDROSEEDER. THIS MULCH CANNOT BE MIXED IN A TANK WITH SEED. USE IS LIMITED TO FLATTER SLOPES AND DURING OPTIMUM SEEDING PERIODS.
PELLETIZED MULCH OF COMPRESSED AND EXTRUDED PAPER AND/OR WOOD FIBER, TO BE APPLIED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS.
STANDARD FOR DEWATERING
RE PRACTICE APPLIES:
DEWATERED TO FACILITATE OR COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. THE WATER PUMPED OUT OF THE EXCAVATED AREAS CONTAIN SEDIMENTS THAT MUST BE REMOVED PRIOR TO DISCHARGING TO RECEIVING BODIES OF WATER. THIS STANDARD DOES NOT ADDRESS THE REMOVAL OF GROUND WATER THROUGH WELL POINTS ETC. THIS STANDARD DESCRIBES THE FOLLOWWG PRACTICE FOR THE REMOVAL OF SEDIMENT LADEN WATERS FROM EXCAVATION AREA:
SILT CONTROL BAGS.
SEDIMENT TANK/ SILT CONTROL BAGS ARE CONTAINERS THROUGH WHICH SEDIMENT LADEN WATER IS PUMPED TO TRAP AND RETAIN THE SEDIMENT. A SEDIMENT TANK OR A SILT CONTROL BAG IS TO BE USED ON SITES WHERE EXCAVATIONS ARE DEEP, AND THE SPACE IS LIMITED AND WHERE DIRECT DISCHARGE OF SEDIMENT LADEN WATER TO STREAM AND STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IS TO BE AVOIDED.
CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS:
A. LOCATION. CONTAINERS (TANKS OR BAGS) SHALL BE LOCATED FOR EASE OF CLEAN-OUT AND DISPOSAL OF THE TRAPPED SEDIMENT AND TO MINIMIZE INTERFERENCE WITH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC. BAGS SHALL NOT BE PLACE DIRECTLY INTO RECEIVING WATERS.
PINELANDS NATIONAL RESERVE SPECIFICATION NOTES
METHODS AND MATERIALS
DUE TO THE LOW FERTILITY OF NATIVE SOILS AND OTHER RELATED FACTORS, INDIGENOUS PINELANDS VEGETATION CAN BE RELATIVELY SLOW TO RE-COLONIZE DISTURB E AREAS. NATURAL RE-COLONIZATION BY NATIVE PLANTS IS PREFERABLE HOWEVER, WHERE THE INTENDED LAND USE PERMITS OR REQUIRES NATIVE PLANT RE-GROWTH THE FOLLOWING APPROACHES SHALL BE USED FOR POST-DEVELOPMENT SOIL STABILIZATION IN THE PINELANDS NATIONAL RESERVE (PNR) IN AREAS WHERE IT IS A DESIRE FOR NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS TO BE USED. THESE PRACTICES ARE LIMITED TO AREAS WHERE SLOPE IS LESS THAN 2% WHICH DO NOT EXPERIENCE CONCENTRATED SURFACE RUNOFF.
NOTE: AREAS REQUIRING TRADITIONAL TURF-TYPE VEGETATION EITHER BY SEEDING OR SODDING SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE STANDARDS FOR TOPSOILING OR SODDING AND THE PRIOR PORTIONS OF THIS STANDARD WHICH DETAIL METHODS FOR PERMANENT VEGETATIVE STABILIZATION. TABLE 4-4 BELOW CONTAINS THE REQUIRED COOL SEASON TURF MIXTURE SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE PNR.
PNR A-HORIZON SOIL SHALL BE SEGREGATED AND STOCKPILED SEPARATELY TO MAINTAIN SEED AND ROOT STOCK REMNANTS FOR REVEGETATION EFFORTS OUTLINED BELOW.
SITE / SEEDBED PREPARATION.
THE REUSE OF STOCKPILED PINELANDS A-HORIZON SOILS TO THE DEPTH FOUND PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION (1.0" MINIMUM) IS REQUIRED FOR ALL PERMANENT STABILIZATION EFFORTS INVOLVING NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS.
PH, ORGANIC MATTER, TEXTURE AND CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY (CEC) (AS ESTIMATED BY SUM OF CATIONS, CECSUM) OF ANY NON-NATIVE PNR SOIL SHALL BE
• SEE WEB SOIL SURVEY: HTTP://WEBSOILSURVEY.NRCS.USDA.GOV/APP/WEBSOILSURVEY.ASPX FOR TYPICAL SOIL MEASUREMENTS FOR PH, SOIL TEXTURE, ORGANIC MATTER AND CEC.
GRADE AS NEEDED AND FEASIBLE TO PERMIT THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR SEEDBED PREPARATION, SEEDING, MULCH APPLICATION AND MULCH ANCHORING. ALL GRADING SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR LAND GRADING, INCLUDING METHODS TO ALLEVIATE SOIL COMPACTION (THE ADDITION OF COMPOST FOR ORGANIC MATTER SHALL NOT EXCEED THE IN-SITU COMPOSITION).
SAND FENCING - SAND FENCING (STANDARD SNOW FENCE) MAY BE USED TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL WIND EROSION ON LARGE SITES (SEE SAND FENCING, DUNE STABILIZATION STANDARD). SAND FENCING SHALL BE USED IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER PERMANENT STABILIZATION METHODS TO PREVENT EROSION.
RESEEDING WITH PINELANDS APPROVED SEED MIXTURES
APPROPRIATE SEED MIXTURES HAVE BEEN SELECTED FROM TABLE 4-4. THE MIXTURES ARE SHOWN BELOW. SEED SHALL BE BROADCAST OR DRILL SEEDED DIRECTLY THE A-HORIZON SOILS. MULCH CONSISTENT WITH THE STANDARD.
IN CASES WHERE IT IS DESIRABLE OR REQUIRED FOR NATIVE VEGETATION TO BE RE-ESTABLISHED BY UNASSISTED RECOLONIZATION, A-HORIZON SOILS (WITHOUT ADDED SEEDING) SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM EROSION BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEASURES UNTIL NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS (SEED AND ROOT STOCK PRESERVED IN A-HORIZON SOILS AND OTHER NATIVE VOLUNTEER VEGETATION) RE-COLONIZE THE AREA:
A.UNROTTED SMALL-GRAIN STRAW, AT 2.0 TO 2.5 TONS PER ACRE, IS SPREAD UNIFORMLY AT 90 TO 115 POUNDS PER 1,000 SQUARE FEET AND ANCHORED WITH A MULCH ANCHORING TOOL, LIQUID MULCH BINDERS, OR NETTING TIE DOWN OTHER SUITABLE MATERIALS MAY BE USED IF APPROVED BY THE SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT. THE APPROVED RATES ABOVE HAVE BEEN MET WHEN THE MULCH COVERS THE GROUND COMPLETELY UPON VISUAL INSPECTION.
B.LIGHT I AYER (2 INCHES THICK MAXIMIM) OF WOOD CHIPS (LOCAL) Y SOIRCED FROM WITHIN THE PINEL ANDS NATIONAL RESERVE IF AVAILABLE
B.LIGHT LAYER (2 INCHES THICK MAXIMUM) OF WOOD CHIPS (LOCALLY SOURCED FROM WITHIN THE PINELANDS NATIONAL RESERVE IF AVAILABLE)
C.UNSEEDED, TYPE A1 (OR GREATER) BIODEGRADABLE EROSION CONTROL BLANKET.
D.COMBINATIONS OF THE ABOVE.
RE-APPLY MULCH MATERIALS AS NEEDED (TO LIMIT EROSION) UNTIL AN ADEQUATE COVER OF NATIVE PLANTS IS ESTABLISHED. * THIS MAY REQUIRE SEVERAL GROWING SEASONS TO ADEQUATELY ESTABLISH NATIVE VEGETATION.
A BOND (ESTIMATE TO BE PREPARED BY A NJ LICENSED ENGINEER) MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL SOIL
ONSERVATION DISTRICT TO ENSURE THE SUITABLE ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIVE VEGETATION IS ACCOMPLISHED. A FINAL CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE SHALL NOT BE SSUED TO THE OVERALL PROJECT SITE UNTIL ADEQUATE, PERMANENT VEGETATIVE COVER IS ESTABLISHED.
G.IF NATURAL RE-COLONIZATION FAILS AFTER 2 GROWING SEASONS, VEGETATIVE ESTABLISHMENT WILL REQUIRE THE AREA TO BE MECHANICALLY SEEDDED WITH THE MIXTURE BELOW FROM TABLE 4-4 OR OTHERWISE REPLANTED WITH LIVE VEGETATION.
A.1. ADEQUATE COVER IS DEFINED AS NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF OFF-SITE EROSION WITH THE NATURAL RE-COLONIZATION APPEARING TO HAVE THE SAME SPACING (IF NOT HEIGHT) AS UNDISTURBED VEGETATION IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY.
SANDFENCING NOTES
A. MATERIA
1. FENCING
STANDARD 4 FT. SLATTED WOOD SNOW FENCING; WOOD MUST BE DECAY FREE.
POLYVINYL FENCING MATERIAL WITH 50% POROSITY MAY BE USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE. FOUR WIRE TIES (> 12 GA.) MUST BE USED TO SECURE FENCING TO EACH POST.
2. POSTS
WOODEN POSTS MUST BE > 6½ FT. LONG, WITH A MINIMUM DIAMETER OF 3 INCHES; TYPICAL LENGTH RANGES FROM 7 TO 8 FT.
B.THE POSTS SHOULD BE MADE FROM BLACK LOCUST, EASTERN RED CEDAR, ATLANTIC WHITE CEDAR, OR OTHER SPECIES OF SIMILAR DURABILITY AND STRENGTH. SPACE POSTS 10 FT. APART, AND SET THEM > 3 FEET DEEP.
POSITION - ORIENTATION OF FENCE LINE IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND DIRECTION. A ZIGZAG PATTERN MAY ALSO BE CONSIDERED.
INSTALLATION - WEAVE FENCING IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND ALTERNATING POSTS TO ATTAIN MAXIMUM
REPLACEMENT - SAND WILL TYPICALLY FILL FENCING TO 3/4 OF ITS TOTAL HEIGHT AT A MAXIMUM;
UPON REACHING MAXIMUM FENCE CAPACITY, ADDITIONAL LINES OF FENCE CAN BE ADDED; REPLACE DAMAGED FENCING AND POSTS WITHIN ONE MONTH OF STORM DAMAGE.
B.TANK SIZE. THE FOLLOWING FORMULA SHOULD BE USED IN DETERMINING THE STORAGE VOLUME OF THE TANK: 1 CUBIC FOOT OF STORAGE FOR EACH GALLON PER MINUTE OF PUMP DISCHARGE CAPACITY. TYPICAL TANK CONFIGURATION IS SHOWN ON DETAIL 14-3. TANKS MAY BE CONNECTED IN SERIES TO INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS.
C.TANKS CONSIST OF TWO CONCENTRIC CIRCULAR PIPES (CMP), ATTACHED TO A WATERTIGHT BASEPLATE. THE INNER CMP IS PERFORATED WITH 1" HOLES ON 6" CENTERS AND IS WRAPPED WITH GEOTEXTILE AND HARDWARE CLOTH. PUMPED WATER IS DISCHARGED INTO THE INNER CMP WHERE IT FLOWS THROUGH THE GEOTEXTILE INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TWO CMP-S. A DISCHARGE LINE IS ATTACHED TO THE OUTER CMP AND DRAWS FILTERED WATER FROM THE ANNULUS BETWEEN THE TWO CONCENTRIC CMP-S. THE DISCHARGE LINE MAY BE CONNECTED TO ANOTHER TANK WHERE IT DRAWS TO THE INNER CMP OF THE SECOND TANK. THIS SERIES CONNECTION MAY BE CONTINUED INDEFINITELY.
D.SEDIMENT CONTROL BAGS MUST BE LOCATED AWAY FROM RECEIVING WATERS AND DISPOSED OF ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS. SEE DETAL 14-4. BAGS MAY BE COMBINED WITH TEMPORARY FILTERS (ITEM 4, FOLLOWING) FOR ENHANCED FILTRATION. TEMPORARY FILTERS FOR SMALL IMPOUNDMENTS FOR SMALL QUANTITIES OF PONDED WATER SUCH AS MAY BE FOUND IN SHALLOW EXCAVATIONS (SMALL TRENCHES MANHOLE INSTALLATIONS ETC.) A SEDIMENT FILTER MAY BE CONSTRUCTED USING COMBINATIONS OF HAY BALES, SMALL CLEAN STONE AND FILTER FABRIC. THIS METHOD IS LIMITED TO SMALL QUANTITIES OF TRAPPED SURFACE WATER (PUMPING OF WELL POINTS IS EXCLUDED FROM THIS STANDARD) AND WHERE SEDIMENTS ARE NOT HIGHLY COLLOIDAL IN NATURE.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MAINTENANCE NOTES
1. ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF STORMWATER MAINTENANCE MEASURES AND SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES DURING AND AFTER CONSTRUCTION:
688 CROSS STREET, SUITE A, NJ 08701.
INFILTRATION BASIN COMPONENTS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE OR TRAP DEBRIS AND/OR SEDIMENT TO BE INSPECTED FOR CLOGGING 4 TIMES A YEAR AND AFTER EVERY STORM EXCEEDING 1 IN. OF RAIN. SEDIMENT AND DEBRIS/TRASH REMOVAL SHALL BE DONE WHEN BASIN IS DRY. VEGETATED AREAS SHALL BE MOWED AND TRIMMED ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE. INSPECTIONS SHALL BE PERFORMED FOR EROSION AND SCOUR, VEGETATION HEALTH AND DENSITY, AND UNWANTED GROWTH. STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS SHALL BE INSPECTED FOR CRACKING, SUBSIDENCE, EROSION, AND DETERIORATION.
THE NORMAL TIME FOR THE BASIN TO DRAIN SHALL BE EVALUATED, AND THIS TIME SHOULD BE USED TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BASIN. IF SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN DRAIN TIME ARE OBSERVED, THE BASINS BOTTOM SURFACE, SUBSOIL, AND OUTLETS SHALL BE EVALUATED AND APPROPRIATE MEASURES SHALL BE TAKEN TO REMEDY THE ISSUE.
ALL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MEASURES MUST BE READILY
ACCESSIBLE FOR INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE.
COPIES OF THE MAINTENANCE PLAN MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MEASURE AND REVIEWING AGENCIES.
THE TITLE AND DATE OF THE MAINTENANCE PLAN AND NAME/TITLE AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON WITH OVERALL MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY MUST BE RECORDED ON THE DEED OF THE PROPERTY. ANY CHANGE IN THE NAME OR TITLE MUST BE RECORDED ON THE DEED PARTICULARLY IF THERE IS A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP.
A DETAILED, WRITTEN LOG OF ALL PREVENTATIVE AND CORRECTIVE MEASURES PERFORMED AT MUST BE KEPT, INCLUDING A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS AND COPIES OF MAINTENANCE WORK ORDERS.
THE PERSON WITH OVERALL MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY MUST MAKE THESE RECORDS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST FROM A PUBLIC ENTITY WITH JURISDICTION OVER STORMWATER ACTIVITY ON THE SITE.
ALL DRAWINGS AND WRITTEN MATERIAL APPEARING HEREIN CONSTITUTE ORIGINAL AND UNPUBLISHED WORK OF THE ENGINEER AND MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED, USED OR DISCLOSED WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ENGINEER.
REVISED PER AGENCY COMMENTS 01/15/26 ZF
REVISED PER COUNTY AND SCD COMMENTS 07/31/25 ZF
REVISED PER COUNTY AND SCD COMMENTS 06/05/25 ZF
NO. REVISION DATE BY
ALL DRAWINGS AND WRITTEN MATERIAL APPEARING HEREIN CONSTITUTE ORIGINAL AND UNPUBLISHED WORK OF THE ENGINEER AND MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED, USED OR DISCLOSED WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ENGINEER.