You can’t get a good seal with a sand bag berm. Dirty water down the drain.
June 30, 2020
Sand Bag Berm Around Catch Basin
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June 29, 2020
BMP Graveyard-Geotextile
This is ten year old geotextile. Think of all the microplastic left in the environment.
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June 26, 2020
Native Plant Pollinator Meadow-Part 2
I posted a photo of my native plant pollinator meadow in March. This is what it looks like now. I couldn’t have done it without the instructions from Northwest Meadowscapes and seeds from the Kitsap Conservation District.
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June 25, 2020
BMP Graveyard-Sandbags
Ten year old sand bags and micro-plastic left in the environment.
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June 24, 2020
Silt Fence and Trackout Fail Part 2
This is a follow up to Silt Fence and Trackout Fail post from April 6, 2020. Same old !@#$, different month.
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June 23, 2020
Western Region Climate Center-WRCC
Check out the Western Region Climate Center website. I use this graph all of the time to show people the best time to do earthwork.
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June 22, 2020
BMP Graveyard-Coir Blanket
Heavy duty coir coconut mesh blanket left in the sun for five years. It is still functioning as soil cover but has no strength left and is easy to pull apart.
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June 19, 2020
TESC Plan Review
My BlueBeam Revu isn’t working. I need to review this TESC plan for an upcoming project. Colored pencils it is.
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June 17, 2020
Silt Fence Overlap
This is one option for splicing two pieces of silt fence together. Fortunately, this is a low risk application around a short term Groco compost stockpile.
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June 16, 2020
BMP Graveyard-Straw Wattle
Here is another BMP graveyard. Ten year old straw wattle. The straw is long gone but the plastic mesh just as strong as ever.
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