Erosion Prevention Planning and Design Manual

This revised version of the manual was created in partnership with the cities of Gladstone, Happy Valley, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Oregon City, West Linn, Wilsonville and Oak Lodge Sanitary District and Clean Water Services.

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• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1: Background
• Chapter 2: Erosion Processes
• Chapter 3: Erosion Control Planning
• Chapter 4: Erosion and Sediment Control Measures and BMP's
• Chapter 5: Pollution Control Measures and BMP'S
• Chapter 6: Inspection and Maintenance
• Appendix A
  • Grading & Erosion Control Information
  • Erosion Control Notes
  • Erosion and Sediment Control Plan Symbols
• Appendix B
  • Erosion Control Monitoring Form
  • Inspector Checklist For Erosion Control
• Appendix C
  • Metric Conversion Table
  • Slope Conversion Table
  • Seed or Fertilizer Hydraulic Application Table A-1
  • Wood Fiber Mulch Hydraulic Application Table C-1, C-2
  • Hydraulic Application Worksheet
  • Example Mulch/Seed Worksheet
• Appendix D
  • Acronyms
  • Glossary of Terms
  • References

BMP Plan Symbols

Detail Drawings

• Detail drawing 4-1 Matting - Slope Installation
• Detail drawing 4-2 Matting - Channel Installation
• Detail drawing 4-3 Plastic Sheeting
• Detail drawing 4-4 Check Dam - Rock
• Detail drawing 4-5 Check Dam - Bio-filter Bags
• Detail drawing 4-6 Diversion Dike/Swale
• Detail drawing 4-7 Outlet Protection - Rip Rap
• Detail drawing 4-8 Outlet Protection - Stilling Basin
• Detail drawing 4-9 Pipe Slope Drain
• Detail drawing 4-10 Surface Roughening - Cat tracking
• Detail drawing 4-11 Surface Roughening - Stair Stepping/Grooving
• Detail drawing 4-12 Bio-Filter Bags
• Detail drawing 4-13 Construction Entrance
• Detail drawing 4-14 Filter Berm
• Detail drawing 4-15 Inlet Protection Type 1
• Detail drawing 4-16 Inlet Protection Type 2
• Detail drawing 4-17 Inlet Protection Type 3
• Detail drawing 4-18 Inlet Protection Type 4
• Detail drawing 4-19 Inlet Protection Type 5
• Detail drawing 4-20 Inlet Protection Type 6
• Detail drawing 4-21 Oak Mats
• Detail drawing 4-22 Sediment Basin
• Detail drawing 4-23 Sediment Fence
• Detail drawing 4-24 Sediment Trap
• Detail drawing 4-25 Sidewalk Subgrade
• Detail drawing 4-26 Tire Wash
• Detail drawing 4-27 Wattles