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GENERAL
Construction scheduling involves the coordination of three construction-planning activities: Site Phasing, Limiting Site Disturbance, and Construction Sequencing. Site phasing reduces erosion from a site by reducing the amount of soil exposed at any one time by staging construction activities. Limiting site disturbance preserves areas that are highly susceptible to erosion and maintains them as vegetated areas. Construction sequencing involves planning land disturbance activities to coincide with the installation of best management practices. These tools, when combined, reduce land disturbance, protect highly erodible areas, provide for timely installation of necessary erosion control practices, and promptly restore protective cover after disturbance. The result is that the disturbed soil is left exposed for a shorter period of time, significantly reducing soil loss.
ADVANTAGES
Widely applicable and effective Cost-effective May preserve wildlife habitat and be aesthetically pleasing if properly implemented, which can increase property values
DISADVANTAGES
Requires good communication between contractor, developer, and designer to ensure that the schedule is realistic and properly implemented May require that certain activities be performed multiple times on different portions of the site areas, such as steep slopes and unstable soils, can be identified. Those areas can be designated as undisturbed and protected during construction to prevent soil loss. Undisturbed areas may also act as buffers, reducing runoff velocities and reducing soil loss when compared to disturbed conditions.
SITE PHASING
Site phasing involves planning construction activities so that land disturbance is performed in stages. Rather than disturbing an entire site, only those areas under active construction are disturbed. Subsequent areas are then cleared as the construction process progresses, while previously disturbed areas are stabilized with surface protection techniques. The soil surface is left exposed and unprotected for shorter periods of time, resulting in a significant reduction in soil loss. Therefore, fewer erosion control practices are required, which may also reduce maintenance requirements and costs.
CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCING
Construction sequencing requires the developer or planner to consider all facets of site preparation and construction, including sensitive areas of the site, before any work is performed. A construction sequencing plan is created by compiling a list of the practices to be installed and a list of construction activities to be performed. The two lists are then combined to determine what activities must be in place before other activities begin. The result is that all erosion control practices are in place and online before any land disturbance activity begins, reducing erosion from the site.
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Land clearing and grading - Site preparation, cutting, filling and grading, sediment traps, barriers, drains, diversions, surface roughening Surface stabilization - Temporary and permanent seeding, native grasses, mulching, sodding, and riprap Building construction - Buildings, utilities, and paving Infiltration Practices - bioretention basins, infiltration basins, rain gardens, infiltration trenches/beds Landscaping and final stabilization - Topsoiling, trees and shrubs, permanent seeding, mulching, sodding, riprap
* Maintenance activities are required throughout the construction process. Inspections shall be performed at least weekly and after all storm events. All necessary repairs shall be made immediately.
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SOURCES
1. Chapter 3: Erosion and Sediment Control Laws. Natural Resource Conservation Laws. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Washington D.C. 2006. 2. Indiana Handbook for Erosion Control in Developing Areas. Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Soil Conservation. Indianapolis. 1994.Planning and Design Manual for the Control of Erosion, Sediment, and Stormwater. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Washington, D.C. April 1994. 3. Minnesota Urban Small Sites BMP Manual. Metropolitan Council. Minneapolis. 2000. 4. Planning and Design Manual for the Control of Erosion, Sediment, and Stormwater. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Washington, D.C. April 1994.
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