What are erosion control measures?
Erosion control measures, also called construction best management practices, are structural and non-structural measures that are temporary or permanent methods, procedures, and devices employed to avoid or minimize soil, sediment, and pollutant movement, or to manage storm water runoff onto or off a site. Typical erosion control measures include construction and re-vegetation staging, storm drain inlet protection, silt fence, stone tracking pads, erosion mats and mulching, storm runoff diversion, sediment basins and traps, and pavement sweeping.
