Markets: Stormwater Erosion and Sediment Control

• Field Guide to Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control, Tualatin Riverkeepers, Oregon, Page 2, 3, 4
• NPDES II Stormwater Program
  • Runoff control Check Dams, Wattles
  • Sediment perimeter control: Brush Barrier/straw wattle
  • Storm drain inlet protection, Wattles
  • Stabilize exposed soil Mulch, Hydroseeding
• EPA Stormwater Technology Factsheet: Vegetative Covers
• Oregon Best Management Practices for Stormwater Discharges: 2.13 Erosion and Sediment Control.
  • For erosion control: mulching or erosion control mats or netting
  • For Sediment structural controls to trap sediment- wattles or fiber rolls.
• Best Management Practices For Storm Water Discharges Associated With Construction Activities DEQ Jan 2003
• Federal and Washington State Stormwater Regulations

Fact Sheets

• Use Straw to Control Erosion, AFA Factsheet
• Erosion Control for Homebuilders (Straw Bale Fences)

Publications

• Erosion Control Online
• Stormwater Online

Caltrans Storm Water Quality

• Caltrans Stormwater Quality Handbook
• Handbook
• Construction Site BMPs:
  SS-6 Straw Mulch; SS-3 Hydraulic Mulch; SC-5 Fiber Rolls; SC-9 Straw Bale Barrier;
  

NRCS Planning & Design Manual

• Best Management Practice
• Mulching
• Straw Bale Barrier
• Storm Drain Inlet Protection

Erosion Control in Oregon

• Erosion and Sediment Control Manual
• ODOT Mulch Specification 01030.15
• ODOT Qualified Products Control Products
• AWPA/ODOT Field Manual for Sediment and Erosion Control
• DEQ Best Management Practices

Erosion Control in Washington

• Washington Department of Transportation Erosion Control Program
• WADOT Highway Runoff BMP
• Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Control Certification (AGC of WA Education Foundation) BMP E1.15 Mulching and Matting
• Stormwater Management for Eastern Washington
• BMPC121 Mulching Construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention, Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington 2001

• Forest Service Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges 1996 August 1996 EMM 7700-100
  • Section 204 Earthwork, Soil Erosion and Water Pollution
  • Section 625 Incidental construction - Seeding and Mulching
  • Section 713 roadside improvement Material
• Test and Certify Straw and Hay Mulches 12/01 713.05
• USDA Forest Service 7700 Transportation Management, Soil Bioengineering: An Alternative for Roadside Management, September 2000
  

Natural Resource Conservation Service

• Natural Resources Conservation Laws Chap 3: Erosion and Sediment Control Laws

Agricultural Mulch

• Cost and Benefits of Mechanical Straw Mulch Application to Irrigation Furrows, Andrew Nishihara and Clint Shock ,Malheur Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Ontario, Oregon, 2001
• Alternatives to Sawdust Mulch in Berries, Bernadine Strik, Ross Penhallegon, Joseph DeFrancesco, and Juliet Mann,Oregon State University
  
• Managing Organic Matter in Forest Nurseries Robin Rose and Diane L. Haase2, Oregon State University
• Straw Mulch Demonstration and Testing: Blueberries, Winegrapes, Roadbanks, Christmas Trees, AFA for Oregon Dept Environmental Quality

Weed-Free Straw

• North American Weed Free Forage Program Standards, North American Weed Management Assocation
• Bureau of Land Management's Weeds Website
• Policy on the Use of Certified Weed-Free Hay, Straw, and Mulch on BLM Lands, Bureau of Land Management, Washington DC
• Policy on the Use of Certified Weed-Free Hay, Straw, and Mulch on BLM Lands
• Regional Weed Free Forage Certification
• DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL
• Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project, USDA, USFS, US Interior, BLM
• Idaho Noxious Weed Free Forage and Straw Certification Program, Idaho Department of Agriculture, ISDA Bureau of Feeds and Plant Services
• California Weed Free Forage and Mulch Program, CDFA Guidelines