Construction & Developers
What can you do?
- Find out if you need a Construction General Permit.
- Paxton Conservation Commission before you disturb the soil.
- Pick a combination of erosion and sediment controls that work for your site.
- This includes practices that protect natural landscape features, like streams and wetlands, and stabilize soil.
- You will also need to use practices to protect and maintain silt fences, storm drain inlets, and construction entrances.
Why is this necessary?
- Water that falls on your construction site either soaks into the ground or runs off into storm drains.
- Water and pollution that goes into storm drains eventually ends up in lakes, rivers, and streams.
- Once these pollutants reach waterways, they can harm fish and other wildlife. They can even make our water unsafe to drink.
- Most importantly, allowing polluted runoff to leave your site and enter a storm drain or waterway is against the law.
Learn more at: www.ThinkBlueMassachusetts.org
General Information:
EPA New England
617-918-1111
| Attachment | Size |
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 general_construction_site_supervision_and_stormwater_tips.pdf | 540.73 KB |
| stop_erosion_to_keep_water_clean1.pdf | 265.48 KB |
| stormwater_pollution_prevention.pdf | 3.42 MB |
| lid.pdf | 497.41 KB |