Best Management Practices Han... — Construction Site

On a Tuesday afternoon, the sky turned a bruised purple. A localized "rain bomb" was forecasted—four inches of rain in less than three hours. On a site with Ironwood's slope, that much water could transform the exposed clay into a river of mud, washing out the foundations and polluting the Colorado River watershed nearby. BMPs in Action

: They reinforced the silt fences, ensuring they were "trenched in" properly—a specific detail from the handbook that prevents water from flowing underneath. Construction Site Best Management Practices Han...

Mark, the site superintendent, had spent weeks following the to the letter. His crew grumbled about the time spent installing "extra" silt fences, gravel bags, and fiber rolls. To them, it looked like expensive overkill. The Forecast Shifts On a Tuesday afternoon, the sky turned a bruised purple