Today, there is a high need for developmental efforts as more and more people demand for more and more buildings to house them as well as to deliver resources to them. Because of this, construction companies are increasing in number everywhere. In the process of developing lands, there is a need to modify topography, remove vegetation, and to cover these previously vegetated areas with roads, buildings, and such. As such, it can be a very harmful process, posing various threats of varying degrees to the environment. This is largely because of the modifications made to the land that lead to soil erosion and sedimentation of the waterways near the site as the soil will eventually travel to lakes, streams, and rivers in water runoff in the wake of a storm as there are no more plants to hold the soil firm. In developmental processes, the plants’ root systems are removed along with them, leaving nothing on the land to hold the soil together, to protect the soil from heavy rain, as well as to manage the amount of water that the soil will have to absorb. This is the very reason why sediment control in Burlington is of utmost prioritization with the companies that carry out construction activities.
The purpose of sediment control is to stop soil, sand, cement, and other materials used during construction and development from reaching bodies of water. The pollutants present in these sites must not be neglected nor undermined, as even the tiniest hint of pollution brought to the waters by these sites can cause major adverse impacts on the environment, from causing excessive silting in streams, to blocking the pipes for storm water, to the worst one – eliminating aquatic life.
Sediment control seeks to redirect the clean water away from the construction sites, keep erosion at a minimum by reducing site disturbance, solidify compromised surfaces, as well as avert the discharge of sediment from stockpiles.
It comes as a great delight to those who are truly concerned about the good of the environment that there is a way around the adverse effects of development, and there are many techniques, planning and management aspects, as well as structural and non-structural methods that may be undertaken to control the spread of sedimentation as well as to curtail soil erosions effected by the harmful activities involved in development and construction.
These sediment control methods are available to anyone who wants to safeguard the welfare of the environment while executing development processes, and you can find out more here about erosion control in Burlington as well as silt sock installations in Burlington.