Sediment & Erosion Control

Sediment and erosion control, as well as stormwater pollution prevention planning, are required for all construction activities. These plans require regular inspection and, in some cases, water quality monitoring, particularly after storm or high-precipitation events. PBDC staff have experience managing a wide range of stormwater pollution prevention projects, including residential and commercial developments, single-family homes, industrial plants, concrete aggregate staging areas, mines, and utility transmission, distribution, and collection projects such as water, sewer, telecommunication, electricity, and fuel.

PBDC staff assist utilities with planning site access points, matting, low-water crossings, alternative routes, avoidance areas like sinkholes, critical habitats, and listed species, as well as scheduling work based on the activities of protected species such as nesting eagles, kestrels, or gopher tortoise burrows.

PBDC designs and implements SWPPP and sediment and erosion plans, conducts routine and post-storm monitoring, performs turbidity monitoring, maps sensitive and hazardous areas to be avoided, suggests alternatives, and creates adaptable programs that protect the environment while ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.

In a world where ecosystem services are increasingly important, Pale Blue Dot Consulting can collaborate with ISA-certified arborists, land surveyors, engineers, and landscape architects to strategize, conserve, and architecturally integrate trees into development plans.

Need a tree survey completed for a project? Contact us and we’d be happy to hug your trees.