Evaluation of Structural Best Management Practices for Highway Runoff in Beaufort and Colleton Counties, South Carolina, 2005-2006

Fact Sheet ◽  
2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Conlon ◽  
Celeste Journey
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Highway Runoff ◽  
Best Management

Effectiveness Monitoring of Silvicultural Best Management Practices in South Carolina

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 170-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim O. Adams ◽  
Donal D. Hook ◽  
Michael A. Floyd
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Accurate Method ◽  
Stream Habitat ◽  
Best Management ◽  
Effectiveness Monitoring ◽  
Bmp Effectiveness ◽  
Compliance Check

Abstract Rapid Bioassessment Protocols (RBPs) were evaluated for use in monitoring the effectiveness of silvicultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) on 27 harvested sites in South Carolina. RBP bioassessments were compared to BMP compliance checks for agreement. The results indicate that a weight-of-the-evidence approach utilizing a BMP compliance check, a stream habitat assessment, and a benthic macroinvertebrate bioassessment is the most accurate method of evaluating BMP effectiveness. These data show that implementation of BMPs during harvesting operations was sufficient for the protection of the water quality of associated streams. South. J. Appl. For. 19(4):170-176.

Compliance with Silvicultural Best Management Practices on Harvested Sites in South Carolina

1994 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 163-167
Author(s):  
Tim O. Adams ◽  
Donal D. Hook
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Timber Harvesting ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Management Zones ◽  
Best Management ◽  
Streamside Management Zones ◽  
Forestry Commission ◽  
Physiographic Regions

Abstract One-hundred-seventy-seven harvested sites in South Carolina were evaluated for compliance with Best Management Practices (BMPs). South Carolina Forestry Commission (SCFC)foresters evaluated the roads, road stream crossings, streamside management zones, harvest operations, and log decks. In addition, each site was evaluated for overall BMP compliance, which was based on the level of both off-site and on-site impacts. Overall BMP compliance was 84.7%. Compliance was highest for log decks (97.7%), roads (92.0%), and harvest operations (89.8%) and lowest for streamside management zones (72.4%) and road stream crossings (41.7%). Nineteen variables were analyzed to determine their influence on BMP compliance. Two variables were responsible for the 27 sites with inadequate ratings: (1) the presence of perennial and intermittent streams, and (2) logging under wet soil conditions. Compliance did not differ significantly among landowner categories or physiographic regions. To improve BMP compliance, landowners should identify sensitive sites and take adequate steps to protect them during timber harvesting. South. J. Appl. For. 18(4):163-167.

scholarly journals Assessing The Impact Of Sediments On Best Management Practices (Bmps) For Highway Runoff Control At Wolaita Sodo Town

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 734-748
Author(s):  
Dagimwork Asele Manuka ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Sediment Yield ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Highway Construction ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Highway Runoff ◽  
Detention Ponds ◽  
Sediment Control ◽  
Best Management ◽  
The Impact

The goals of this work are to estimate the amount of erosion and to evaluate the impacts of sediments on Best Management Practices (BMPs) for highway runoff and also used to estimate the annual erosion and sediment yield from the construction sites considering various erosion control management methods that might be used in the sites. Once the sediment yield is found, a model was designed to estimate the sediment capture efficiency of different Best Management Practices (BMPs) and to evaluate the service year of each BMP before it is filled with sediment. The two major objectives of this project are: to predict sediment yield from highway construction sites under different erosion management conditions and secondly to estimate the service year of sediment control BMPs treating runoff from highway construction sites. The BMPs selected for evaluation were: detention ponds, infiltration trenches, grass lined swales, grass lined swales with rock check dams, and bio retention areas. Each respective BMP requires different measures of efficiency to accurately assess its effectiveness and service year.

scholarly journals Implementation Monitoring of Forestry Best Management Practices for Site Preparation in South Carolina

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim O. Adams
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Prescribed Burning ◽  
Site Preparation ◽  
Best Management ◽  
Forestry Commission ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Site Water

Abstract One hundred seventy-seven tracts in South Carolina were evaluated for compliance with site preparation Best Management Practices (BMPs). South Carolina Forestry Commission foresters evaluated compliance with BMPs in each of four categories of site preparation: (1) mechanical treatments, (2) herbicide applications, (3) prescribed burning, and (4) minor drainage. In addition, each site was evaluated for overall BMP compliance, which was based on the level of BMP compliance and evidence of off-site water quality impacts. Overall BMP compliance was 86.4%. Compliance was highest for mechanical (92.0%) and herbicide (88.3%) site preparation treatments and lowest for minor drainage (76.9%) and prescribed burning (70.4%). Eleven variables were analyzed to determine their influence on BMP compliance. Four variables were found to be significantly related to BMP compliance: (1)physiographic region, (2)proximity to streams, (3)percent slope, and (4) terrain type. The four significant variables described the increased risk involved in site preparing land that is in close proximity to streams. Noncompliance with BMPs was clearly focused on the Piedmont physiographic region where 22 of the 24 inadequate sites were located. South. J. Appl. For. 22(2):74-80.

Life cycle optimisation for highway best management practices

2006 ◽  
Vol 54 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 477-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.G. Lee ◽  
J.P. Heaney ◽  
D.N. Rapp ◽  
C.A. Pack
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Cycle Performance ◽  
Point Source Pollution ◽  
Highway Runoff ◽  
Continuous Simulation ◽  
Best Management ◽  
Simulation Optimisation ◽  
Highway Drainage

Highway runoff can cause a number of water quantity and quality problems. Stormwater management systems for highways have been developed based on a fast drainage for large storm situations. Non-point source pollution from highway runoff is a growing water quality concern. Stormwater quality control needs to be integrated into highway drainage design and operation to reduce the stormwater impacts on the receiving water. A continuous simulation/optimisation model for analysing integrated highway best management practices (BMPs) is presented. This model can evaluate the life cycle performance of infiltration and/or storage oriented highway BMPs. It can be directly integrated with spreadsheet optimisation tools to find the least cost options for implementing BMPs throughout a specified life cycle.

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