Erosion Control

AKA - Microplastics

What’s that saying, the path to hell is paved with good intentions? That’s what I think of erosion control, especially on large, rural, wooded property.

If you’re not familiar with erosion control, it’s the black woven plastic fencing you see around construction sites.

On paper erosion control sounds like a no brainer, let’s stop the soil, debris, and water from contiuning down to neighboring properties effecting buildings. Let’s be sure no extra soil makes it to the street to clog up storm drains. Let’s keep everything clean and as if nothing was happening.

That works in the city, in the suburbs, on small lots all next to each other. None of those describe my lot, my 8 acres of woods, with acres of woods between myself and my neighbors, with 900 feet of existing driveway between me and a dirt road. State law dictates that it be present. Common sense (even among the inspectors) says this doesn’t need to be there.

Anyway, the last 2 weeks have been spent putting up the silt fencing along the designated areas of the plans. It’s not hard work, it’s just a lot of it, and when you live an hour away that time adds up.