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CITY OF EVERETT STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MANUAL <br />2. Any areas that experience erosion shall be re -mulched and/or protected with a net or blanket. If <br />the erosion problem is drainage related, then the problem shall be fixed and the eroded area re - <br />mulched. <br />Table 3.7 Mulch Standards and Guidelines <br />Mulch <br />Application <br />Material <br />Quality Standards <br />Rates <br />Remarks <br />Straw <br />Air-dried; free from <br />2"-3" thick; <br />Cost-effective protection when applied with adequate <br />undesirable seed <br />5 bales per <br />thickness. Hand -application generally requires greater <br />and coarse material. <br />1,000 sf or <br />thickness than blown straw. The thickness of straw may be <br />2-3 tons per <br />reduced by half when used in conjunction with seeding. In <br />acre. <br />windy areas straw must be held in place by crimping, using a <br />tackifier, or covering with netting. Blown straw always has to <br />be held in place with a tackifier as even light winds will blow it <br />away. Straw should be used only if mulches with long-term <br />benefits are unavailable locally. It should also not be used <br />within the ordinary high-water elevation of surface waters <br />(due to flotation). <br />Hydro- <br />No growth inhibiting <br />Approx. 25-30 <br />Shall be applied with hydromulcher. Shall not be used <br />mulch <br />factors. <br />Ibs per 1,000 <br />without seed and tackifier unless the application rate is at <br />sf or 1,500 — <br />least doubled. Fibers longer than about 0.75 to 1-inch clog <br />2,000 Ibs per <br />hydromulch equipment. Fibers should be kept to less than <br />acre. <br />0.75 inch. <br />Com- <br />No visible water or <br />2" thick min.; <br />More effective control can be obtained by increasing <br />posted <br />dust during <br />approx. 100 <br />thickness to 3 inches. Excellent mulch for protecting final <br />Mulch and <br />handling. <br />tons per acre <br />grades until landscaping because it can be directly seeded or <br />Compost <br />(approx. 800 <br />tilled into soil as an amendment. Composted mulch has a <br />(see note) <br />Ibs per yard). <br />coarser size gradation than compost. It is more stable and <br />practical to use in wet areas and during rainy weather <br />conditions. <br />Chipped <br />Average size shall <br />2" minimum <br />This is a cost-effective way to dispose of debris from clearing <br />Site <br />be several inches. <br />thickness. <br />and grubbing, and it eliminates the problems associated with <br />Vegetation <br />Gradations from <br />burning. Generally, it should not be used on slopes above <br />fines to 6 inches in <br />approx. 10 percent because of its tendency to be transported <br />length for texture, <br />by runoff. It is not recommended within 200 feet of surface <br />variation, and <br />waters. If seeding is expected shortly after mulch, the <br />interlocking <br />decomposition of the chipped vegetation may tie up nutrients <br />properties. <br />important to grass establishment. <br />Wood- <br />No visible water or <br />2" thick; <br />This material is often called "hog or hogged fuel." It is usable <br />Based <br />dust during <br />approx. 100 <br />as a material for Stabilized Construction Entrances (BMP <br />Mulch (see <br />handling. <br />tons per acre <br />C105) and as a mulch. Special caution is advised regarding <br />note) <br />(approx. 800 <br />the source and composition of wood -based mulches. <br />Ibs/cubic yd). <br />Note: these mulches must be purchased from a supplier with a Solid Waste mandiing Fermit (or one exempt from <br />solid waste regulations) <br />3.2.9 BMP C122: Nets and Blankets <br />Purpose <br />Erosion control nets and blankets are intended to prevent erosion and hold seed and mulch in place on <br />steep slopes and in channels so that vegetation can become well established. In addition, some nets and <br />blankets can be used to permanently reinforce turf to protect drainage ways during high flows. Nets <br />(commonly called matting) are strands of material woven into an open, but high -tensile strength net (for <br />Volume 11— Construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention <br />3-15 <br />7 <br />11 <br />