New Soil Erosion Rules

There are new Soil Erosion & Sediment Control Rules for the State of Wisconsin which go into effect April 1, 2007. To help educate builders and those associated with commercial and residential building projects get up to speed on this topic, the Wisconsin Builders Association and the Wisconsin Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. are sponsoring training workshops around the state.

For $60 ($30 to members) the 3.5 hour workshop will share information on Erosion Prevention, Sediment Control, De-watering, Inspections, Documentation, Final Stabilization and a Q&A Session. Workshops will be held from 1pm to 4:30pm in the following cities:

Wausau - March 22

Madison - March 27

Rice Lake - April 3

LaCrosse - April 5

Fond du Lac - April 11

Green Bay - April 26

As the promotional brochure and registration form (available online) reads:

"DID YOU KNOW...These rules establish performance standards for practices to address erosion and sediment control on sites where land-disturbing construction activity is to occur, regardless of the size of the site, and these rules update both the WI Uniform Dwelling Code and the WI Commercial Building Code?

AND DID YOU KNOW...These rules further establish monitoring and maintenance provision for erosion and sediment control?

NO?

Then you need to attend this brief afternoon workshop to learn the new requirements."

Additional information from the Safety & Building Division on the topic of Soil Erosion Control is available on their website at http://commerce.wi.gov/SB/SB-SoilErosionControlProgram.html