Can I Use Floating Turbidity Silt Screen for Erosion Control

(Chicago, IL)

Can I Use Floating Turbidity Silt Screen for Erosion Control?

Thanks for your inquiry. We would be happy to answer your question. Our floating silt barriers are specifically designed for use in moving water, intercoastal watwerways and harbors to control the dispersion of turbidity in the water column and decrease settling times.

If your erosion control project is primarily on land, we would recommend using silt fence beacuse the floating barrier would not do much good on land. Silt fence is used as a temporary perimeter erosion prevention & control device around sites where there will be a soil disturbance due to construction and land clearing activities.

They are normally manufactured from woven geotextile filter fabric attached to wooden stakes spaced at regular intervals along the site perimeter. The filter fabric should be entrenched in the ground between the support stakes. When installed correctly and inspected frequently, they can be an economical effective barrier to sediment leaving the site.

USEPA (1993) reports the following effectiveness ranges for silt fences constructed of filter fabric that are properly installed and well maintained: Average total suspended solids removal of 70 percent, sand removal of 80 to 90 percent, silt-loam removal of 50 to 80 percent, and silt-clay-loam removal of 0 to 20 percent. Removal rates are highly dependent on local conditions and installation.


If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to call the Granite Envrionmental Tech Team at (+1) 772-646-0597.

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