Soil erosion has been identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the number one source of water-quality degradation/pollution. It becomes everyone’s responsibility to reduce soil erosion and sedimentation loss from onsite installation sites.Even if the site is small enough not to warrant a land disturbance permit, it becomes the installer’s responsibility to control soil erosion and stormwater runoff.Of course, try to disturb as little soil as possible during any type of construction. However, once the soil is disturbed, there are some ways to cover the surface and reduce water flow across the disturbed soil area. Most of these practices
