Team Members
• Connie Jones D4 Sr. Environmental Planner
• Alissa Salmore D5 Sr. Environmental Planner
• Matt Carlson HQ Sr. Environmental Planner
• Cathy Ford Roadside program Administrator
(QPL SME)
• Tom Furrer QPL Administrator
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• Unclear EC product choice– No guidance for use of non-synthetic products
– No separation of synthetic/non-synthetic products on the QPL
• Failure to remove BMPs at completion of construction– Becomes Operations issue long after project completion
• Synthetics require disposal in landfills
ITD Issues Identified
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• Determine which QPL Approved products contained synthetic materials– Emails sent to Manufacturers
• Self certify non-synthetic products
• Define non-synthetic– Became define biodegradable
“The material will decompose under ambient soil conditions into carbon dioxide, water, and other naturally occurring materials within a time period relevant to the product’s expected service life.”
Action Items
Results
4 new hydraulically applied erosion control products (HECP)
QPL sub-categories
– 621-(a) Biodegradable Hydraulic Mulch (HM) - 3 months
– 621-(b) Biodegradable Stabilized Mulch Matrix (SMM) - 3 to 6 months
– 621-(c) Biodegradable Bonded Fiber Matrix (BFM) - 6 to 12 months
– 621-(d) Biodegradable Fiber Reinforced Matrix (FRM) - 12 to 24 months
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Results
3 new rolled erosion control products (RECP) QPL sub-categories
– 621-(a) Biodegradable Rolled Erosion Control Product - 3-12 mo.
– 621-(b) Biodegradable Rolled Erosion Control Product - 12-24 mo.
– 621-(c) Biodegradable Rolled Erosion Control Product - 24+ mo.
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Next Action Items
• Education– Relative cost?
• Most products in QPL biodegradable categories were already approved …we just didn’t have them identified as biodegradable.
– Competitively priced to survive marketplace
– Maintenance cost to remove products not included in project cost of synthetic materials
– Project costs do not account for life-cycle costs (such as future removal labor, disposal costs, and unquantified potential damage to natural resources).
• BMP products not typically a high percentage of project cost
– Ask Design/Construction to use biodegradable products• Provide feedback of performance
• RAC Project in progress on waste wool RECPperformance
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