Today’s Erosion and Sediment Control Tip: #11

 

The 2018 version of the Alabama Handbook for Erosion Control, Sediment Control and Stormwater Management on Construction Sites and Urban Areas (a.k.a., The Blue Book) will be up for revision in 2022.

FYI – Plans are to make available the proposed major changes to the Blue Book on our new website for interested individuals to look at and review.  Constructive comments on any of the contents in the 2018 Blue Book and these proposed major revisions for the 2022 Blue Book should be provided in writing to the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee at this address:

Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee
P.O. Box 304880
Montgomery, AL 36130-4800

Comments are welcome anytime, but to make sure your thoughts are considered for the 2022 Blue Book, please get them in by December 31, 2021.

So, this is your opportunity to make sure Alabama’s Blue Book continues to be the most technically sound E&SC Handbook of any state.

Also, go to either the Google Play Store or Apple App Store to find the Alabama Field Guide App with interactive tables and a Pure Live Seed Calculator.


Perry L. Oakes, PE
Erosion & Sediment Control Program Coordinator

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