REV.

8-1-12: ADDED NOTE

REFERENCE TO PLAN VIEW.

WIDENED ZONE
OVERFLOW TOTAL
L X1 X2
STATION DITCH RECOMMENDED SPACING,(L )
WEIR LENGTH G
(FT) (FT) (FT) BETWEEN ENHANCED
(LT or RT) OF ESF BOTTOM SIDE TRANSITION SLOPE
(1) (1) (1) LENGTH LENGTH SILT FENCE CHECKS(FT)
SG(FT/FT)
(FT) (FT) WIDTH SLOPE
(FT) LENGTH
(FT) (H:1) RATIO 0.01 150
(FT)
0.02 75

0.03 50

0.04 40

0.05 30

0.06 AND STEEPER 25

(1) REFER TO STD. DWG. EC-STR-4 OR EC-STR-4A

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SPACING FOR ENHANCED

O
T
T
O
B

SILT FENCE CHECKS

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ENHANCED SILT FENCE CHECK GENERAL NOTES
H
O
F
A ENHANCED SILT FENCE CHECKS ARE USED TO REMOVE SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS FROM STORM WATER FLOW VIA SETTLING
W
I AND FILTRATION. THEY ARE ALSO USED FOR VELOCITY REDUCTION. ENHANCED SILT FENCE CHECKS SHOULD NOT BE
D
E
N PLACED IN STREAMS OR OTHER NATURAL WATER RESOURCES.
Z
O
N
E B IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO FLATTEN THE DITCH SIDE SLOPES AND/OR WIDEN THE DITCH BOTTOM WIDTH IN THE MINOR REVISION -- FHWA

VICINITY OF THE CHECK IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE SURFACE AREA OF FABRIC REQUIRED FOR THE CHECK. REFER TO APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED.

LIMITS OF FLOW TABLE ON EC-STR-4 AND EC-STR-4A.

T
R
A
N
S
NOT TO SCALE
I C FOR ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION INFORMATION REFER TO EC-STR-4 FOR ENHANCED SILT FENCE CHECK USED IN
T
I TRAPEZOIDAL DITCHES AND EC-STR-4A FOR ENHANCED SILT FENCE CHECKS USED IN V-DITCHES.
O
N
L STATE OF TENNESSEE
E D FOR INSTALLATION DETAILS FOR ENHANCED SILT FENCE SEE STANDARD DRAWING EC-STR-3D AND EC-STR-3E.
N
G
T DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
H
E THE SPACING OF ENHANCED SILT FENCE CHECKS, ALONG A DITCH SHOULD BE BASED ON A COMBINATION OF HYDRAULIC
PROPERTIES OF THE FENCE MATERIAL, LIMITS OF FLOW TABLE (EC-STR-4 AND EC-STR-4A), AND THE SPACING TABLE.

F UPON REMOVAL OF THE ENHANCED SILT FENCE CHECK THE WIDENED ZONE SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY RESHAPED TO MATCH ENHANCED SILT
THE PROPOSED DITCH SIZE. IT SHOULD BE COVERED WITH SEEDING AND EROSION CONTROL BLANKETS OR TURF
PLAN VIEW REINFORCEMENT MATS OR IT SHOULD BE SODDED.
FENCE CHECK
DETAILS

01-01-10 EC-STR-4B