Silt Fence (Standard & Wire-Backed) & Perimeter Controls
Trenched-in commercial silt fence, TxDOT/municipal wire-backed silt fence, sediment filter socks, straw wattles, and rock check dams engineered to contain sheet-flow sediment before it leaves your limits of construction (LOC).
Field Installation & Material Specifications
- Trenched 6" deep × 6" wide and mechanically compacted on the up-slope side so runoff never undercuts the fabric
- Heavy-duty steel T-posts or hardwood stakes spaced per municipal MS4 & TxDOT standards (including wire-backed mesh reinforcement for high-flow perimeters)
- Compost filter socks, straw wattles, and rock check dams / triangular sediment filter dikes for swales, bar ditches, and hard-surface perimeters
- J-hooks and returns turned upslope at grade transitions and low points to prevent end-around bypass
TPDES General Permit TXR150000 requires perimeter sediment controls to be installed along all down-slope boundaries and side-slope perimeters BEFORE grading or clearing begins.
- Commercial pad sites & retail developments
- Single-family residential subdivisions & individual builder lots
- Roadway, TXDOT right-of-way, and linear utility corridors
- Industrial warehouses, schools, and municipal facilities