New York State Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control (Blue Book)
2016 Blue Book
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announces the availability of the updated New York State Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control (Blue Book), dated November, 2016. The Blue Book provides standards and specifications for the selection, design and implementation of erosion and sediment control practices for the development of Erosion and Sediment Control Plans for the SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity.
Note: The July 2016 version of the Blue Book was updated in November 2016 to make several minor corrections. See the back of the cover page for a list of changes.
The Blue Book was updated to address EPA's Effluent Limitation Guidelines (published in December, 2009), advancements in technology and issues that had been identified by stakeholders that use the document. A draft of the updated Blue Book was Public Noticed on February 24, 2016 for 30 days with 22 sets of comments received. The majority of the changes to the draft in response to comments relate to clarification of the existing criteria in the Blue Book.
Engineering Schematics appearing as figures in each chapter are also available via FTP as individual files for use in engineering drawing software.
New York State Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control
The document is broken into sections below.
Table of Contents
- Cover, Preface, Contents, Acknowledgments (PDF)
- Section 1 - Introduction (PDF)
- Section 2 - Resource Planning (PDF)
- Section 3 - Erosion Control Part 1 Runoff Control (PDF)
- Section 4 - Erosion Control Part 2 Soil Stabilization (PDF)
- Section 5 - Sediment Control(PDF) (5.1 MB)
APPENDICIES
- Appendix A: Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (PDF)
- Appendix B: Design Process for Erosion & Sediment Control Practices (PDF)
- Appendix C: Cost Analysis of Erosion & Sediment Control Practices (PDF)
- Appendix D: Erosion Control for Small Residential Sites (PDF)
- Appendix E: Sample Checklist for Reviewing Erosion and Sediment Control Plans (PDF)
- Appendix F: Construction Site Inspection & Maintenance Site Log book (PDF)
- Appendix G: Tree Species for New York State (PDF)
- Appendix H: Glossary (PDF)
- Appendix I: Directories (PDF)
