by Joel Jonker | Dec 14, 2020 | Blog, BMP
We are looking for builder or developer partners to help us do actual cost comparisons over time, specifically looking at what percentage of your stormwater compliance budget is spent on maintenance versus installation. An Invitation This post is an invitation to join...
by Joel Jonker | Aug 16, 2019 | Blog, BMP, Superintendent
If BMP maintenance costs were clearly caused by other contractors on site, we would be asked to call it out, photo document it in some cases, and break out the costs as part of the stormwater management program. Boom Times 2005, 2006, and 2007 were definitely boom...
by Joel Jonker | Aug 9, 2019 | Blog, BMP
How long should an erosion or sediment control measure last? Many Control Measures (BMPs) are temporary by design so it is not surprising that some of them are prone to damage or failure at some point. But how long should an erosion or sediment control measure last?...
by Joel Jonker | Aug 5, 2019 | Blog
We recently posted about an opportunity to compare stormwater maintenance costs. A worthy effort, and one we hope to discuss with you. On the topic of maintenance costs for BMPs we do have one very specific data point we would like to share because frankly, we are...
by Joel Jonker | Aug 2, 2019 | Blog, BMP
Maybe you’ve heard this before. Erosion and sediment control are not rocket science (or brain surgery, or rocket surgery, depending on who you are talking to… Here at DTEC we’ve heard this as a way to justify the use of poorly qualified BMP installers. Project...
