Turbidity Barriers
Silt Barrier, Silt Curtain, Floating Silt Curtain,
Silt Protector
Turbidity Barriers, Turbidity Curtains, Silt Barrier, and Silt Curtain are designed specifically to contain and control the dispersion of turbidity and silt in a water body related to marine construction, pile driving, site work (stormwater sheetflow) and dredging activities. Turbidity or suspended solids in water have far reaching effects on our favorite fishing hole, diving reef or swimming area. Silt Curtains or silt protectors minimize these impacts by improving settling times and settling suspended solids in a defined area well away from natural resources.
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Learn More about the Turbidity Barriers
Our Turbidity Curtains are designed to effectively work in a variety of different locations and are available in many different styles to help meet your needs.
When selecting a turbidity barrier we will want to assess the hydrodynamic conditions, project duration, site plan, ease of use and the requirement of the SOW (statement of work) in order to make an educated recommendation that is both economical and cost effective for your project.
The following list shows typical uses for each type of barrier:
Staked Silt Barrier: swales and ditches
- Type 1: disturbed soil on construction sites where site work and clearing is occurring and small ponds, canalsor
- Type 2: rivers & great lakes
- Type 3: bays where waves and current may be an issue
Performance of Turbidity Curtains: A recent USACE Technical Note ERDC TN-DOER-E21 was written on performance of Turbidity Curtains and Silt Screen uses and applications. This is a link to that pdf document. It is a good reference tool.
We have additional technical resources that are useful for engineers and contractors alike. Our experienced staff, historical archives of USACE studies, Canadian Ministry of Interior Publications, etc, is all made available to our clients as needed. Let us help make your project successful.
Uses for the Turbidity Curtain
When used correctly, the silt curtain and other erosion control equipment can be an effective BMP (Best management Practice) for your project.
With the introduction of the Clean Water Act (1998) and subsequent NPDES phase II (National Pollution Discharge Elimination System), regulations has heightened the importance of protecting our water resources from pollutants. Federal and State regulators have mandated that this be enforced, and one of the most cost effective ways to control turbidity and silt at it's source is by using Turbidity Curtains.
The correct use of these products will help you avoid costly fines and project shut-downs! We work closely with contractors, engineers, owners, regulators and citizen groups from project inception to completion to provide comprehensive state of the art erosion prevention and turbidity control containment solutions to protect the environment.
Further Resources
Standard Turbidity Barriers Types
- Type 1 Turbidity Curtains (Economy & DOT)
- Type 2 Silt Curtain (Medium & Heavy Duty)
- Type 3 Silt Curtain (Medium & Heavy Duty)
- Staked Silt Barrier
Custom Turbidity Barrier Solutions
We recently designed some neat system for customers who had unique applications for our equipment. These custom turbidity curtain solutions were provided by our team to save out customer time and money
- Dredging Barge Silt Curtain
- Piling Extraction Control System
- Piling Protection
- Floating Containment Mat (for bridges and dams)
- Silt Fence
Other Resources
- YouTube Piling Driving Turbidity Protector System
- Turbidity Curtain Assembly and Installation Flyer (PDF).
- Clean Water Act
- EPA Stormwater Regulation
- Share your Turbidity Curtain Story
Please feel free to also check out our Booms and Barriers Overview which shows our complete water barrier variety including debris booms, turbidity barriers, water baffles, and more.
We also offer a variety of Marine Anchors and Silt Barrier Accessories (such as markers, buoys, tide risers, and slides) to help complete your installation process.
