Appendix E — Construction Site Sediment Transport Potential Worksheet

Table E.1. Construction Site Sediment Transport Potential Worksheet

A. Existing Slope of Site (average, weighted by aerial extent)

Points

2% or less

0

>2–5%

5

>5–10%

15

>10–15%

30

>15%

50

B. Site Area to be Cleared and/or Graded

<5,000 square feet (sf)

0

5,000 sf–1 acre

30

>1 acre

50

C. Quantity of Cut and/or Fill on Site

<500 cubic yards

0

500–5,000 cubic yards

5

>5,000–10,000 cubic yards

10

>10,000–20,000 cubic yards

25

>20,000 cubic yards

40

D. Runoff Potential of Predominant Soils (Natural Resources Conservation Service)

Hydrologic soil group A

0

Hydrologic soil group B

10

Hydrologic soil group C

20

Hydrologic soil group D

40

E. Erosion Potential of Predominant Soils (Unified Classification System)

GW, GP, SW, SP soils

0

Dual classifications (GW-GM, GP-GM, GW-GC, GP-GC, SW-SM, SW-SC, SP-SM, SP‑SC)

10

GM, GC, SM, SC soils

20

ML, CL, MH, CH soils

40