REV.

8-1-12: MINOR EDITS TO

GENERAL NOTES.

COMPACTED REV. 3-16-17: CORRECTED

EARTHEN BERM PAY ITEM NO. 805-01.69.
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(DURING CONSTRUCTION) CHANNEL DEPTH "D" IN FEET RATES IN CFS/LF
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DESIGN IN PERCENT (%) IN PERCENT (%)
DESIRABLE
DISCHARGE

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LEVEL
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SPREADER S 0%-4% 4%-6% 6%-8% 8%-10% 0%-4% 4%-6% 6%-8% 8%-10%
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2
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6-0"’ MIN. NATURAL 1 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.49 0.20 0.07 0.04
CHANNEL
GROUND
A GRADE 0% LEVEL SPREADER CHANNEL IS
LINE 2 1.5 1.5 1.7 2.0 WEIR LENGTH "L" = DESIGN Q IN CFS DIVIDED
A SEEDED AND PROTECTED WITH
BY UNIT WEIR FLOW IN CFS/LF
TYPE I EROSION CONTROL 4 1.5 1.8 2.5 3.0
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RUNOFF MINIMUM WEIR LENGTH = 4 FEET
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7 1.9 2.5 3.5 4.1
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10 WEIR LENGTH > 200 FEET IS NOT RECOMMENDED

2.3 3.1 4.2 *
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SILT FENCE OR OTHER 15 3.0 3.9 * *

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SHEET SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURE SECTION A - A

FLOW (DURING CONSTRUCTION) 20 3.5 4.5 * * EXAMPLE: DESIGN Q = 7 cfs
TYPE 1 WEIR
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S = 6%
d
25 3.9 5.2 * *
(TEMPORARY APPLICATION)
30 THUS, L = 7/0.20 = 35 FEET
RUNOFF 4.3 5.7 * *
DOWNSTREAM D = 2.5 FEET
SLOPE,S 35 4.7 6.2 * *
d
TOP OF BERM
40 5.1 6.7 * *

45 5.5 * * *
COMPACTED EARTHEN BERM REQUIRED
WHEN FLOW IS FROM ONE DIRECTION 50 5.8 * * *
GEOTEXTILE FABRIC (TYPE III)
PLACE BENEATH COURSE AGG.
NOTE: ALL TEMPORARY BERMS, SWALES AND LEVEL SPREADER DITCH MUST * = NOT RECOMMENDED
AND PRESSURE TREATED
RECEIVE TEMPORARY SEEDING IMMEDIATELY AFTER INSTALLATION
TIMBER AS SHOWN CONSTRUCTED SLOPE

PERSPECTIVE VIEW
LEVEL SPREADER GENERAL NOTES
(APPLICATION WITH TEMPORARY BERM) SILT FENCE OR OTHER SEDIMENT
SIZE 57 COARSE AGG.
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RUNOFF

RUNOFF

TO ADJUST GRADE
EC STR 61-20170316.

CONSTRUCTION) SEE NOTE J A LEVEL SPREADERS INCLUDE A LEVEL CHANNEL AND WEIR WHICH RECEIVE CONCENTRATED INFLOW AND
SILT FENCE OR RELEASE IT IN A SHEET FLOW CONDITION. THEY CAN BE USED ON A TEMPORARY BASIS IN COMBINATION
A WITH TEMPORARY EPSC MEASURES OR ON A PERMANENT BASIS WITH SIDE DITCHES OR OTHER STORM
OTHER SEDIMENT
BERM BEYOND
EMBANKMENT CONTROL MEASURE WATER CONVEYANCES. LEVEL SPREADERS MAY ACCEPT CONCENTRATED INFLOWS FROM ONE OR BOTH
TOE OF SLOPE SEE EC-STR-27
SLOPE (DURING 10’ ENDS.
CONSTRUCTION) DESIRABLE
6"x6" LEVEL SPREADERS MAY BE USED WHERE THE SLOPE DOWNSTREAM OF THE WEIR Sd IS UNIFORM AND
TRANSITION S 1
D(’6
-" N.
MI ) B
PRESSURE- d 1
1 IS AT A GRADE OF 10% OR LESS. UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS, A UNIT SHEET FLOW RATE OF 0.49
TREATED 2
(2 x D) 2’ L 2’ 4 CFS/LF CAN BE ALLOWED ON DOWNSTREAM SLOPES UP TO 4% HOWEVER, WHERE DOWNSTREAM

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TIMBER NATURAL VEGETATION IS SPARSE OR Sd EXCEEDS 4%, THE WEIR LENGTH SHOULD BE INCREASED AS INDICATED
6-0"’ MIN.
MIN. MIN. GROUND BY THE TABLE OF UNIT WEIR FLOW RATES.
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APPROX. 4-FOOT SEEDED AND PROTECTED WITH C THE WEIR AND CHANNEL MUST BE LEVEL TO WITHIN 1/8 INCH PER 10 LF OF WEIR, AND THUS MUST BE
SPACING TYPE I EROSION CONTROL INSTALLED ALONG THE CONTOUR OF THE SLOPE. NON-LINEAR HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENTS (CURVED WEIRS)
BLANKET ARE PERMISSIBLE.
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D IN GENERAL, LEVEL SPREADERS FOR TEMPORARY USE SHALL BE DESIGNED FOR THE 2-YEAR STORM
TIE COMPACTED BERM
EVENT. AT LOCATIONS WHICH DRAIN TO EXCEPTIONAL TENNESSEE WATERS OR SEDIMENT-IMPAIRED
INTO ROADWAY
STREAMS, TEMPORARY LEVEL SPREADERS SHALL BE DESIGNED FOR THE 5-YEAR EVENT. LEVEL
EMBANKMENT
SPREADERS FOR PERMANENT USE SHALL BE DESIGNED FOR THE 10-YEAR STORM EVENT.
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FLOW
SECTION A - A
E WEIR LENGTH SHALL BE DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF THE ALLOWABLE DISCHARGE PER FOOT OF
TYPE 2 WEIR
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WEIR LENGTH, AS PROVIDED IN THE TABLE "UNIT WEIR FLOW RATES." THE WEIR LENGTH SHALL
(TEMPORARY APPLICATION) BE DETERMINED BY DIVIDING THE DESIGN DISCHARGE BY THE ALLOWABLE UNIT FLOW RATE. THE
MINIMUM WEIR LENGTH SHALL BE 4 FEET. WEIR LENGTHS GREATER THAN 200 FEET ARE NOT
DOWNSTREAM RECOMMENDED.
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SLOPE,S
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F TYPE 3 WEIRS SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR PERMANENT USE AND SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF CAST
OUTFLOW SHEET -IN-PLACE CONCRETE. TYPE 2 AND 3 WEIRS SHALL BE FOR TEMPORARY USE. A TYPE 2 WEIR SHALL
COMPACTED EARTHEN BERM WEIR FLOW BE CONSTRUCTED WITH 6"X6" PRESSURE-TREATED TIMBERS. A TYPE 1 WEIR CONSTRUCTED FROM
EXTEND UPSTREAM TO TIE
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INTO HIGH GROUND

A CONSTRUCTED SLOPE GRADED EARTH AND EROSION CONTROL BLANKET MAY BE USED FOR WEIR LENGTHS OF 10 FEET OR
SIZE 57 COARSE AGG. CLASS A CONC. LESS.
TO ADJUST GRADE CAST IN PLACE
PLACE ON GEOTEXTILE G WHEN LEVEL SPREADERS ARE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A ROADWAY SIDE DITCH, A COMPACTED
PLAN VIEW FABRIC (TYPE III)
SILT FENCE OR OTHER BERM SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE SIDE OF THE DITCH IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT OUTFLOWS
SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURE OCCUR OVER THE WEIR. THE MINIMUM HEIGHT OF THE BERM SHALL BE 6 INCHES AND IT SHALL BE
(APPLICATION WITH SIDE DITCH FROM ONE DIRECTION)
(DURING CONSTRUCTION) EXTENDED UPSTREAM TO A POINT WHERE THE EXISTING GROUND IS SUFFICIENTLY HIGH TO
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SEE NOTE J INTERCEPT THE TOP OF THE BERM.

BERM BEYOND
TRANSITION 4’ MIN. SEE EC-STR-27
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H WHEN LEVEL SPREADERS RECEIVE FLOWS FROM ONE END, THE OPPOSITE END OF THE STRUCTURE
WEIR 10’
6" SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A COMPACTED BERM A MINIMUM OF 9 INCHES HIGH IN ORDER TO PREVENT
(2 x D) 2’ 2’ DESIRABLE
1
D(’6
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MI ) 1 OVERFLOWS. (SEE EC-STR-27)
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COMPACTED 9" MIN. 4 I PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE MARKED WITH DELINEATOR POSTS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE
BERM (TYP.) AT 1:1 6’-0" MIN. SAFETY FOR MAINTENANCE DIVISION MOWING CREWS.
NATURAL
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GROUND
LEVEL SPREADER CHANNEL IS LEVEL SPREADERS ARE NOT SEDIMENT CONTROL DEVICES. DURING CONSTRUCTION, THE BACK SLOPE
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LINE
COMPACTED SEEDED AND PROTECTED WITH SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH SILT FENCE OR OTHER SUITABLE SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES. THESE
COURSE TYPE I EROSION CONTROL SEDIMENT CONTROL DEVICES SHALL BE INSTALLED ACCORDING TO THE APPLICABLE STANDARD
12" MINOR REVISION -- FHWA
AGGREGATE BLANKET DRAWINGS.
APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED.
(SIZE 57)
DITCH FLOW GEOTEXTILE FABRIC (TYPE III) SHALL MEET REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
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LINE BOTTOM OF LEVEL GROUND FOR GEOTEXTILES AASHTO DESIGNATION M-288, EROSION CONTROL.
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SPREADER CHANNEL
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SECTION A - A L LEVEL SPREADERS SHALL BE PAID FOR UNDER THE FOLLOWING ITEM NUMBER:
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805-01.69 LEVEL SPREADERS PER EACH. PAYMENT SHALL INCLUDE ALL MATERIALS AND
TYPE 3 WEIR
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LABOR NECESSARY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE LEVEL SPREADERS. DEPARTMENT OF

(PERMANENT APPLICATION)
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TRANSPORTATION
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PROFILE VIEW (HORIZONTAL) M THE DESIGN LIFE FOR A TEMPORARY INSTALLATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE YEAR. INSPECT AFTER
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SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF EVENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE WEIR IS FREE OF DEBRIS. IMMEDIATELY REMOVE
(APPLICATION WITH SIDE DITCH FROM ONE DIRECTION)
ANY SEDIMENT WHICH HAS COLLECTED IN THE LEVEL SPREADER CHANNEL. IF IN PLACE DURING THE
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WINTER MONTHS, INSPECT AFTER EACH FREEZE/THAW CYCLE TO ENSURE THAT THE WEIR IS STILL LEVEL.
LEVEL
EROSION CONTROL PLAN LEGEND:
SPREADERS
LS LEVEL SPREADER (SINGLE DIRECTION) LS
LEVEL SPREADER (DUAL DIRECTION)
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2-1-08 EC-STR-61