GADesign_Const_EWPDebrisRemoval.pdf

This is a design and construction guidance document for emergency watershed protection debris removal work following a storm event, issued by Georgia (GA) authorities. The project requires contractors to submit comprehensive construction documentation including general information and method of operation statements, detailed sequences of work, site and construction plans, and seeding and mulching plans for each construction site. The scope of work involves clearing and snagging in stream channels and adjacent damaged stream banks, with debris removal methods limited to sawing, cabling, winching, lifting, or dragging. Critical restrictions include prohibitions on equipment operation in streams or on stream banks without approval, no bulldozer clearing in sensitive areas, avoidance of wetlands, retention of pre-existing storm debris, and prohibition of debris disposal in wetlands or within 100-year floodplains. The project requires contractors to develop phased work sequences that minimize erosion, coordinate timing for installation of erosion and sediment control practices, and maintain site conditions until vegetation is reestablished.

Site plans must delineate property boundaries, clearing limits, access routes, debris storage areas, burn or bury areas, and utility locations while minimizing ground disturbance. Contractors must coordinate with local and state government authorities prior to commencing work, implement approved erosion and sediment control practices, properly manage debris removal and storage, perform grading and reshaping of disturbed areas, and execute seeding and mulching activities in coordination with each work phase. The document emphasizes environmental protection measures, including retention of snags unless they pose utility or property damage risks and preservation of tree stumps that cannot be repositioned, reflecting the project's focus on ecological restoration in conjunction with debris removal operations.