8 - Pre-Work Checklist / Forest Road Drainage Installation Practices in the Pacific Northwest

Forest Road Drainage Installation Practices
in the Pacific Northwest

8 - Pre-Work Checklist	Legal Requirements, Fish Issues, Environment

Before any work begins, operators and supervisors should discuss:

Are permits required for the drainage structure installation?
Are copies of the site plan and other required documents available on the machine?
Is there a risk to other known resource values, i.e., buried pipelines, power lines, visual concerns?
Is this stream a licensed water supply creek?
For work in community watershed or on creeks with legal domestic water users, have the authorities and water users been notified of the upcoming work? Be prepared to supply clean water to licensed water users if the installation work reduces the water quality.

Has a fish inventory been done and are fish on site?
Has a fish shocking crew been notified to remove the fish?
Has a risk assessment for sediment generation been done?
If fish are not on site, is the stream hydraulically connected to fish habitat?
If the stream is hydraulically connected to fish habitat, should the consequence rating be considered moderate or high?
If the initial risk rating is moderate, high or very high, what steps are proposed in the revised risk assessment to reduce the risk?

Are you likely to encounter erodible or non-erodible materials?
What sediment control measures will be implemented?
How will surface and ditch erosion be prevented on adverse grades leading into the stream crossing?
What erosion protection is planned for approaches, cribbing, intakes and outlets?
Is enough rock for armouring and stabilization on site? If space permits, bring it to the site before work begins, to avoid delays later on.
Can the operator measure the prescribed stable cut/fill angles?
Is the "sediment control kit" (below) on site and well stocked?

Sediment Control Kit
Retain sufficient quantities of these items on site:

silt fences;
geotextile and tarps;
lots of sand/plastic bags;
polyethylene pipe (various lengths and diameters);
grass seed, hay bales;
volume pump(s), spare(s) tools, gas, suction hose, various lengths of hose (10m, 20m, 30m).

Is all equipment mechanically sound - can fluid losses, brittle hoses or mechanical problems cause environmental impacts?
Is the spill kit complete and at the work site?
What is the weather forecast for the time period of the project? Major incoming storms could delay the project.
Is a personnel contact list available for environmental and safety emergencies during this project? It should include staff on duty from industry and agencies, emergency transportation, evening and weekend numbers, and emergency procedures such as spill training. Check that radios and cell phones function at work sites.

8 - Pre-Work Checklist