Bid document

SECTION 01 57 19TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS

SPEC WRITER NOTE:

1.Refer to and edit this Section per the environmental protection actions required and identified in the specific project mitigation memorandum on file with the Project Director. Note that certain states like FL and NC have stringent requirements that the facility may recognize and incorporate. Delete or add information between // // and any other items applicable to project. Renumber the paragraphs as applicable. 2.“COR” is the term typically utilized in most paragraphs. “COR” is utilized on major and CFM-managed projects.

GENERAL

DESCRIPTION

This section specifies the control of environmental pollution and damage that the Contractor must consider for air, water, and land resources. It includes management of visual aesthetics, noise, solid waste, radiant energy, and radioactive materials, as well as other pollutants and resources encountered or generated by the Contractor. The Contractor is obligated to consider specified control measures with the costs included within the various contract items of work. Environmental pollution and damage is defined as the presence of chemical, physical, or biological elements or agents which: Adversely effect human health or welfare,
Unfavorably alter ecological balances of importance to human life, Effect other species of importance to humankind, or;
Degrade the utility of the environment for aesthetic, cultural, and historical purposes. Definitions of Pollutants:
Chemical Waste: Petroleum products, bituminous materials, salts, acids, alkalis, herbicides, pesticides, organic chemicals, and inorganic wastes. Debris: Combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as leaves, tree trimmings, ashes, and waste materials resulting from construction or maintenance and repair work. Sediment: Soil and other debris that has been eroded and transported by runoff water. Solid Waste: Rubbish, debris, garbage, and other discarded solid materials resulting from industrial, commercial, and agricultural operations and from community activities. Surface Discharge: The term "Surface Discharge" implies that the water is discharged with possible sheeting action and subsequent soil erosion may occur. Waters that are surface discharged may terminate in drainage ditches, storm sewers, creeks, and/or "water of the United States" and would require a permit to discharge water from the governing agency. Rubbish: Combustible and noncombustible wastes such as paper, boxes, glass and crockery, metal and lumber scrap, tin cans, and bones.