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Stockpile Management

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE

Best practice stockpile management involves giving appropriate consideration to the following
issues.

Stockpile location
All material stockpiles should be located within the property boundaries. Materials should not be
located within the road verge unless permission is obtained from the relevant road authority,
and/or the works are occurring within the road corridor.
Wherever practical, sand and soil stockpiles should be located within the general sediment
control envelope of the work site.
Sand and soil stockpiles should be located away from areas subjected to concentrated overland
flow.

Photo 1 – Soil stockpile located within Photo 2 – Sand stockpile inappropriately


sediment control envelope located within an overland flow path

Drainage control measures


Where necessary, a Flow Diversion Bank or Catch Drain should be placed up-slope of a
stockpile to direct overland flow around the stockpile. The diversion of up-slope stormwater
around stockpiles is generally recommended during those periods when rainfall is possible, the
average monthly rainfall exceeds 45mm, and the up-slope catchment area exceeds 1500m2.
All soil stockpiles should remain in a free-draining condition to avoid long-term soil saturation.

Photo 3 – Catch drain Photo 4 – Straw bales can be used for the
temporary diversion of up-slope runoff

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Erosion control measures
Table 1 outlines the recommended erosion control measures for sand and soil stockpiles.

Table 1 – Protection of sand and soil stockpiles from wind and rainfall

Material Stockpile cover [1] Comments


Sand No cover • When wind erosion and dust control is not an
issue.
Synthetic cover, porous • When the control of wind erosion is essential for
or not porous reasons of safety.
Soil No cover • When wind erosion and dust control are not an
issue.
Mulching, vegetative • Long-term (>28 days) stockpiling of dispersive
cover, chemical soils.
stabilisers, soil binders,
• Long-term (>28 days) stockpiles of clayey soils
or impervious blanket [2]
when turbidity control is desirable.
• Long-term (>5/10 days) soil stockpiles during
months of Extreme/High erosion risk.
• Short and long-term stockpiles of clayey soils
when turbidity control is essential.
[1] Applicable only when displacement of the stockpiled material has the potential to cause
environmental harm. The practice of covering stockpiles may need to be modified if theft or damage
to covers becomes excessive.
[2] Mulching is normally applied at the first opportunity that mulch or hydromulch can be introduced to
the site. Minimum 70% cover is required for both mulch and vegetative covers. Though still desirable,
a cover may not be required if runoff from the stockpile is directed to a sediment basin.

Photo 5 – Stockpile protected with Photo 6 – Earth stockpile protected with


impervious cover mulch

Sediment control measures


Stormwater runoff originating from stockpiles needs to be directed to, and/or controlled by, a
suitable sediment trap (e.g. Sediment Fence or Compost Berm).
Table 2 outlines the recommended minimum sediment control practices for stockpiles.

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Table 2 – Sediment control practices down-slope of stockpiles
Material Sediment control Comments
Sand or Woven sediment fence • Sediment control is only required if stockpiled
gravel or equivalent material could be displaced and cause safety
risks or environmental harm.
Topsoil Woven sediment fence • If the topsoil is moderately to highly erodible and
or equivalent is likely to release significant clay-rich (turbid)
runoff, refer to the recommendations below for
subsoil stockpiles.
Subsoil Woven sediment fence • Stockpiles located up-slope of suitably grassed
or equivalent areas that will allow for the infiltration of
stormwater runoff from the stockpile (minimum
15m of flow length), or all runoff is directed to a
Type 1 or Type 2 sediment trap.
Compost berm, filter • Stockpiles not located up-slope of a suitable
fence, composite (non- grassed area, or Type 1 or Type 2 sediment trap.
woven) sediment fence,
• Soil stockpiles located adjacent permanent
or equivalent
drainage channels or waterways.

Photo 7 – Straw bales used to prevent Photo 8 – Sediment fence placed down-
stockpiled material shifting onto the slope of soil stockpile
sediment fence

De-watering stockpiles
Table 3 outlines best practice sediment control measures for the de-watering of stockpiles.
Table 3 – Sediment control practices for de-watering stockpiles

Material Sediment Comments


control
Non-clayey Grass filter beds • Ensure grassed area remains unsaturated during
material or equivalent de-watering operation.
Clayey Filter fence (non- • Filter cloth must be supported by wire mesh, or
material woven filter cloth) aggregate berm.
• Woven sediment fence fabric must not be used.
Compost berm or • Ensure the berm/sock is placed along the contour
Mulch berm or to ensure flow is distributed evenly along the
length of the berm/sock.
Filter sock
• Ensure water does not bypass around the end of
the berm or sock.
Contaminated Not applicable • Seek expert advice on case-by-case basis.
material

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Photo 9 – Filter fence Photo 10 – Compost berm

Management of stockpiles
Soil should be removed from stockpiles in a manner that avoids vehicles travelling over the
stockpile.
All soil stockpile areas should be rehabilitated as soon as reasonable and practicable after the
material has been removed.

Topsoil stockpiles
Table 4 outlines the recommended management of topsoil stockpiles.
Table 4 – Management of topsoil stockpiles
Condition of topsoil Recommended stockpiling requirements
Topsoils containing valuable • Upper 50mm of soil stockpiled separately in mounds 1 to
plant seed content that 1.5m high.
needs to be preserved for re-
• Topsoil more than 50mm below the surface stockpiled in
establishment.
mounds no higher than 1.5 to 3m.
• The duration of stockpiling should be the minimum
practicable, but ideally less than 12 months.
Imported topsoil, or in-situ • Maximum desirable stockpile height of 2m.
topsoil containing minimal
• The duration of stockpiling should be the minimum
desirable or undesirable
practicable, but ideally less than 12 months.
seed content.
Topsoils containing • Ideally replace soil with alternative local topsoil free of
significant undesirable seed weed seed content (seek expert advice).
content.
• Depending on expert advice, stripped topsoil may be
appropriately treated to prevent germination of weed
seed content, covered with clear plastic sheeting to help
burn-off the weed seed content, or buried under a
minimum 100mm of soil.
Topsoils containing weed • Suitably bury the topsoil on-site, or remove the soil from
seed of a declared noxious the site for further treatment (in accordance with local
or otherwise highly and State laws).
undesirable plant species.
• Stripped soil must not be transported off-site without
appropriate warnings and identification.
Previously disturbed sites • Mix the soil with gypsum, lime or other appropriate
where the surface soils ameliorants prior to stockpiling in either high or low
consist of a mixture of topsoil mounds according to required protection of seed content.
and dispersive subsoil.
• Choice of chemical treatment of the dispersive soil
depends on desired pH adjustments (seek expert
advice).

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