Forest Road Drainage Installation Practices
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Sound drainage structure installation practices are essential to ensure the protection of environmental values and financial investments at stream crossings. It is important to foresee limiting factors during the installation as they can influence site selection and structure design for stream crossings. In fact, the entire life cycle of a drainage structure from site selection to deactivation is very much influenced by physical limitations during the installation process.

Objective of this Field Guide

This Field Guide on drainage installation is meant to assist layout personnel in the selection of appropriate sites and types of drainage structures, and guide construction supervisors and machine operators to make sound decisions during structure installations. Furthermore, the risk assessment procedure provides a useful tool to prepare for many unexpected situations. Structure sizing, bridge design, and detailed design of "out of the ordinary" structures are not part of this Field Guide and commonly involve professional input.

This Field Guide is provided for technical guidance only. It does not replace the Forest Practices Code of BC Act (FPC) and other applicable laws, or the need for professional advice or design for stream crossings that do not represent everyday situations. Users of the information in this Field Guide must be familiar with relevant regulations and requirements in their jurisdiction. Although this presentation has been edited by individuals from the Ministry of Forests (Coast and Interior), Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and many professionals in the field, the writer does not assume any liabilities resulting from the use of this Field Guide. The efforts and suggestions of all editors have been invaluable and are very much appreciated.

Additional Reference Material and Suggested Reading

  1. Government of Canada Fisheries Act (specifically Sections 35 and 36)
  2. BC Provincial Water Act - Section 7 Users Guide - BC Environment
  3. WRP Guidelines for Work in and about a Stream: All weather guidelines - BC Environment memo dated February 20, 1996
  4. Forest Practices Code of BC: Forest Road Engineering Guidebook
  5. Forest Practices Code of BC: Riparian Management Area Guidebook
  6. Forest Practices Code of BC: Stream Crossing Guidebook for Fish Streams
  7. Ministry of Forests Website (www.gov.bc.ca, link to "Ministry of Forests")
  8. Road Construction Practices & Procedures Course (1996 BC MoF/ FCSN)
  9. Forest Road Deactivation Practices Infoflip; Flip Productions Ltd., April 2000.

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PLANNING ISSUES  
Introduction  1  section 01
Site Selection  2  section 02
Diversion Plans  6  section 06
Other Issues  7  section 07
  INSTALLATION PRACTICES
section 09    9  Compaction
section 10  10  Fisheries Issues
section 11  11  Diversion Dams
section 12  12  Ditch Management
section 13  13  Erosion Protection
section 14  14  Sediment Control
section 15  15  Culvert Position
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