The Standards Oversight Council (SOC) and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) are seeking public comment on the draft Technical Standard 1056 Perimeter Sediment Control and Slope Interruption now available for Broad Review.  The deadline to submit comments has been extended to May 13, 2022.

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This standard represents the consolidation and updating of two existing technical standards: 1056 Silt Fence and 1071 Manufactured Perimeter Control and Slope Interruption Products, now known as 1056 Perimeter Sediment Control and Slope Interruption. Consolidation of these technical standards is proposed because the purpose and conditions where practices apply are the same. Updates include emphasis on the contributing drainage area limitations of these practices and several new figures.  We are now soliciting comments from the public on the draft technical standard as part of the Broad Review.

This draft standard was created through the SOC Modified Process using the framework and principles outlined in the Technical Standards Process Handbook.

How to Submit Comments:

  • Review draft WDNR Technical Standard 1056 Perimeter Sediment Control and Slope Interruption.
  • Submit your comments via email to soc@wisconsinlandwater.org by midnight on Friday, May 13, 2022.
    • Keep comments specific and directly related to this technical standard.
    • You may insert your comments into the Adobe pdf document, or otherwise indicate the page or line numbers to which your comments refer.
    • If you have general comments applicable to the entire standard, please note them as such.
    • Respond in the same order as the sections appear in the draft.

After the notice period is complete, all comments will be considered by WDNR. Revisions may be made to the document and the final updated technical standard will then be published and made available to internal and external stakeholders.

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The WDNR maintains, implements, and develops Storm Water Construction and Post-Construction technical standards to assist with the compliance of Chapter NR 151, Wisconsin Administrative Code. The process established by the Wisconsin Standards Oversight Council is the process the agency uses to develop or revise technical standards pursuant to Subchapter V of NR 151. The WDNR is a member of SOC along with several other federal and state agencies and conservation organizations to ensure that technical standards used for soil and water conservation in Wisconsin are science-based and involve collaboration with other impacted agencies.