The specification aims to establish consistent, large-scale evaluation methods for field-installed products.
Aug 11, 2025
A proposed ASTM International standard would serve as a large-scale performance test for sediment control products of all kinds (WK95319). The proposed standard is being developed by the sediment control subcommittee (D18.25.08), part of ASTM’s soil and rock committee (D18).
According to ASTM member and technical contact, Derrold Foster, previous ASTM standards for sediment control devices have been either small-scale or have been modified erosion control standards that don’t always fit how sediment control products are designed to be installed and used.
Foster adds that the products will be installed using manufacturer recommended installation methods and standardized Department of Transportation (DOT)-approved stormwater collection devices and inlets. This will allow the products to be installed as they are in the field, which is an important factor in measuring overall structural integrity and effectiveness.
“Sediment control products are very diverse in both design and specific purpose," says Foster, regulatory & market development manager for Silt Saver Inc. “This standard will be very useful for evaluating the effectiveness of sediment control products in conjunction with the various inlets, pipes, curb openings and the other collection devices they are designed to be installed and work with. By mixing and flowing a uniform and consistent large volume of 'dirty' water through these installed devices we will be able to much more effectively monitor and measure how effective they are at removing suspended solids, reducing turbidity, and changing the flow rate of the water that passes through them."
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