Contractors installing erosion and sediment control measures can verify that they are in compliance with the water-quality, NPDES-related, and other regulatory issues that inspectors are looking for. It is recommended for contractors who are serious about increasing compliance, improving stormwater, and reducing accelerated erosion and sedimentation caused by construction.

The manual's author, Jerald Fifield, Ph.D., designed it with page after page of pertinent illustrations, explanations and relevant diagrams, in an effort to capture a lifetime of practical, in-the-field knowledge on its pages.

Field Manual is available for $39.95 at www.ForesterPress.com.