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BEsT MANAGEMENT PRACTICEs HANDbooK - Tahoe BMP

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4.2.3 SOIL STABILIZATION (NON-VEGETATIVE)Soil stabilization practices seek to protect soils by minimizing disturbance thatwould cause soil erosion and sediment transport to surface waters. Disturbedbare soil can be protected by various means to avoid becoming a contributingsediment source. Paving driveways and parking areas and installing parkingbarriers are common practices in the Lake <strong>Tahoe</strong> Region. In general,impervious surfaces cumulatively can modify natural hydrologic regimes andexacerbate water quality problems. But paving driveways and parking areas canbe considered a best practice when it removes obvious sediment sources, suchas rutted dirt surfaces continually disturbed by vehicles, or scraped bysnowplows in the winter. Parking barriers are intended to prevent soilcompaction by keeping vehicles off areas that are not intended for parking (e.g.yards). Deck armoring protects bare soils under decks from rainfall impact anderosion. Bare soil protection discusses ways to physically cover bare soilsurfaces with mulches to minimize erosion and retain soil moisture, while stillretaining fire defensible space. Refer to Chapter 5 Soil and VegetationManagement, Section 5.3.2.5 Fire Defensible Space for more detail.TRPA <strong>BMP</strong> HandbookChapter 4: <strong>BMP</strong> Toolkit2012 Page 1

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