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SILT SOCKSilt Sock manufactures a variety of products for controlling erosion and sediment. This line includes tube-based products known as silt socks, filter socks, or sediment socks. This product features fabric filled with compost, wood chips, or other organic filtering material to help keep soil in place by reducing stormwater runoff and trapping sediment. In addition to the finished product, the company also supplies fabric and equipment to produce socks. This process minimizes expenses on transporting ready-to-install socks.www.siltsock.net

TRACKING PADSTracking Pads are heavy-duty mats made from recycled rubber that can be laid down at construction entrances and exits and essentially remove mud, sediment, and other debris from vehicles and equipment capturing debris before it can be tracked out onto the roadway. Each mat measures 12 feet by 12 feet and can be laid side by side to fit the width of any entrance. Tracking Pads are easily transportable from site to site.www.trackingpads.com

WILLACOOCHEE INDUSTRIAL FABRICS Willacoochee Industrial Fabrics’ civil nonwoven fabrics are produced using the latest technology in geotextile manufacturing. Comprised of high-strength polypropylene fiber, Willacoochee Industrial Fabrics’ complete line of needle-punched nonwovens provides high performance in applications of filtration, separation, drainage, and erosion protection.www.winfabusa.com

UNITED STORM WATER INC. Using advanced technologies in stormwater management, United aids customers in reducing the amounts of harmful contaminants entering waterways through storm drains. The company’s services include storm drain cleaning and reporting, BMP maintenance, industrial vacuum and jetting, sludge dewatering, and lake draining and excavation. New products include the Wing-Gate Automatic Retractable Screen and Mosquito Abatement Approved Connector Pipe Screen. United Storm Water helps customers comply with numerous regulations governing illicit stormwater discharge.www.unitedstormwater.com

ROCKLAND MFG. The Rockland Silt Sock Roller—which was designed by Frank Yeager, a seasoned excavator operator—makes installing silt sock easy, especially in difficult terrain. The Silt Sock Roller installs more sock because it uses the hydraulics of the excavator to roll and unroll silt sock, placing it where you want it the first time. The bolt-on header plate allows the roller to be positioned perpendicular or parallel to the excavator stick depending on site conditions.www.rocklandmfg.com

ENVIROLOK Envirolok is a bio-engineered, patented system that provides a permanent vegetation solution for sites requiring immediate slope stabilization, erosion control, or stormwater management. For low-impact development, Envirolok can be installed while minimizing soil disturbance, preserving natural and cultural resources allowing existing hydraulic patterns to remain intact.www.envirolok.com

BARRIER SYSTEMS Filling and placing sandbags is easy and cost-effective with the SandMaster Sandbagging System from Barrier Systems LLC. This is the only system that fills, transports, securely closes, and places the bags where they are needed. It easily attaches to skid-steers and loaders, capable of producing over 600 bags per hour with only three people. It is quick to mobilize, easy to use, and only requires a few people to operate.www.barriersystemsllc.com

FINN CORP. With working capacity tanks up to 4,000 gallons, Finn Corp.’s complete line of HydroSeeders is designed to meet the needs of extensive erosion control job sites and demanding seeding applications. Customization of HydroSeeders and Bark Blowers on tracks rather than tires for off-road applications is available.www.finncorp.com

EXPRESS BLOWER Express Blower equipment increases the ease and effectiveness of installing erosion control blankets and sediment control berms. Express Blower equipment’s long-range capabilities make large and remote sites accessible and manageable. The blown-on application ensures that the blanket or berm contours exactly to the soil surface for 100% contact. Using its exclusive Supplemental Injection System, add grass or wildflower seed to the blanket or berm for permanent vegetative support.www.expressblower.com

PINE HALL BRICK CO. St. John’s Home in Rochester, NY, is a long-term community for the elderly. To avoid runoff, the home used StormPave permeable clay pavers in the newly constructed courtyard. Stormwater can remain under the pavers as it slowly dissipates back into the soil. Water can also be used to irrigate the rain gardens in and around the courtyard.www.pinehallbrick.com

WTB INC. The DuraWattle is versatile for soil or hard surface perimeter control, drain inlet protection, ditch checks along highways, or stockpile management. This durable and flexible sediment barrier tested at 96.6% sediment retention. It is low-maintenance, easy to install, and provides cost savings year over year as you reuse it on multiple jobs or phases.www.durawattle.com

J. W. FAIRCLOTH & SON INC. Faircloth Skimmer surface drains float on the surface of the sediment basin as it fills and drains, releasing the cleanest water near the surface instead of draining muddy water from the bottom, as conventional outlets do. It drains the basin slowly over several days at a constant rate to maximize settling. The adjustable orifice regulates the filling and drawdown of the basin and improves efficiency.www.fairclothskimmer.com

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