Evaluation of Compost as an Alternative to Hydromulch for Vegetative Stabilization

Areas of disturbed soil on construction sites must be stabilized and vegetation established before a Notice of Termination for the Construction General Permit can be submitted to regulators. This project compares the stabilization performance of two compost/mulch blends (low and high organic matter), a wood based hydromulch, and seeded bare soil and estimates the amount of sediment and nutrients exported from each treatment. Runoff data were collected from ten test plots over two years.