SiltSoxx™

Premium compost filter sock for filtering runoff, preventing erosion, and trapping construction site pollutants.

SiltSoxx is the original silt sock BMP. It is a three-dimensional mesh tube filled with Filtrexx® FilterMedia™. Generally, it stops silt and sediment from leaving a construction site and helps contractors fulfill job site compliance. In fact, many contractors use it as a silt fence alternative due to its ability to trap sediment and soluble pollutants – such as phosphorus and petroleum hydrocarbons. Not to mention, it is easy to install (no trenching required) and maintain – consequently, reducing labor expenses. SiltSoxx is made in the USA, a USDA Certified Biobased product, and compliant with most state and federal agencies including USEPA, AASHTO, USDA NRCS, and US ACE.

How does Siltsoxx work to contain construction site pollutants?

Firstly, sediment settles out of the compost filter sock as water ponds behind the barrier. Secondly, sediment is trapped as water passes through the barrier. In nature, rainfall is detained and infiltrated into the ground. Then, it is naturally filtered. Comparatively, a filter sock mimics nature by replicating the filtration on the surface. Use it for slope interruption to slow runoff velocity, dispense concentrated runoff, and reduce effective slope lengths; thereby reducing the erosive potential of stormwater runoff. Lastly, the tubular filtration matrix better traps and removes both sediment and soluble pollutants in stormwater runoff. This is especially true when compared to planar-constructed sediment control devices such as silt fences.

What are the primary applications of silt sock BMPs?

Often, contractors use a compost filter sock as an alternative to silt fence to filter soluble pollutants from runoff. Furthermore, they may install this sediment control solution downslope of any disturbed area requiring erosion and sediment control. This compost filter sock is most effective when installed perpendicular to a sheet or low-concentrated flow.

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