---
kind: "section"
citation: "23 C.F.R. § 650.209"
title: "23"
number: "650.209"
heading: "Construction."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/23/650.209"
---

# §650.209. Construction.

- (a) Permanent erosion and sediment control measures and practices shall be established and implemented at the earliest practicable time consistent with good construction and management practices.
- (b) Implementation of temporary erosion and sediment control measures and practices shall be coordinated with permanent measures to assure economical, effective, and continuous control throughout construction.
- (c) Erosion and sediment control measures and practices shall be monitored and maintained or revised to insure that they are fulfilling their intended function during the construction of the project.
- (d) Federal-aid funds shall not be used in erosion and sediment control actions made necessary because of contractor oversight, carelessness, or failure to implement sufficient control measures.
- (e) Pollutants used during highway construction or operation and material from sediment traps shall not be stockpiled or disposed of in a manner which makes them susceptible to being washed into any watercourse by runoff or high water. No pollutants shall be deposited or disposed of in watercourses.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 59 FR 37939, July 26, 1994, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 119, 144, and 315.