Construction Site Best Management Practices Han... May 2026

Here is a story of how these practices saved a major project from the brink of failure. The Storm at Ironwood Ridge

On a Tuesday afternoon, the sky turned a bruised purple. A localized "rain bomb" was forecasted—four inches of rain in less than three hours. On a site with Ironwood's slope, that much water could transform the exposed clay into a river of mud, washing out the foundations and polluting the Colorado River watershed nearby. BMPs in Action Construction Site Best Management Practices Han...

For the crew at Ironwood, the "blue book" was no longer just a set of rules—it was the reason they still had a job site to return to. Here is a story of how these practices