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Do silt fences and other barriers completely clean the water?

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Do silt fences and other barriers completely clean the water?

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No. A majority of the soil particles are removed, but the fine silt will remain in suspension. Settling basins and sediment traps are designed to slow the storm water flows and allow soil particles to settle.

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