Patent ID: 8277646

Claim:
A system for temporarily controlling and filtering silt from a water flow into a drainage system prior to construction of a catch basin or storm drain inlet thereof, comprising: a horizontal storm water pipe connected to the drainage system during construction; a storm water pipe sediment control member releasably mountable over an open end of the horizontal storm water pipe and comprising a control member body formed from a resilient material and having a distal portion and a proximal portion projecting therefrom, the proximal portion adapted to engage a side wall of the storm water pipe in a frictional fit therewith so as to temporarily secure said drainage control member over the open end of the horizontal storm water pipe, while enabling removal and reuse of the drainage control member with successive storm water pipes during construction; wherein said distal portion includes a series of flow control openings formed therethrough to enable passage of water; and a filter material applied against said distal portion, at least partially covering said flow control openings for filtering silt from the water flow draining into the horizontal storm water pipe.