Abstract: A silt barrier includes a main frame (10) which is disposed horizontally over a catch basin which is to have silt blocked therefrom, the main frame (10) has end frames (24, 25) rotatable from a stored flat position into a vertical working position. A pair of wooden frames (26, 27, 30, 31) are lodged between the end frames (24, 25) and porous plastic silt barrier sheeting (48) is stapled (50-55) to the wooden frames, surrounding the entire structure. The silt barrier is clamped to the catch basin (41, 70) with j-bolts (38, 39).