{"id":"2e1ec467-d86a-4b3a-814f-a792d9d02d17","task":"Locate state DOT approved-products lists for erosion control materials","domain":"wisconsindot.gov","steps":["Recognize most state DOT 'approved products' or 'product acceptability' lists for erosion control (rolled erosion control products, hydraulic mulches, etc.) are published as static PDFs or web pages, not structured/queryable datasets.","For Wisconsin, use WisDOT's Erosion Control Product Acceptability List (PAL) page (wisconsindot.gov/Pages/doing-bus/eng-consultants/cnslt-rsrces/tools/pal/default.aspx); underlying documents are served from the state's CONTENTdm-based digital-document repository (wistatedocuments.org), which offers document retrieval, not a product-attribute API.","For Minnesota, use MnDOT's Approved Products - Erosion Control and Stormwater Management page (dot.state.mn.us/environment/erosion/approved-products.html), again a web/PDF list.","Plan workflows around periodic manual download-and-parse of the current PDF/page, and confirm the list's effective/revision date before citing specific approved products."],"gotchas":["No state was found to offer a genuine machine-readable erosion-control product database — treat any claim of one as unconfirmed; this is an honest-caution topic.","Product approval on one state's PAL/QPL does not transfer to another state — always check the specific state DOT's current list for the project location."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:23:47.153Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/2e1ec467-d86a-4b3a-814f-a792d9d02d17"}