Equipment pad with erosion control

An apparatus configured for support of equipment and for transport from factory to field, the apparatus comprising:

• (a) an equipment support pad comprising:
• (i) a top surface;
• (ii) a bottom surface configured to bear the support pad above ground;
• and
• (iii) side walls that meet, thereby defining at least one side corner that runs from the top surface to the bottom surface;
• and
• (b) a flexible, geosynthetic erosion control barrier joined to the equipment support pad and having an unjoined portion that extends outward from the equipment support pad, wherein the erosion control barrier is configured to fold up or down outside a perimeter of the bottom surface prior to installation of the equipment support pad above the ground;
• wherein the erosion control barrier is further configured to be manipulated into an erosion-resisting configuration around the at least one side corner after the equipment support pad is placed above ground that is subject to erosion.

An apparatus configured for support of equipment and for transport from factory to field, the apparatus comprising:

• (a) an equipment support pad comprising:
• (i) a top surface;
• (ii) a bottom surface configured to bear the support pad above ground;
• and
• (iii) side walls that meet, thereby defining at least one side corner that runs from the top surface to the bottom surface;
• and
• (b) an erosion control barrier joined to the equipment support pad and having an unjoined portion that extends outward from the equipment support pad, wherein the erosion control barrier is configured to fold up or down outside a perimeter of the bottom surface prior to installation of the equipment support pad above the ground;
• wherein the erosion control barrier is further configured to be hammered into an erosion-resisting configuration around the at least one side corner after the equipment support pad is placed above ground that is subject to erosion.