Came for the Job. Stayed for the Passion and Culture.
Adam Dibble, vice president of environmental solutions for Profile Products and recipient of the 2023 IECA Sustained Contributor award, did not know that careers...
Mimicking Natural Process to Deliver Energy Dissipation and Sustainable Mangrove Nurseries
A four-year project within Emigrant Creek, a sub-catchment of the Richmond River, showcases best practice stabilization with a goal of mitigating diffuse pollutants such...
Traits of Successful Environmental Compliance Programs
Regardless of the size of the developer or any other kind of company or governmental entity that has an environmental compliance program, the success...
Erosion Control Blanket for Slope Stabilization
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) FFO-US20 PME Phase 3 project located in Eddyville, Oregon was one of many phases of the 5.5 miles...
Effective Polymer Application for Soil Surfaces
Site contractors have a three-fold objective for each project:
Produce a quality product.
Finish the job on time.
Don’t lose profit.
Difficult to do, but possible if unexpected...
Exploring Erosion of Reclaimed Coal Refuse Impoundments
Disposed refuse material resulting from the preparation of mined coal is often deposited in coal refuse (tailings) impoundments. The coal refuse consists of a...
How to Turn Good Ideas into Great Busine$$
It’s hard to believe we are more than halfway through 2023. I hope everyone reading this is feeling good about their people, profits and...
Factors in Erosion Control
Most folks involved in erosion and sediment control have an opinion about the most important factors in determining how well this is done on...
Dunedin’s Southern Reservoir Spillway Upgrade
Protecting the water supply for a New Zealand community was the goal of a reservoir spillway upgrade in 2019. Originally constructed in the 1880s,...
Meeting the Challenges of Rising Seas and Storm Surge
PerspectiveThis article is part of IECA’s efforts to provide different perspectives on hot topics within, or that may directly affect, the industry. The purpose...
Sinkhole Management in Kentucky: Strategies and Planned Assessments
Bowling Green, Kentucky, is a rapidly growing city of 75,000 people built entirely on a well-developed karst plain, upon which the natural drainage of...
Comprehensive, Synergistic Stormwater Channel Remediation
The Town of Big Flats, New York had a challenging series of stormwater channels on a public right-of-way. The series of stormwater channels transported...
Restoration of Marsh Improves Water Quality and Wildlife Habitats
Three years of construction and $11.5 million later, the residents of and visitors to the South Lake Tahoe area enjoy a newly-restored marsh that...
2023 Annual Conference
2023 IECA Annual Conference and Expo
The 2023 IECA Annual Conference and Expo in Kansas City (KC), Missouri brought back our global community and a...
Rain Barrel Event Combines Fun and Education
Sustainability Through InnovationThis article is part of Environmental Connection’s mission to help grow the industry by promoting innovative research, products and technology that meet...
You Shouldn’t GROW it Alone
Trying to grow your business alone can be risky and unproductive because no one person or organization has all the necessary answers, connections and...
Covering the Soil: What’s Best?
Many of us have heard the mantra about soil erosion prevention that goes something like: “It’s the cover, dummy!” Many studies have shown that...
Turning Mining Spoils into Soil that Sustains Pastures
An unavoidable aspect of coal mining is the accumulation and piling of overburden — the rock or soil layer that needs to be removed...
Constructed Wetlands: Positive and Negative Impacts
Runoff from urban areas was first recognized as a problem for receiving waters in terms of too much volume in too short of a...
Research Preview: The Development of a Sediment Control Approved Products List
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) has more than three decades of evaluating the performance of erosion control products. These products include rolled erosion...
