Tag: Environmental Connection
Checking In on Restored and Wild Streams Over Time
Stream restoration projects are usually intended to improve fluvial processes and stability and to restore ecological functions. Langhammer et al. (2023) evaluated three of...
Why Culture and Words Matter
One saying I often use is, “Words either wow or wound, so use them carefully!” People who are intentional and thoughtful about the words...
Effective Polymer Application to Dewater Sediment Ponds
A site contractor has a three-fold objective:
Produce a quality product.
Finish the job on time.
Don’t lose your profit.
Difficult to do, but possible if unexpected problems...
Designing To Achieve a Lower Salt Future
Chloride has promoted itself to a pollutant of top concern in many cold climates and highly populated regions of the world. In the United...
Enhance Sediment Capture with Polymers in Lined Ditches and Channels
Contractors often use open ditches to convey water from one location to another on construction sites. An inherent problem with this practice is that...
Constructed Floating Wetlands to Reduce GHG Emissions and Remove Contaminants
Westernport Water, a wastewater utility in Phillip Island, Victoria, is transforming a wastewater lagoon into a plant-filled wetland to explore how Australian native wetland...
Doubling Down: A Risky Approach When Hydroseeding with Native Seed
The importance of specifying and implementing erosion control and custom seed mixes for permanent stabilization on construction sites is frequently overlooked. Often, erosion control...
Sediment Basin Water Quality on a Large Highway Construction Project
The process of clearing and grading land for construction projects usually results in highly turbid runoff while construction is underway. Construction projects are required...
Grass Seed Capital of the World
Vegetation establishment is recognized as the most effective Best Management Practice for stabilizing disturbed ground to prevent erosion and is often a prerequisite for...
Incorporating Environmental Justice into Future Stormwater Decision-Making
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines environmental justice as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color,...
