Tag: Environmental Connection

Traditionally, soil analysis has focused on chemical and physical properties, often overlooking soil biology’s critical role. Effective soil management influences the soil microbiome, affecting...

Gray, no, green! Green, no, gray! No, this is not the latest dress color controversy from nearly a decade ago. Instead, it is a...

As a strong physical barrier to water and sediment, silt fence has long been the default best management practice (BMP) where there is an...

Restoring the ecosystem services and functions of areas that hold or convey water is a widespread practice, often accompanied by evaluations of the success of that effort.

Chemical treatments, as authorized in the 2022 EPA Construction General Permit, have proven to be effective tools in both erosion and sediment control applications. Properly deployed, such treatments have consistently delivered positive results in removing sediment from stormwater runoff and also in making soils less vulnerable to erosion.

Alabama Power Company in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, is taking the use of vegetative debris from land clearing — trees, bushes and other woody refuse...

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA, is a designated Phase I Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) with a population of approximately 200,000 residents. The...

Maryland’s Conowingo Dam was constructed in 1928 and is the most downstream of the four hydroelectric dams located on the lower Susquehanna River. The...

Henrico County, part of Virginia’s Capital Region and the Chesapeake Bay watershed, is home to more than 330,000 residents and an active economy. Henrico...

Significant time, money and energy is spent sharing ideas and experiences on the various structural best management practices (BMPs) in our industry, from new...