Tag: International Erosion Control Association
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...
Keep It Covered to Control Erosion
If a construction site is “out of control” from an erosion and sediment control standpoint, those in charge should review the Five Pillars of...
Customers are not Companies. They’re People!
The key to success is understanding that your customers are living, breathing humans versus a company that is nothing more than a designated legal...
The Intersection of Erosion Control and Wildlife
Early erosion control focused on modifying agricultural practices and plantings, such as kudzu. Early construction erosion and sediment control techniques focused on hay bales...
Durham County Goes Electric
Inspection reports, file folders, erosion control plans, applications, deeds, project checklists…
A local erosion control program can go through a lot of paper — hardly...
Avoid Delays in Construction by Keeping Sites Dry
Adverse weather costs contractors a considerable amount of money each year in the form of project delays. Globally, 45% of building projects are affected...
Creating Water Quality Value in Ground-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Sites
Climate change poses an existential threat to ecosystems and the human, animal, insect and plant life living in them as a result of increasing...
Restoring Lakes with Proper Dredging Plans, Tools and Processes
A connection to nature is a key marketing strategy for the developers of Painted Tree, a 1,000-acre master-planned community in McKinney, Texas. With 69%...
