Erosion Control

Wed July 20, 2005

Erosion Control Measures Questioned at 1,700-Acre Development in Georgia

FORSYTH, GA (AP) A subdivision being built in north Monroe County is causing serious erosion into a local river, one of the worst cases state environmental officials said they’ve seen. Construction at the River Forest subdivision, a 1,700-acre development, is dumping large amounts of red clay into the Little Towaliga River, said Johnny Henson, a senior environmental specialist with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division....

Jeff Cronin - Wed March 16, 2005

New Erosion Control Standards Escalate Route 20 Project Costs

Controlling erosion at the work site along state Route 20 (Hawthorne Road) in Alachua County, FL, has added a weekly task to an already busy project for Russell Engineering of Ft. Lauderdale. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Spokesman Chip Skinner said new regulations have created a “zero tolerance” policy for off-site discharge in FDOT’s District 2....

Tue September 26, 2000

Schaeff Works North Erosion Systems Out of Tight Spot

If one ever worked for a company that outgrew its office space, having to share close-quarters with co-workers, then one would understand the conditions Mark North Erosion Systems faces on its most recent project. There were four entities involved on the site located in Grand Prairie, TX, off Interstate 30 between Dallas and Fort Worth....

Tom Nicholson - Wed August 16, 2000

Erosion Control Job Helps Save Pennsylvania Creek

Excavating contractors and conservation officers are working together to solve the problem of soil-eroding and flooding creeks in a unique project that is under way in northeastern Pennsylvania and may serve as a model for similar projects around the country. Using the concept of fluvial geomorphology, in which erosion-causing sediment build up on the creek bed is eliminated by redirecting the water flow back into its original course at the center of the bed, the project is transforming the 20-mi....