Sediment Control
From the latest news to the newest products, read about the latest sediment control projects and innovations
Apr 5 2018
A team of researchers have studied how riverbank erosion affects the citizens of Bangladesh and worked to develop early-warning measures that may…
Mar 30 2018
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has agreed to expedite the Rockaway and Jamaica Bay Reformulation Study in the Rockaway Peninsula, N.Y. The…
Mar 27 2018
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has approved erosion, sediment and storm water control plans for the Mountain Valley Pipeline…
Mar 12 2018
The deadly nor'easter that devastated the east coast March 2 to 3 left erosion control sandbags exposed on a beach in Montauk, N.Y. The storm…
Mar 1 2018
The Ohio EPA has found ways to reuse sediment dredged from seven Lake Erie ports as an alternative to dumping the sediment back in the lake. Annually…
Feb 28 2018
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority announced their selection of Stantec Inc. to design the Mid-Brenton Sediment Diversion…
Feb 26 2018
Wrightsville Beach, N.C., has begun beach restoration as part of a $10 million project to replenish the eroded coastline. The project is scheduled to…
Feb 14 2018
After cleanup of a 1.7 mile strip of the Kalamazoo River was completed, a temporary water control structure in Otsego Township, Mich., has been…
Feb 12 2018
A new solar power plant in Essex County, Va., has led to sediment runoff in the Muddy Gut Creek, which flows into the Rappahannock River—part of the…
Feb 6 2018
The U.S. Senate’s Great Lakes Task Force submitted a request to the Trump Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to include…
Feb 5 2018
Construction on a golf resort along the Rappahannock River, Va., has come under a stop work order after the developer, Virginia True Corp., cleared…
Feb 2 2018
The Louisiana Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project’s timeline has accelerated after the Trump administration agreed to shorten the permitting…
Jan 29 2018
Custer State Park, S.D., has sold more than 6,000 acres of damaged trees to logging companies. The forest is being thinned to clear charred trees…
Jan 26 2018
In Southern California, drought fueled the Thomas fire. While the state has longed for rain, potential rainfall is now a threat.
According to the Los…
Jan 26 2018
When moving to the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, area for a new storm water manager position, my thoughts never would have turned to the…
Jan 26 2018
This is my first editorial letter as managing editor of Storm Water Solutions, and it isn’t about me. When I wrote about the wildfires sweeping…
Jan 23 2018
The Indiana Senate Committee on Natural Resources unanimously approved a plan to combat Lake Michigan beach erosion in northwest Indiana. The plan…
Jan 19 2018
The city of Mentor, Ohio, is considering repurposing downed trees for erosion control purposes. The city has lost up to 6 acres of Lake Erie…
Jan 18 2018
Longmont, Colo., was awarded a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for sediment removal and erosion repair along Left Hand…
Jan 17 2018
Copperwood Resources, a subsidiary of Highland Copper of Quebec, has reached a settlement with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ…
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The Storm Water Solutions staff invites industry professionals to nominate the water and wastewater projects they deem most remarkable and innovative for recognition in the Annual Reference Guide issue. All projects must have been in the design or construction phase over the last 18 months.
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