Erosion Control

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....