Soil Erosion—
Stopped In Its Tracks!
By Jillian Stephens, TSP, SWCD/NRCS, Auburn, Alabama
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Completed sediment basin. After a major weather
activity, water from a nearby hill can wash down into the basin
and ultimately into a nearby creek, after being slowed down and filtered
by several rock dams and silt fences. |
"Helping People, Help the Land," is the mission statement of the
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). SWCD/NRCS employees in Lee County have
been doing just that.
Work has been completed on the first sediment basin in lower Lee County that
was built under new standards.
Prior to installing the sediment basin, the managers of the land
were experiencing major sediment erosion. The effects of this erosion could have
been detrimental to the area by top soil and sub-soil from the site washing into
and soiling nearby waterways.
Through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), managers of the
site received financial assistance to install a practice to prevent the continued
deposition of undesirable materials and prevent the sediment from disturbing
other areas.
Through EQIP, the managers were also able to improve the quality of
the forest behind the site by providing openings for wildlife and managing
runoff problems from the nearby dirt pit.
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Heavy equipment operators begin work on sediment
basin by digging out the area where water filtration will occur. |
October 2009
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