sediment control News
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IECA announces winners of 18th Annual Awards of Environmental Excellence
On Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at the 40th conference and expo of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA), the presentation ceremony of the Awards of Environmental Excellence was held. For the past 18th years, IECA has recognized the industry’s best by awarding persons and projects epitomizing the principles of environmental excellence. Awards are only given to the highest quality ...
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New Offerings at EC09 to Help Attendees “Survive”
Environmental Connection (EC09), the annual conference and expo of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA), is the world’s largest soil and water event. Over 2000 attendees and 160 exhibitors will connect in Reno, Nevada, USA, February 9-13, 2009. World-class education, the largest expo hall of its kind and new networking events: EC09 will help businesses survive and even thrive in ...
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Hermann High Performance Doors Grand Opening; CEC on Project Team
A Grand Opening/ Ribbon Cutting for the new North American industrial door manufacturing facility of Hormann Flexon LLC will take place Monday, April 7, 2014, at the Starpointe Business Park located at 117 Starpointe Boulevard, Burgettstown, Pa. 15021-9506. Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) was contracted through Pittsburgh-based Fourth River Development LLC to perform the site ...
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“Granite Environmental LLC successfully completed the Florida stormwater and sedimentation control inspector training program”
Two employees of Granite Environmental, LLC (GEI) participated and successfully completed the Florida Stormwater and Sedimentation Control Inspector Training Program in November 2009. In this two day, graded class, sponsored by the Brevard County Natural Resources Management Office Stormwater Program and the Agriculture and Extension Services Department, both employees received a beneficial ...
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New ASTM Standard for Sediment Retention Fiber Rolls
A proposed new ASTM standard is being developed to measure the basic physical properties of sediment retention fiber rolls, known as SRFRs. SRFRs are used to inhibit the migration of sediment that has been displaced and carried by flowing water. The proposed standard, WK39691, Test Methods for Determining Index Height, Diameter, Length and Mass per Unit Length of a Sediment Retention Fiber Roll ...
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Florida stormwater management inspectors flood Granite Environmental
Five more qualified and certified Florida Stormwater Management Inspectors beef up Granite Environmental, giving them a grand total seven certified in-house inspectors! For two full days the participants studied and tested to complete the Florida Stormwater Erosion and Sedimentation Control Inspector Program, held in Palm Bay, FL on February 2-3. Hal Lundsford, of the Department of Environmental ...
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Devron Sales Ltd. Participates At Drainage Engineers Conference 2016!
On Friday, October 21st , Devron Sales will be participating in the 48th annual Drainage Engineers Conference. Devron is proud to be the Canadian manufacturer of the internationally acclaimed, bioengineered ShoreSox System. This innovative erosion control system is a soft-armour solution to reclaim lost land and aid in the completion of challenging drainage projects. Devron supports the ...
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IECA announces winners of 17th annual awards of environmental excellence
The International Erosion Control Association is proud to announce the winners of the 17th annual Awards of Environmental Excellence. The awards recognize excellence in technology, research, education and practices as they pertain to the erosion, sediment control and stormwater industries. Environmental Achievement Award J.Warren Faircloth, JW Faircloth & Son, Hillsborough, N.C., for the ...
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Tensar Corporation CEO Phillip Egan Retires; Don Meltzer Appointed Interim CEO
Atlanta, GA – October 5, 2010 – Tensar Corporation announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer Phillip D. Egan has decided to retire from his positions. He will relinquish his duties effective immediately and will leave Tensar later this year. Don Meltzer will serve as interim President and CEO of Tensar Corporation while a search for a permanent replacement is ...
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Erosion control conference
From February 20-23, Granite Environmental, LLC, will be getting down and dirty with erosion control at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL. This local company, specializing in erosion and pollution control product solutions, will be attending the world’s largest soil and water event: The International Erosion Control Association’s (IECA) 11th Annual Conference, Environmental Connection, ...
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Announcing 6-Session Sediment & Erosion Control Master Class Online Series with Best-Selling Author, Jerald S. Fifield
Join industry expert and bestselling author Jerald S. Fifield, Ph.D., CISEC, CPESC and Tina R. Evans, PE, CISEC for an advanced 6-part online and on-demand master class and workshop series April 18th – May 25th (0.9 CEU / 9 PDH) exploring the ins and outs of effective sediment and erosion control plan design and review. Register today for discounted early bird pricing ...
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Product Profile: Sediment Traps
McLane sediment traps provide exceptional performance for biogeochemical studies including radionucleide, paleoproxy, and carbon cycle analysis. They are also beneficial for environmental and pollution monitoring. Sediment Traps collect vertically settling particles into individual sample bottles which are sealed when not in collection mode. McLane have several options to fit your project ...
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US developer to pay NY`s biggest stormwater fine
The developer of the Greenport Commons retail project on Route 9 in the town of Greenport, New York has been slapped with the largest stormwater penalty in the history of New York state. Widewaters Greenport Co. LLC has agreed to pay a $100,000 settlement to resolve numerous stormwater violations at the development and must also temporarily stop work on the site until state officials approve ...
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Dominion settles clean water act violations at equestrian estates
Dominion will pay a $51,000 penalty for allegedly allowing storm water runoff from Equestrian Estates North in Chesapeake Va., to run off into a tributary of the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River. After an inspection by EPA on June 14, 2010, and another inspection by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation on December 14, 2010, EPA cited Dominion for failing to: Stabilize ...
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Dredging and shoreline remediation
Many situations can complicate a shoreline’s integrity. These can range from flooding, hurricanes and man-made disasters and can even include aquatic harvesting and human recreation. Making efforts to protect a shoreline from these intrusions helps protect economic and recreational interests. Shoreline remediation is an investment in the overall economic and natural habitat of a community. ...
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TAL takes Permeatec to Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee is opening its doors to Technical Absorbents Ltd (TAL) as it prepares to take its new PermeatecDS sand and granular material stabilisation technology over to the USA for the first time. It will showcase its new product at Environmental Connection – the event of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) – which attracts leading players from the industry. ...
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EPA and Fort Lincoln Retail Reach Settlement for Clean Water Act Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Fort Lincoln Retail, LLC have reached a settlement over alleged violations of Clean Water Act regulations designed to protect America’s waterways from polluted stormwater runoff. Under an administrative consent agreement, the company will pay a $99,000 penalty to resolve violations involving stormwater runoff that flowed into the District of ...
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US: Order issued to Kansas department of transportation to correct construction stormwater issues along U.S. highway 59 project
EPA Region 7 has issued an administrative compliance order to the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), directing it to correct a series of violations of a stormwater permit issued for the U.S. Highway 59 construction site in Douglas and Franklin counties of Kansas. EPA inspectors visited the highway construction site in August to evaluate KDOT’s management of stormwater and ...
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New ASTM International standard Biodegradability of Plastics in the Sea
Laboratories will soon be able to use a new ASTM International standard to test and better understand biodegradability of plastics in marine environments. The new standard (soon to be published as D7991, Test Method for Determining Aerobic Biodegradation of Plastics Buried in Sandy Marine Sediment Under Controlled Laboratory Conditions) provides ways to simulate how plastics degrade in ...
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EPA solicits public comment on permit to reduce stormwater discharges from construction sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing for public comment a draft permit that will help improve our nation’s waterways by regulating the discharge of stormwater from construction sites. Stormwater discharges during construction activities can contain sediment and pollutants that harm aquatic ecosystems, increase drinking water treatment costs and pollute waters that ...
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