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• information for the largest polluter in our watersheds, sediment deposition .
Most of this "dirt" is the result of poorly maintained erosion control measures on active construction sites.
By most accounts, the lion's share of environmentally dangerous periods of development is the initial construction phase when land is cleared of vegetation & graded to create a proper surface for construction.
Runoff from development is the leading cause for the pollution and flooding that damage property, contaminate drinking water and impairs commnity uses of local brooks, lakes and ponds.
A new report from the EPA estimates $9.0 billion is the nationwide capital investment needed for stormwater management.
Stormwater is the precipitation from a rainfall event or as a result of melting snow.
Stormwater runoff washes tonnes of toxic materials into streams that stress fish and wreak havoc on ecosystems.
Wind erosion physically removes from the field the most fertile portion of the soil. Some soil from damaged land enters suspension & becomes part of the atmospheric dust load. Dust obscures visibility & pollutes the air & water

• answers These devices represent extensive field testing by hydraulic & erosion control laboratories.They provide the latest performance data for rolled & spray–on erosion control & re–vegetation products involved in the design & planning for future conservation & remediation.
"Short–term solutions only put a bigger price tag out there and push it into the future."(Schregardus, 2008)

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Compensatory Mitigation

This page provides updates and background information regarding Clean Water Act Section 404 Compensatory Mitigation Requirements.

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State of soil erosion
In the world, due to cause such as soil erosion, etc. soil degradation is aggravating in some areas, becoming a global environmental issue. It is said that this phenomenon possibly will cause an extinction of fertile farmland covering about one billion four thousand million ha for twenty years from now on

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China to Take Innovative Measures to Protect Grottoes Against Water-Erosion
Chinese experts are experimenting with new methods to cure water-erosion in some of the country's endangered ancient grottoes

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Soil erosion and biodiversity indicators-proceedings of OECD Expert meeting
The Proceedings of the Expert group meeting on soil and biodiversity indicators provides detailed papers presented at the meeting, which touch several issues related to sustainable agriculture

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Helping People Understand Soils

» As part of its role as a global leader in the field of soil science, NRCS recently released a Spanish version of the 10th Edition of the Keys to Soil Taxonomy. According to NRCS leadership, this will expand the horizons of U.S. Soil Taxonomy by having professionals in all parts of the world applying and interpreting the system in a more uniform and consistent way.
» MLRA Explorer – A new web–based mapping tool that provides the user with the ability to search by Major Land Resource Areas (MLRA) and Land Resource Areas (LRR) using a variety of geographic and attribute questions that create customized maps of narrative descriptions and photos. It also provides the user with the ability to print and/or export specific subsets of the USDA Agriculture Handbook 296.
» eb Soil Survey is now better than ever! Originally launched in August 2005, the improved and enhanced version is now available online. Based on user comments, new features and enhancements have been developed to make the program more responsive to its growing customer base. Some new features include a location marker, floating map unit descriptions, transparency layers, a topographic map layer, and the ability to create custom soil resource reports.
» A website has been developed to assist National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS) soil scientists and their supervisors in identifying training opportunities and resources. Links are provided for schedules, course descriptions, job aids to supplement training, and other helpful topics. GIS–related training includes: (1) GIS fundamentals for all soil scientists; (2) a recommended sequence of GIS–related training, especially for newly hired soil scientists; and (3) training for employees of all soil survey–related offices.

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