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Sediment Control Safeguards Water Resources
Author(s) -
Hanrahan Peter M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.5991/opf.2015.41.0019
Subject(s) - sediment control , sediment , surface runoff , water resources , erosion control , erosion , control (management) , business , environmental science , water resource management , geology , computer science , geomorphology , ecology , artificial intelligence , biology
Sediment runoff into nearby waterways once was dismissed as part of conducting business as usual. Today, inspectors, contractors, and owners can help protect precious water resources by adopting advanced erosion‐ and sediment‐control technologies and establishing well‐defined specifications.