What is erosion and why erosion control?
Erosion control is a priority in the agriculture, construction, and conservation industries, as well as in land development applications. The everyday activities in these operations i.e. farming, construction, and conservation, can often result in erosion and have a significant adverse impact on surrounding plants, wildlife and communities as a whole. These harms can be minimized by erosion control.
Erosion refers to the wearing down of soil and rock, a displacement from a particular location by elements such as wind and water. Erosion can have an impact on private and public property and even wildlife, and also has an effect on pollution, making it very important to be able to control erosion and keep sediments in place.
The primary importance of erosion control to construction companies is that it is often a requirement of federal or local regulations for a number of projects and applications. The use of effective products and techniques for erosion control helps companies to stay compliant with these regulations and avoid the possibility of being fined. In addition, shifting soils will greatly affect the stability of any construction on top of those soils, which can have very adverse effects for the future of those construction projects. The construction of building pads, digging ponds, driveway excavation, building new homes, all of these projects call for erosion control to ensure that permanence is achieved.
Quite obviously, proper erosion control is crucial for all major projects performed on soil.
Various methods for various conditions
There are too many erosion control methods to mention here. All are effective for particular situations, and it takes a knowledge of soils and conditions to understand which method is effective for a particular project. Just a few of these methods are concrete pads, geotextiles mats, and Flexamat, the latest in soil erosion technology. In some cases not involving construction, simple planting of vegetation can work wonders with soil erosion and erosion control.
What is needed for proper erosion control?
First, and foremost, proper erosion control requires experience and knowledge. Erosion control is not just a matter of moving soil around, providing rock for stability, or planting vegetation. An understanding of different types of soil is necessary, and an understanding of solutions for those different types of soil is also crucial.
Erosion control on construction projects requires big machinery. It is usually a matter of removing some soil, replacing it with other soil, and creating a barrier of some sort to prevent future erosion. Backhoes for land clearing, front-loaders, dump truck services, all of these things are needed for the job to be done properly.
A word about J & A Excavation Services
The bottom line regarding erosion control is this: erosion is not a “one size fits all” situation. There are various causes of soil erosion, and there are various solutions to that erosion based upon the type. If your project is important, and we are assuming that it is, then you will want a knowledgeable professional working on your erosion control project, and in the Fort Worth area, that professional is J & A Excavation Services. Call us at 817-923-7778 and ask for a consultation and price quote on excavation services.