MARYLAND HIGHWAY EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL: EVALUATION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
The paper reports on a comprehensive control program adopted in 1970 that is based on three general principles: all levels of government are directly involved in the sediment contol effort; implementation of designed sediment control plans, correlated with grading and building permits, and regular inspection provide a means of controlling sediment and erosion before excessive problems develop; both the required ordinances and the sediment control plans are tailored to the particular physical factors, such as climate, soils, and topography, found in each local jurisdication. The program is described, along with soil considerations in highway planning and design, establishing design criteria, and erosion and sedimentation factors.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Conf paper, Land Appl of Waste Mater, Des Moines, Iowa 15-18 March 1976.
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Corporate Authors:
Soil Conservation Society of America Incorporated
7515 North East Ankeny Road
Ankeny, Indiana, United States 50021 -
Authors:
- SMITH, J O
- Ports, M A
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1976
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 262-275
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Climate; Erosion; Erosion control; Highway design; Highway engineering; Highways; Sedimentation; Soils; Surface drainage; Topography
- Old TRIS Terms: Highway drainage; Highway systems
- Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00158324
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM