CONTROL OF EROSION AND SEDIMENT DEPOSITION FROM CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS AND LAND DEVELOPMENT

Sedimentation involves three basic processes--erosion, transportation and deposition. Costs of correcting erosion and sediment deposition problems resulting from highway construction and land development activities often are unjustifiably transferred to the taxpayer. They result when consequences of the construction operations on downstream areas are not properly considered. The report discusses deposition and control methods.

• Corporate Authors:

  Environmental Protection Agency

  Office of Water Programs, 401 M Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20460
• Authors:
  • Thronson, R E
• Publication Date: 1971-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 56 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Coasts; Construction; Costs; Deposition; Deposits (Geology); Development; Erosion; Erosion control; Highways; Real estate development; Road construction; Runoff; Sedimentation; Sediments; Slopes; Soil conservation; Soil mechanics; Soils; Vegetation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Deposition (Materials and soils); Deposits
• Subject Areas: Construction; Environment; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145839
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM