Title: (Optional) Explain mechanical erosion control measures.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (18003-18) > Section: Protecting the Environment – Soil

Explanation may include erosion controls such as

- water bars
- diversion drains
- terraces
- bunds
- waterways
- broad-based dips
- grade breaks
- open-top culverts
- outsloping
- road layout design to minimize slope
- hardened stream crossings with geotextiles.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How do water bars and broad-based dips work?
- What situations require water bars and broad-based dips?
- What methods of soil erosion control best management practices could be used to minimize the potential for erosion on a construction site?