Stemming sediment loss doesn’t prevent the escape of soluble nitrogen and phosphorus via water, but preventative measures help manage runoff. Jason Krutz, irrigation specialist with Mississippi ...

April 13 - With the Yampa River resembling the muddy Mississippi, Steamboat Springs authorities have launched a crackdown on silt-filled runoff from construction sites, stating that the problem is ...

Excess sediment from runoff threatens the health of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Small particles of sand, silt, and clay cloud the water and block sunlight. This causes submerged grasses to ...

But the shop plans to install a timber-edged planter that should act as a barrier to stop the silt runoff altogether, Julie said. Pressed by Hammel to say when “the runoff will end,” Kissell ...

In the wetland, nitrogen and phosphorus are removed from the surface water and transferred to the sediment, wetland plants or atmosphere. Some agricultural pesticides used in the Midwest can also be ...