Erosion can whisk away valuable topsoil and even cause whole embankments to collapse. These plants will help lock soil in place while adding ornamental value.

The movement of nutrients and chemicals by sediment and surface runoff to wetlands can be reduced by conservation tillage and other common soil erosion control practices. These practices include: ...

Other fixes could result in creating impervious ground that leads to water surface runoff, but the city is looking to blend effective measures with ones that don’t impact the environment negatively.

6, No. 2, July to December 2012 CUCKOO SEARCH VIA LÉVY FLIGHTS FOR OPTIM... Abstract: This paper aims to calibrate a physically-based, event-oriented runoff-erosion model by means of a global ...