International Erosion Control Association Webinar Series Addresses Stream Restoration Using Natural Channel Design
Steamboat Springs, CO — Stream restoration can improve fish and wildlife habitats, water quality and streambank stability. But it is not a simple process. Beginning August 28, the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) will present a webinar series focusing on the procedures necessary to design a stream using natural channel design techniques.
"How to Design Natural Channels Using Principles of Geomorphology" is a five part series which will review basic geomorphic principles and geomorphic data collection. Topics to be addressed during the series include:
- the Rosgen Stream Classification system;
- channel evolution models;
- natural channel design procedures;
- sediment transport validation;
- natural channel design process;
- design of vane structures;
- vane design calculations;
- and monitoring procedures.
"The course was well designed, starting basic and building up to the complex aspects. The layout allowed people with all levels of knowledge to gain from the course," said Gary Brown, a project manager with Erosion Control & Environmental Supply, Inc. in Auburn, Ala. Brown took the course at Environmental Connection 2007, IECA's annual conference and expo.
This series, like all IECA webinars, can be used as a convenient way to earn the Professional Development Units (PDUs) certified professionals need to keep their certification current or to earn credit towards the "IECA Trained" designation. Through ieca.webex.com IECA offers webinars on a variety of training topics including: Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) writing, implementation and maintenance; low impact development (LID); construction site inspection programs; rainwater harvesting; stormwater BMP maintenance; and more.
SOURCE: IECA