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EROSION AND
FIRE CONTROL IN NEWLY DEVELOPED AREAS
See image below.
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CONTROLLING WATER FLOWING INTO
PROPERTY |
Dig a small ditch with a hoe or shovel fairly close to the upper edge of
the property. Build the ditch nearly on the horizontal to insure slow
water movement. Provide for the ditch to drain into a natural
watercourse or onto street pavement or to a well-vegetated area |
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CONTROLLING RUNOFF ON SLOPES |
Dig the same type of small ditch at the top of each
steep slope. Do not allow large amounts of water to concentrate along
one route. On soils especially susceptible to erosion, additional
protection can be gained by using inexpensive plastic sheeting. These
sheets should be overlapped like shingles and securely tied or weighted
down so that the majority of water does not reach the soil. Shrubs may
be planted through the plastic by cutting a hole just large enough for
growth. Where ditches are used in unstable soil, the ditch should
be sowed with perennial grasses. NOTE: Plastic sheeting should not be
used as a permanent solution as it retards vegetation establishment. |
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STRENGTHENING THE SOIL TO
RESIST EROSION |
Straw or wood chips are effective in holding the soil in place. They
have the added value of increasing the organic content of the soil.
Either material should be worked into the top few inches of the soil.
Place a covering of chips 1 inch (or less) as slope and soil conditions
indicate. Nitrogen fertilizer should be added.
Woven burlap can be laid on the slope and tied down with stakes to
prevent lifting by wind or water. Regular planting procedures can
be followed before laying the burlap since it will not interfere with
establishing growth on the slope. The burlap will decompose eventually,
but will remain long enough for vegetation to become well established. |
Erosion Control |
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