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IECA Photo Gallery
10th Annual Photo Contest
2007 Contest Winners
We would like to thank everyone who submitted photos this year and congratulations to the winners! These photos were on display at EC07, IECA's 38th Conference and Expo in Reno, Nevada, USA, February 12-16, 2007. Click here to enter the contest.
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These are photos of what appears to be stock piles for a highway project in central ohio.
Submitted by: Mark Bonovetz, Howard Immel INC Photographer: Mark Bonovetz, Howard Immel INC Location: Cental Ohio, USA Date/Year taken: October 2006 |
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Dirty Sheets can be liability when they encourage children to play in the mud. Submitted by: Paul Mueller, MO Department of Natural Resources Photographer: Paul Mueller, MO Department of Natural Resources Location: Missouri, USA Date/Year taken: July 2005 |
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This 1997 Montana Dam breach released an estimated 32 million gallons of water from it's 10-acre lake. The effect are still evident seven years later.
Submitted by: Suzanne Wright, THI Riverworks, INC. Photographer: Jim Muth Location: Paradise Valley, Montana, USA Date/Year taken: August 2004 |
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This rock check caused a large scour hole on the down stream side of the structure. A TRM or other reinforcement may have prevented the scour.
Submitted by: Kurt Kelsey, American Excelsior Company Photographer: John Slupecki Location: Monroe, Georgia, USA Date/Year taken: September 2005 |
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The junction of this creek channel and culvert could not withstand the forces of mother nature.
Submitted by: Kurt Kelsey, American Excelsior Company Photographer: Ryan Vaura Location: College Station, Texas, USA Date/Year taken: December 2006 |
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Technology in Action |
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Severe slope stabilization techniques used on a multi acre residential development. Submitted by: Kory Kammeier, Western Exelsior Photographer: Kory Kammeier, Western Exelsior Location: Hayward, California, USA Date/Year taken: December 2006 |
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This subdivision was "covered" with dyed green excelsior ECBs for an atheistic solution to prevent erosion and enhance turf establishment.
Submitted by: Kurt Kelsey, American Excelsior Company Photographer: Aerial Images Company Location: Planfeild, Illinois, USA Date/Year taken: Spring 1996 |
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These photos show a hazardous "brownout" condition for a military helicopter and the Department of Defense application of Solitac copolymer emulsion using a Finn Hydroseeder. The after photo shows a military helicopter landing on the treated helipad in uncompacted native desert sand without any hazardous "brownout" conditions. Submitted by: Chad Falkenberg, Soilworks LLC Photographer: Soilworks, LLC Location: Date/Year taken: January 2004 |
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Ercon Construction crew installing flexible concrete revetment.
Submitted by: Kara Nuckels, Ercon INC Photographer: Tony Apedoca Location: Tehama County, California, USA Date/Year taken: July 2005 |
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Application of Solitac copolymer emulsion to control dust and foreign object debris generated from Harrier Jumpjets and CH53 Sea Stallion Helicopters for the Department of Defense aircraft carrier training facility.
Submitted by: Chad Falkenberg, Soilworks LLC Photographer: Soilworks, LLC Location: Military Aircraft Training Facility Date/Year taken: March 2004 |
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Application of Soiltac copolymer emulsion in the Middle East to form a crust that controls dust and wind ersosion on 1,200 km of sand dunes adjacent to foreign military patrol roads. Submitted by: Chad Falkenberg, Soilworks LLC Photographer: Soilworks, LLC Location: Foreign Military Patrol Roads, Middle East Date/Year taken: June 2006 |
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Photo shows the high water line against the slope covered with flexterra FGM and also shows how the material held up to a very intense storm event. The event was the equivalent to a 200 year event. Submitted by: Tim Zimmerly, Los Alamos National Laboratory Photographer: Tim Zimmerly, Los Alamos National Laboratory Location: Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA Date/Year taken: August 2006 |
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This Photo shows installed visqueen on a slope utilizing horizontal and vertical continuous seamless sandbags up to 250' long instead of traditional sandbags and without wood stakes. Submitted by: Steve Villa, Superior Sandbag Systems Photographer: Steve Villa, Superior Sandbag Systems Location: Long Beach Mega Terminal, California, USA Date/Year taken: November 2005 |
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Missouri Dept. of Transportation project. Mechanically stabilized earth gabion wall along Route 17. Notice welded wire gabion mesh is utilized for reinforcement element. 60-ton truck is very close to gabion element. Submitted by: George Regazzo, Modular Gabion Systems Photographer: George Regazzo, Modular Gabion Systems Location: Route 17, Texas County, Missouri, USA Date/Year taken: August 2006 |
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Shooting 120,000 ft2 at an old sand pit preparing the hillsides, so housing can be built below. Machine in use is a FINN T-330. Submitted by: Matt Bagshaw, E.A. Quinn Landscape Contracing Inc Photographer: Edward Quinn Location: Galstonburg, Connecticut, USA Date/Year taken: September 2006 |
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Developed a self-contained water treatment system that uses floc logs to reduce turbidity in dewatering operations on construction sites. Submitted by: James Griffin, Bio-Mass Tech, Inc. Photographer: James Griffin, Bio-Mass Tech, Inc. Location: Orlando, Florida, USA Date/Year taken: December 2006 |
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A 2.2 km long gabion mattress outflow channel from Lake Ilopango, the crater of an ancient volcano, to the Jiboa River for flood and erosion control. Submitted by: George Regazzo, Modular Gabion Systems Photographer: George Regazzo, Modular Gabion Systems Location: Lago De Ilopango, El Salvador Date/Year taken: November 2006 |
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Construction of a flexible concrete revetment to protect an apartment only a few feet from a failed embankment. Submitted by: Kara Nuckels, Ercon Inc Photographer: Frank Fernandez Location: Houston, Texas, USA Date/Year taken: October 2006 |
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Erosion Control Bloopers |
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Project developer used railroad ties in hopes to slow down erosion and sediment transport. Water simply rolled under them. Submitted by: Jennifer Shepardson, City of San Bernadino-Development Photographer: Jennifer Shepardson, City of San Bernadino-Development Location: San Bernadino, California, USA Date/Year taken: June 2006 |
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Project developer installed silt fence backwards and did not trench the bottom so the soil simply flowed underneath. Submitted by: Jennifer Shepardson, City of San Bernadino-Development Photographer: Jennifer Shepardson, City of San Bernadino-Development Location: San Bernadino, California, USA Date/Year taken: March 2005 |
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"A perfect fit" or "How to widen a roadside ditch." Submitted by: Ed Ubben, Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Photographer: Ed Ubben, Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Location: Seward County, Nebraska, USA Date/Year taken: November 2006 |
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This non-reinforced silt fence collapsed and sediment spilled out of the site¹s perimeter. Submitted by: Kurt Kelsey, American Excelsior Company Photographer: Kurt Kelsey, American Excelsior Company Location: Wynne, Arkansas, USA Date/Year taken: December 2006 |
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Before and After |
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Successful stabilization utilizing biodegradable blanket netting to protect the local indigenous snake habitat. Submitted by: Kory Kammeier, Western Exelsior Photographer: Kory Kammeier, Western Exelsior Location: Oakland, California, USA Date/Year taken: August 2005 |
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Creek realignment along with retaining walls to protect the houses at the TOB project located in historical park in downtown Orlando.
Submitted by: James Griffin, Bio-Mass Tech Inc Photographer: James Griffin, Bio-Mass Tech Inc (Tony Apedoca - After) Location: Orlando, Florida, USA Date/Year taken: April 2004 |
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Before - Curlex blankets being installed as quarry walls are constructed. After - Steep quarry walls protected with Curlex between completed benches. Submitted by: Kurt Kelsey, American Excelsior Company Photographer: Carlos Kerrinckx Location: El Salvador Date/Year taken: January 2004 |
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Removed failed reno mattress along the Little Wikiva River, bypass pumped river around the project and installed gabion and reno mattress lined channel. Submitted by: James Griffin, Bio-Mass Tech Inc Photographer: James Griffin, Bio-Mass Tech Inc Location: State Road 436 Orlando, Florida, USA Date/Year taken: May 2006 |
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Before: This creek area migrated laterally exposing 50 feet of pipeline. Flexible concrete revetment was installed, preventing further erosion. Rootwads and boulders were placed to improve natural habitat. Submitted by: Kara Nuckels, Ercon, Inc Photographer: Tony Apedoca Location: Tehama County, California, USA Date/Year taken: July 2005 |
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Before: This creek¹s embankment receded under a boundary fence and was continuing toward the building. After: Flexible concrete revetment prevented further erosion and stabilized the bank. Submitted by: Kara Nuckels, Ercon, Inc Photographer: Roy Rosales Location: Houston, Texas, USA Date/Year taken: July 2006 |
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Before: Seed establishment and erosion control results after only 3 weeks with a 3²²/hour rain event. After: 1 week after application of only 600 lbs/acre of Pam-12. Submitted by: Joe Sabel, ENCAP, LLC Photographer: Joe Sabel, ENCAP, LLC Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA Date/Year taken: August 2006 |
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Pipeline is suspended underneath a blown out concrete cap. After: An articulating grout mat was installed to stabilize the banks and protect the pipeline. Submitted by: Kara Nuckels, Ercon, Inc Photographer: Andrew Webster Location: Dallas County, Texas, USA Date/Year taken: October 2005 |
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Before: Bed degradation threatens this 8 inch pipeline. After: An articulating grout mat was installed to provide and maintain cover over the pipeline. Submitted by: Kara Nuckels, Ercon, Inc Photographer: Ken Pittman Location: Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA Date/Year taken: March 2006 |
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Before: Photo of Pole 17 during construction in the driest winter on record. After: Area was seeded in late July during a very wet monsoon season. These photos show the extreme conditions at a construction site in a semi-arid climate. Submitted by: Tim Zimmerly, Los Alamos National Laboratory Photographer: Tim Zimmerly, Los Alamos National Laboratory Location: Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA Date/Year taken: Feburary 2006 |
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Before: Eco-Green system was installed on the rock-filled slope. After: The system achieves the establishment of a self-sustainable ecosystem on the rock-filled slope with shrubs and grass. Submitted by: Daniel T.P. Ho, Toyo Greenland Co LTD Photographer: Daniel T.P. Ho, Toyo Greenland Co LTD Location: Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, China Date/Year taken: January 2006 |
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