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Using Compost to Improve
Stormwater
Management and Erosion Control On Roadsides
Region 5 Solid Waste Program
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Roundtable & Living Field Demonstration September 2007
8:30 AM to 4:15 PM
Retzer Nature
Center
Waukesha, WI
Management & Erosion Control
- Prevents or reduces erosion
- Retains water & reduces run-off rates
- Assists in establishing vegetation with vigorous root growth
- Improves soil structure & porosity, buffers pH & provides beneficial microorganisms
- Retains sediment, while allowing clear water to pass through
- Retains pollutants such as heavy metals, oil, fuel, pesticides, etc.
- Bioremediates trapped nitrogen, phosphorus nutrients, oil fuel & some pesticides
Compost Roundtable Flyer (2 pp, 171K,)
Agenda
Roundtable Welcome
Soil:
It’s Alive (PDF) (9pp, 188 K)
Erosion
Control (PDF) (36 pp, 2.5 M)
Dr. Tom Glanville of Iowa State University, Agriculture & Biosystems Engineering Department, has evaluated impacts of compost use for erosion & water quality on roadway embankments. For more information on Dr. Glanville's work, please visit his Iowa State UniversityTexas DOT Compost Story (PDF) (87pp, 6.5 M)website.
Minnesota Department of Transporation's (MN DOT) Compost Adventures (PDF) (180 pp, 17 M)Dr. Larry Beran partnered with Texas DOT to successfully use manure compost as a soil amendment to reduce roadside runoff and erosion, and increase water quality in the entire watershed.
EPA’s Compost Based Stormwater BMPs For Construction Sites (PDF) (23 pp, 1001 K)Mr. Dwayne Stenlund of the MN DOT Erosion Control Engineering Unit, has significant experience using compost for stormwater management and erosion control, as well as developed standards and specifications for this application.
Roundtable Discussion With Participants And SpeakersMr. Chris Newman of the U.S. EPA Region 5, has worked with various stakeholders groups to increase composting, and its use as a stormwater BMP.
Installation Success Stories & Preview Field DemonstrationBBQ Lunch—Zero Waste Style
Field & Equipment DemonstrationCertified Erosion Control of WI & White Oak Farm
Concluding RemarksA full installation demonstration along with equipment and materials displays.
Sponsored by:
- US EPA Region 5
- Associated Recyclers of WI (AROW)
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- BioCycle Magazine
- US Composting Council
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