[USCC] Compost Use in Flood Defense

[David Goldstein]

Filtrexx is interesting. They claim their "filter media" isn't just "compost in socks." In fact, they say it isn't compost or mulch, even though it is "organic material."

Here's compost and mulch connected to flood defense with two degrees of separation:

1. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Resource Conservation District, formerly the Soil Conservation Service, has provided partial reimbursement to farms and ranches using mulch (sheet application) and compost (with planting) to prevent hillside erosion.

2. Hillside erosion leads to sediment in waterways.

3. Sediment in waterways can contribute to flooding.

I don't expect the original posting (from Ron) was imagining windrows functioning as a dyke, so that's as close as I can get.

david.goldstein at ventura.org
Ventura County PWA, W&S Dept.,
IWMD
800 S. Victoria Ave. #1650  Ventura, CA 93009-1650
(805) 658-4312    www.wasteless.org


>>> "Glass, Steve J." <SGlass at abcwua.org> 01/11/2008 11:15 AM >>>
Ron -

Check out www.filtrexx.com 

Steve

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> Has anyone out there used compost in clever flood defence strategies?
> Also, have you seen any good articles on the subject? 
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