Healthy soil is the foundation of all civilizations. One of the most diverse habitats on earth—and one of the planet’s largest reservoirs of carbon—healthy soil is crucial for clean and abundant water supplies, and a stable climate. As Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said, “The nation that destroys its soil, destroys itself.” This webinar series looks at innovative ways to build soil health for long term sustainability.

In this webinar, presented by Storm Water Solutions and the International Erosion Control Association (IECA), participants will gain an understanding of how different modes of sediment control affect the discharge commitments and role of related weather impacts. Additionally, recognize how sediment control BMPs may fail to deliver permit requirements unless upgraded and amended as the work changes, and finally, integrate staged sediment control based on function into the work.

Members Only Benefit: IECA offers 1 PDH credit for members that complete the Environmental Connection Magazine Content Quiz.

This course provides comprehensive stormwater compliance & inspection training for contractors involved in construction site stormwater management. The course is designed to introduce practitioners to the background and concepts required to properly implement stormwater pollution prevention plans and manage stormwater on construction sites. Modules provide a details of regulatory requirements, basic construction stormwater management approaches, and principles of various practices used during construction to manage runoff, erosion, and sediment.

Agriculture is said to be one of the larger sources of non-point source pollution with sediment being the main issue. Please join us in the eHub series “Erosion and Sediment Control in Agriculture” where we will hear from Dr Hawkins, University of Georgia and Dr Wells, US Department of Agriculture. Both presenters have extensive knowledge and experience in this area.

Silt fences, silt fences everywhere you look; up the hill, down the hill, on top of the hill, over the hill, on flat surfaces, and in ditches. Silt fence is a petrochemical-based material that, while strong and cheap, is not recyclable, generally not reused, mostly gets landfilled and adds microplastics to the environment. In addition, it is over designed, over specified, and over-used. This presentation will discuss when to use silt fence and provide alternative best management practices (BMPs) to use when silt fence is not the right choice. Examples will be provided for BMPs to use on impervious surfaces, in and around wetlands and sensitive areas, and on flat projects.

How drones can be utilised to capture environmental data and site current conditions. This allows better project design and stakeholder engagement for better project outcomes.

Join us for this 2 part series looking at the theory of sediment basin design and the coagulation and flocculation process relating to the treatment of dirty water. This is a mini online version of the popular IECA Australasia Chapter "Get Flocced" workshops.

The Australasian Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association would like to invite you to this special event celebrating Women in the ERSED profession. We will hear from 4 women involved in the erosion and sediment control industry in Australia. The aim of the event is to begin the development of support networks in Australia, New Zealand and globally for women in the industry. This will be an interactive event and we encourage you all to bring your questions and ideas as to how we can develop this group.

Select content from the IECA 2022 Annual Conference is now available on demand. Annual Conference education featured timely content presented by knowledgeable experts that provides real world solutions to industry problems.

Join the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) and the US EPA this webinar where we will highlight the key changes made to the new EPA Construction General Permit (CGP) and tools that are available to assist operators and consultants in permit compliance.

Join the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) for Mississippi Watershed: Stream and Shoreline Restoration to Improve Water Quality. This presentation will feature two presenters discussing stream and shoreline restoration along with Mississippi River. The Mississippi River is the primary river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, the total drainage basin is 1,151,000 sq mi (2,980,000 km2). Putting the river as the 14th largest river by discharge in the world. This presentation will examine communities at the Headwaters & Upper Mississippi River as they work on stream and shoreline restoration to improve water quality.

Join the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) for Green Infrastructure: The Basics. Green Infrastructure, also known as Green Stormwater Infrastructure, is a holistic way of treating stormwater while also providing other valuable ecosystem services. This presentation will explore the basics of green infrastructure, its evolution from Low Impact Development, and its provisioning of ecosystem services. The types of measures used as part of green infrastructure will be reviewed.

Join the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) for Get Erosion and Sediment Control to Work for You: Saving Time and Money While Protecting the Environment. This series will focus on erosion control from the beginning. First take a step back to the basics of erosion control with a look at the importance of controlling erosion on site. Then we will dive into the importance of planning and investing up front on erosion control. We will look at implementing the plans and the importance of flexibility when plans change. Finally, we will look at some real-life storm event case studies and ways to be storm ready in your projects.

Unfortunately, the Australasian Chapter conference has been postponed for 2021. But don’t worry you can still get your fill of erosion and sediment control ideas, trends, and discussion in our virtual teaser for the 2022 conference, this event will also showcase the Australasian Chapter Environmental Excellence Awards finalists for 2021. The Awards winners will be announced as part of this event.