Billur Kazaz, Auburn University Hi J.P., I would like to thank you for allowing us to participate in the IECA 2020 conference. It was a great networking experience which provided great learning and professional development opportunity for us. I really appreciate your support to the graduate students. Your support motivates us for developing our professional skills. Looking forward to seeing …
ASTM February 2020 Committee Week Round Up
Subcommittee 18.25 on Erosion and Sediment Control Technology The ASTM Subcommittee D18.25 on Erosion and Sediment Control Technologies held its bi-annual meeting in Atlanta, GA February 3rd – 5th, 2020. The meetings were very well attended by industry representatives from a number of manufacturer, regulatory, and testing interests. There were a large number of items discussed related to the testing …
Chapter Meeting Tuesday February 25 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM The Pit
Greetings and salutations Southeast Chapter members! We hear that you will be attending IECA’s Annual Conference, February 24 – 26! We’d like to invite you to our Chapter Social and Annual Meeting at the IECA Annual Conference in Raleigh, NC on Tuesday, February, 25 at The Pit (328 W. Davie Street) from 4:00 – 6:00 pm. Join us for drinks …
2019 Kentucky Muddy Water Blues Conference this week in Bowling Green
https://www.wnky.com/2019-kentucky-muddy-water-blues-conference-this-week-in-bowling-green/ BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Contractors, regulators and other industry professionals are attending the 2019 Kentucky Muddy Water Blues event this week, at the Sloan Convention Center in Bowling Green. The purpose of the event is to make sure that all the construction happening in town doesn’t have a negative impact on Kentucky waterways. Runoff from construction sites can end up …
City debuts ‘Muddy Water Blues’ to reduce construction impact
To build apartments and shopping centers, developers first have to peel back the top layer of soil and vegetation to level the ground. The way they manage this vulnerable land can be critical. Runoff from sites with bare soil exposed, whether from construction sites or tilled farm fields, can wreak significant havoc on stream ecosystems, according to Matt Powell, the …
A Message from Our President
A Message from Our President Greetings and salutations Southeast Chapter members! I am very honored and elated to be re-elected as your President of the Southeast Chapter for the next 2 years. We have new Board members and we are eager to create educational opportunities and serve our members. I would like to thank Richard McLaughlin, Ph.D. for his many …
Proposed modification to the EPA’s 2017 CGP open for public comment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing for public comment a modification to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 2017 Construction General Permit (CGP), which covers eligible stormwater discharges from construction activities in areas where the EPA is the permitting authority. The 45-day public comment period opened on December 12, 2018 and will close on January 28, 2019. …
IECA’s Southeast Chapter Holds the 11th Annual South Carolina Training and Field Days
South Carolina News IECA’s Southeast ChapterHolds the 11th Annual South Carolina Training and Field Days The IECA Southeast Chapter held its eleventh annual South Carolina Training and Field Days at the new TRI Environmental – South Carolina’s Roads to Rivers Research Institute (3RI), a commercial testing facility in Greenville, South Carolina on October 11th, 2018. This year’s training was titled …
Job Opportunity in the NC Stormwater Program
We are looking for a creative team player in the NC Stormwater Program to oversee the Water Supply Watershed Program. Eligible applicants will have a Master’s degree in science or engineering and three years of work experience or a Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience. Please see the table and link below for more information, and feel free to …
Clear Water Alabama Seminar Educates About Erosion and Sediment Control
Alabama’s Soil and Water Conservation Committee held their very first seminar in East Alabama today at the Oxford Civic Center. The Clear Water Alabama Seminar was held to offer help to designers, contractors, inspectors and others learn more about erosion and sediment control. More than 100 attendees arrived from all over the state as well as Mississippi. The seminar informed …