Best Management Practices for Sediment Control and Water Clarity Enhancement_2006

Published:

October 1, 2006

Originator:

Chesapeake bay Program

Sediment controls, clarity enhancement practices and our understanind of sediment processes have advanced since the workshop. For instance, although workshop discussion placed some emphasis on emerging nonstructural/living shoreline approaches, these have become the dominant approach to shore erosion control. The recent concept of "shoreline ecosystem restoration" (i.e., the management of reaches to improve clarity while providing natural shoreline functions, such as beaches and natural cliffs) is challenging traditional, parcel-based shoreline erosion control that usually did not account for adjacent impacts.