Erosion Control

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Soil erosion can result in extensive damage to soil structures. This in turn, can lead to costly repairs and can heavily damage surrounding areas through siltation. Erosion can occur in any area where soil is exposed and can lead to rills, gullies, or other large-scale erosion failures. Typically rain will cause the majority of erosion damage. Areas subject to high water flow that cause erosion may require a woven geotextile as a base material with some sort of hard armour over top to mitigate erosion. Checkmate's GeoCell can be used in areas of moderate water flow and the webs can have gravel combined with soil to vegetate riparian areas of stream banks.

Undisturbed soil is not normally prone to erosion as natural vegetative covers prevent loss of soil. Once soil is disturbed however, the risk of erosion is high. Checkmate's GeoMat can be placed over exposed soils. A thin layer of sandy topsoil can be added onto the GeoMat and seeded. Roots of the ground cover intertwine with the GeoMat fibres and down into the disturbed soil beneath. This creates one cohesive mass over large areas in order to stop spot erosion.

During construction it is important that steps be taken to control the loss of silt and sediment from exposed soil. Checkmate's high quality silt fence meets stringent government approvals and assists Contractors in meeting regulations governing silt and sediment loss at construction sites.

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