Erosion protection matting – Soil erosion can be prevented by using the land within its capacity. Terrain location, soil type and slope determine how vulnerable it will be to erosion. It may not be suitable for agriculture or suitable for erosion control activity.
There are a number of resources to help decide how to use the land to prevent erosion:
* for cropland – land management field manuals map and describe land types in many areas and provide advice on land use and management for all soil types. Go to our library catalog and look for land management field manuals.
* for range land – soil maps and land types are available for most areas. These give the farmers an indication of what soils their properties may have and are a useful planning tool.
Erosion Protection Matting Surface Cover and Runoff
The surface cover is an important factor in controlling erosion because it reduces the impact of raindrops on bare soils and removes soil particles from the wind. It also reduces the speed of water flowing over land. The risk of erosion is significantly reduced when ground cover is greater than 30%. Full coverage can be achieved for many pasture and crop systems.
Runoff concentrates as it flows downhill. By the time rivers that drain large waters reach the coast, they are usually only a few hundred meters wide. Although surface coverage encourages runoff spreading, runoff concentration is inevitable. Coordination across the watershed is important when implementing runoff control measures. Runoff can pass through multiple properties and cross multiple roads (sometimes railroads) as it travels from the remotest part of a watershed to a major drainage line or stream.
Erosion Protection using Coconut geotextiles
The erosion control mat is a natural coir geotextiles product that is a flexible and lightweight three-dimensional mat made of a high-strength coir fiber geotextile core that performs slope surface protection or soil erosion protection, reducing discharge and promoting infiltration. The Erosion protection matting acts to protect the surface soil from washing and to facilitate rapid grass establishment.
In other words, Erosion Control Mat stabilized coir geotextiles reduce the chance of erosion due to Other, heavy rains and provide a green layer of vegetation in stream, river bank, pond bank, steep slopes and grass ditches. After vegetation, the Erosion Control Mat not only controls soil and sediment erosion, but provides excellent filtration and vegetation that ultimately improves soil condition and slope stability.