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 Need help with erosion control?

Are you wondering what would be a good place for a pond?

How about a waterway that isn't doing what it was a couple years ago?

Macon County Soil and Water offers FREE technical assistance with terraces, grade control structures, sediment basins, cover crops and constructed wetlands.  

Assist landowners with sheet and rill erosion exceeding “T” (tolerable soil loss level), or with  ephemeral/gully erosion, in constructing projects which conserve soil, protect water quality and  reduce flooding.
 Address water quality issues related to sediment, nutrients, and other non-point source pollutants.
 In Macon County, PFC (CPP) funds have been used to: construct waterways, install block chutes,  construct terraces, plant cover crops, and a variety of other projects. If you have erosion, and are  not quite sure how to treat it, we can do a site visit, and come up with the best possible solutions for  your particular project. 

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 Streambank erosion is one of the major causes of pollution in our county’s streams and lakes. When  left untreated, streambank erosion becomes a serious threat to the land, water, plant, and animal  resources we hold dear. It can lead to loss or damage of valuable farmland, wildlife habitat,  buildings, roads, bridges, and other public and private structures and property. SSRP provides  assistance  to Illinois landowners to stabilize or restore severely eroding  banks that qualify. . While  solutions are site-specific, most fixes involve using low-cost vegetative or other bio-engineering  techniques to stabilize the eroding banks.