Improving Water Quality with Grassed Waterways

Type
Publication
Date of Publication
January 27, 2022
Price
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Overview

This 6-page publication explains how to plan, schedule, design, and maintain grassed waterways on your landscape.

Grass waterways are broad, shallow channels that reduce erosion and improve water quality by slowing and diverting runoff. This publication explains how to plan, schedule, design, and maintain grassed waterways on your landscape. (6 pages)

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