IECA's 16th Annual Photo Contest

The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) had 90 entries in its 2013 Photo Contest. The preliminary voting took place on Facebook. People "liking" or "commenting on" their favorite photos narrowed down the entry field. Twenty-three photos were chosen as finalists. Those finalist photos were on display at the IECA's annual conference ("Environmental Connection 2013") in San Diego, Calif., Feb. 12-13, 2013. Over 500 attendees voted for their favorites.

International Erosion Control Association 2013 Photo Contest
Category: Bloopers
1st Place
Photographer: Laercio Costa
Location: Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Drainage failure caused severe erosion, but rip-rap was spectacularly unsuccessful in mitigating the problem.

International Erosion Control Association 2013 Photo Contest
Category: Bloopers
2nd Place
Photographer: Kory Kammeier
Location: Watford City, N.D.
Date taken: October 2012
Sediment control wattles serve no function on a severely eroded slope.

International Erosion Control Association 2013 Photo Contest
Category: Bloopers
3rd Place
Photographer: Pedro Janer
Location: La Plata River, Dorado Puerto Rico
Date taken: October 2011
The floating barrier is longer than river depth.

International Erosion Control Association 2013 Photo Contest
Category: Impacts of Erosion
1st Place
Photographer: Tory Walker
Location: Oso Creek, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
Date taken: January 2010
Unmitigated
Hydromodification involves water channel modification, including dam, stream bank and shoreline erosion control that alters a body of water's structure and function. Slowing the flow rate of water can increase sedimentation, raise water temperatures, lower dissolved oxygen, degrade aquatic habitats structure, kill fish and other aquatic populations, and decreased water quality., as the terms implies, means is activity that increases velocity and volume/flow rate, and often the timing of runoff. Some natural systems are more prone to impacts than others; this one had multiple impacts.

International Erosion Control Association 2013 Photo Contest
Category: Impacts of Erosion
2nd Place
Photographer: Jeff Rudolph
Location: Gaylord, Washington
Date taken: February 2012
Erosion in North Cove, Wash., where a house has fallen into the Pacific Ocean.

International Erosion Control Association 2013 Photo Contest
Category: Impacts of Erosion
3rd Place
Photographer: Katia Delgado
Location: Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Date taken: November 2012
Installation of double-sided excelsior RECP for slope erosion control.

BEFORE (TOP) & AFTER (BOTTOM)

International Erosion Control Association 2013 Photo Contest
Category: Before and After
1st Place
Submitted by: Aloisio Pereira
Photographer: Sergio Aususto Fernandes
Location: Itumbiara, Gois State, Brazil
Date taken: March 2012 & September 2012
Huge gully under treatment using bioengineering.

BEFORE (TOP) & AFTER (BOTTOM)

International Erosion Control Association 2013 Photo Contest
Category: Before and After
2nd Place
Photographer: Rita Sousa
Location: Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Date taken: March 2011 & May 2011
A line wooden crib wall was used for streambank erosion.

BEFORE (TOP) & AFTER (BOTTOM)

International Erosion Control Association 2013 Photo Contest
Category: Before and After
3rd Place
Submitted by: PC Lauinger
Photographer: Jonathan Abromovich
Location: San Carlos, Republic of Panama
Date taken: August 2010
Geocell was used to stabilize and vegetate the eroding 70-degree slopes.

International Erosion Control Association 2013 Photo Contest
Category: Technology in Action
1st Place
Photographer: Dori Larna
Location: Pocatello, Idaho
Date taken: November 2012
Apex Erosion Control sprayed a 900-foot long steep slope during fire remediation.

International Erosion Control Association 2013 Photo Contest
Category: Technology in Action
2nd Place
Photographer: Aloisio Pereira
Location: Belo Horizonte, Mina Gerais State, Brazil
Date taken: July 2012
Retention pond/sediment trap on a low-volume road.

International Erosion Control Association 2013 Photo Contest
Category: Technology in Action
3rd Place
Submitted by: Dori Larna
Photographer: Mathew Smith
Location: Santa Barbra, Calif.
Date taken: September 2009
An AeroTech plane drops a hydromulch slurry over the hills of Santa Barbra during the Jesusita Fire. The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) www.ieca.org is a nonprofit, member organization that provides education, resource information and business opportunities for professionals in the erosion and sediment control industry. The IECA has 2,500 members, representing 30 countries and 22 fields of professional practice.