Slope Stabilization
Resource Concepts is well versed in designing and overseeing the installation of bio-engineered slopes. Our combination of appropriate seed and plant selection with innovative engineering designs is key to our successful slope stabilization projects.
Lower Kingsbury Erosion Control Project / Kingsbury General Improvement District
RCI coordinated with the Kingsbury General Improvement District (KGID) staff, property owners, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP), Nevada State Lands, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), and the US Forest Service for this project. Existing survey data was reviewed and additional surveys were conducted as necessary, to create base maps. These maps were used to conduct detailed site assessments that identified all of the proposed sites for erosion control treatments including proposed drainage improvements, such as curbing, storm drains, and water quality treatment structures. A team consisting of a vegetation specialist, an engineer, and a hydrologist conducted the site assessments. The watersheds above the project areas were analyzed for various design storm runoff events, as well as localized sub-watersheds within the project area to size the new facilities. Bioengineered slope stabilization treatments were utilized wherever possible, in lieu of hard engineered structures.
Horowitz Property Erosion Control / Stream Channel Stabilization
RCI addressed the erosion control and roadway drainage along an access road from US 50 to the beginning of the construction site for the Horowitz residence at Bourne Lake in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The project included design of boulder stabilization along a creek bed, drainage control along an access road, erosion control on the hillsides and cuts above the roadway, and adjustments in roadway geometry to accommodate construction vehicles. RCI also designed the final roadway alignment, storm drainage, and sediment basins.