July 21, 2004 - EarthFax Completes a Compendium of Methods to Enhance Stream Channel Stability for Pipeline Systems

Salt Lake City, Utah –EarthFax Engineering, Inc. ("EarthFax") has recently completed a compendium of methods for enhancing stream channel stability for a petroleum pipeline company that operates approximately 2,800 miles of pipelines throughout the western United States and Canada.  The purpose of this compendium is to further the client’s goal of operating safe and environmentally sound pipelines by providing company personnel with a simple and uniform standard for mitigating stream bank instability and channel erosion in the vicinity of the pipelines.  Additionally, the compendium provides a cost savings to the company by increasing loss prevention and decreasing costs related to slope stabilization and channel repair activities. 

The compendium is directed primarily toward the stabilization of small to moderate sized features where the dynamics of the system typically do not require site-specific evaluations and designs, thereby reducing engineering and design costs to the client.  Key components of the document include a matrix that allows a quick review of methods that might be applicable to various problems that require mitigation, a detailed portrayal of methods that can be applied to stabilize stream banks and channels, descriptions and drawings that show how specific methods are commonly applied, a discussion of conditions under which a given method is most appropriately applied, design and installation guidelines, and maintenance recommendations.

EarthFax Engineering, Inc. is a consulting engineering firm that was founded in 1982, with offices in Midvale, Utah.  Its personnel have broad professional experience in the areas of civil engineering, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydrology and hydrogeology, geology, land reclamation, and environmental planning.  Additional information regarding EarthFax can be found at www.earthfax.com.