Water erosion is a huge issue along our coastlines and it is also a big concern in many areas with rivers, lakes and in places with peak run-off periods during the year. Water erosion causes bridges to fail, roadways to have sinkholes and severe issues with run away rivers over spilling their banks.
The problems can get so serious that many areas have specially trained swift water rescue units in case of such a disastrous problem. Nevertheless folks still often just do not get it and it makes sense to alert people to the real problems of water erosion and how to deal with it, as well as the potential dangers. This can be done thru a robust public relations program so that people will trust this information as it generates local community goodwill.
Information can be posted around town at libraries, city hall and perhaps even mailed to folks in 100-year flood zones as well. Too often in the news we see that folks have been flooded out from their homes due to a river embankment failing, a mudslide or a cliff giving way.
If water erosion public relations programs were done in advance to alert and educate the local citizens of the area many of these things would never occur. A little advance warning and education strategy in the local media could alleviate many of these concerns. Please consider all this in 2006.
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