July 2010 IECA E-Update

IECA Remembers Two Industry Pioneers
Alfred Tsuguo Nitta, CPESC, founder of Nitta Erosion Control,

passed away on May 31, 2010 on the family ranch in Loomis, CA where he was born on March 19, 1923. Al was 87 years old. Al joined IECA in 1977 and was awarded the Environmental Achievement Award for his innovative retrofit designs and, at 85 years of age, was named Contractor of the Year at EC08 in Orlando, FL. Donations in Al's memory can be made to First Bank, 1625 Douglas Blvd., Roseville, CA, 95661 - Attn: Kamal. More >>

Dr. Sherri L. Dunlap, MBA, D.Eng., CPESC, of Houston, TX, passed away on June 25, 2010. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Caring Aggie Mentoring Program (C.A.M.P.) c/o Houston A&M Club, PO Box 27382, Houston, TX 77227, the

American Diabetes Association or the International Crane Foundation, PO Box 447, Baraboo, WI 53913. Sherri was the Applied Technology and New Product Manager for the Harris County Flood Control District in Houston. She made technology more available for HCFCD, its engineering consultants and others by sponsoring the creation of design manuals such as the HCFCD Design, Installation, and Maintenance Manual for Gabion Structures. She also sponsored the Design Manual for Articulating Concrete Block Systems written by Paul Clopper, P.E. in 2001. Sherri was a member of IECA since 1995, where she served on the IECA Board of Directors for seven years. She also chartered the South Central Chapter of IECA which includes Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Click here to sign a guestbook (will remain online until July 27) >>.

KriStar Perk Filter Achieves GULD Listing KriStar Photo

KriStar Enterprises, Inc. has been notified that its FloGard® Perk Filter has achieved a General Use Level Designation (GULD) from the Washington State Department of Ecology for Basic and Phosphorous Treatment. The report's findings indicate average removal ratings exceeding the standards established for both Total Suspended Solids and for Phosphorous. More >>

Stenlund Wins 2010 Presenter of the Year Award
IECA has announced that Dwayne Stenlund, MS, CPESC, CPRM, is being recognized with the 2010 Presenter of the Year Award at

EC11. This award recognizes an outstanding presenter that demonstrates excellence in presentation skills, educational delivery and content preparation. The winner is determined through the review of presenter evaluations received at IECA's annual conference and expo. Stenlund was awarded with the Presenter of the Year Award for his course Concrete Management Best Practices in Minnesota at Environmental Connection 2010 in Dallas. More >>

Flexterra® High Performance-Flexible Growth Medium™ Takes Unmatched Performance of Original FGM™ to Higher Level
Building on the near-perfect performance of the original Flexterra® Flexible Growth Medium™, PROFILE Products LLC is introducing its new patent-pending Flexterra High Performance-Flexible Growth Medium (HP-FGM). Flexterra HP-FGM represents the next generation in Flexible Growth Media, offering 600 percent greater initial seed germination and over 250 percent greater biomass than its predecessor with more than 99 percent erosion control effectiveness immediately upon application. Plus, it's 100 percent biodegradable. More >> PROFILE's Blue Mountain manufacturing plant also celebrates 750,000 consecutive hours without a lost-time accident, a streak that began March 7, 2002. More >>