- Long-Term Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability Strategy ›
- Clean the Past ›
- Control the Present ›
- Introduction
- Something in the Air? ›
- Protections: Sediment ›
- Protections: Sediment Control = Contaminant Retention
- Tour: Sediment Retention
- Protection #2: Trap and Remove Sediment
- Stormwater Controls
- Stop Contaminant Movement & the Individual Permit
- View of Stormwater Monitoring Sites
- Stormwater Control Structures
- How are the aftereffects of wildfire managed?
- Las Conchas Wildfire
- Stormwater Controls after Wildfire
- Los Alamos Canyon Weir
- 10,000 Willows
- Pueblo Canyon Grade Control Structure
- Early Notification Gages
- Protections: Sampling ›
- Protection #3: Sample and Survey
- Tour: Environmental Monitoring
- Groundwater Monitoring
- How does LANL determine where to put a monitoring well?
- Protection of the Groundwater Resource
- The Location Investigation Process
- The Location Determination Process
- Monitoring Well Placement
- Contaminant Sources
- Groundwater Monitoring Network
- View of Groundwater Monitoring Sites
- Well Placement Decision Process
- Create a Sustainable Future ›
- Multimedia ›
Stormwater Controls after Wildfire
Rock Check Dams
After the Cerro Grande fire in 2000, and the Las Conchas fire in 2011, LANL installed many runoff-mitigation structures to slow the water and redirect it away from problem areas.
Rock Check Dams
Rock check dams reduce the velocity of concentrated stormwater flows and are an effective aid in trapping sediment particles by virtue of the ability to pond runoff.
Mulch
Wood mulch is an engineered erosion control material used to prevent wind erosion, rill formation, and promote revegetation.
Sediment Traps
Sediment traps reduce offsite sediment migration.
Mulch
Sediment Traps