Fort Hood Range Revegetation

Best Management Practices to Control Erosion & Sediment Runoff

BMPs that have been successful at Fort Hood include mechanically ripping soils to promote infiltration and reduce the volume of runoff, the use and management of small watershed dams to trap sediments, and developing maneuver access structures that allow military vehicles more efficiently train without the hindrance of gullies or other landscape impediments. Water quality monitoring at Fort Hood confirms that these BMPs have the potential to protect water quality by controlling sedimentation and erosion. One potential BMP that is being field-tested at Fort Hood centers on the establishment and maintenance of vegetation through the application of composted dairy manure. The innovative practice seeks to reduce the extent of bareground vulnerable to erosion, while promoting healthy vegetation that is beneficial to the training mission. Furthermore, since 2000, the Army has implemented a "training out area program" that rests certain areas on the installation for up to a year in order to foster the recovery of range vegetation.

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