Standards Revision relates to soil and water conservation.
Press Release Summary:
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has revised ASAE S268.5, Design, Layout, Construction, and Maintenance of Terrace Systems. This complete rewrite incorporates new procedures for spacing terraces based on erosion prediction technology, new tillage methods, and construction techniques. Second revision - ASAE S442.1, Water and Sediment Control Basins - contains alterations that ensure compatibility and continuity with changes in S268.5.
Original Press Release:
ASABE Revises Two Soil and Water Standards
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN- The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has revised two standards related to soil and water conservation.
ASAE S268.5, Design, Layout, Construction, and Maintenance of Terrace Systems, is a complete rewrite of its predecessor and incorporates new procedures for spacing terraces based on erosion prediction technology, new tillage methods and construction techniques. The second document, ASAE S442.1, Water and Sediment Control Basins, contains revisions that ensure compatibility and continuity with the changes in S268.5.
ASABE members with standards access and those with site-license privileges can access the full-text via electronic download on the ASABE online Technical Library at: elibrary.asabe.org. Others can obtain a copy for a fee directly from the library or from ASABE headquarters at: martin@asabe.org.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 240 standards currently in publication. Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements, and the documents are developed by consensus in accordance with procedures approved by the American National Standards Institute. For information on this or any other ASABE standard, contact Scott Cedarquist at 269-932-7031, cedarq@asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at http://www.asabe.org/projects.
ASABE is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300, emailing hq@asabe.org or visiting http://www.asabe.org/.
