US 12,139,869 B1
Method for reducing erosion on hillsides
William E. Adams, Portersville, PA (US)
Filed by William E. Adams, Portersville, PA (US)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/741,063.
Int. Cl. E02D 17/20 (2006.01); B65D 30/06 (2006.01); E02B 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC E02D 17/202 (2013.01) [B65D 29/04 (2013.01); E02B 3/08 (2013.01); E02D 17/205 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for reducing erosion on land where moving water has formed at least one rill, the rill being a channel having a depth of less than 8 inches and a width of less than 2 feet, through which rain water flows comprising:
providing a plurality of mesh bags, the bags having side walls in which there are openings, each opening having a major diameter of between ⅛ inches and ¼ inches and a minor diameter which is less than or equal to the major diameter, the mesh bags containing rocks all having a size in which a largest diameter of the rock is not less than ⅜ inch, and the mesh bags weighing not more than 6 pounds; and
placing the mesh bags at selected spaced-apart locations in one rill such that at least one of the mesh bags is spaced apart from all other mesh bags and water flowing in the rill will pass through each mesh bag and continue to flow in the rill, the flowing water having a first flow rate before passing through any selected mesh bag and water that has passed through that mesh bag will flow in the rill at a second flow rate which is less than the first flow rate.