2026 IECA Great Connections

Dubuque, IA
October 14 - 15, 2026
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2027 MECA Annual Conference

Minneapolis, MN

February 3 & 4, 2027
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    The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) has been the largest member-based association for erosion control since 1972. Today, IECA is the leading association for erosion and sediment control, stormwater management, and stream restoration, and provides education, resources, and networking to the industry, government, and academia.


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    Featured Event


    Great Connections 2026
    Dubuque, IA | October 14 -15 2026

    Please join us at the Great Connections 2026. The Great Lakes and Great Rivers Chapters of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) along with The City of Dubuque and the Dubuque County Watershed invite you to participate in the Great Connections 2026 Conference.


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    Resources


    Presentations

    Check out the Improving Your Construction Site presentation on our resources page. Featured in the presentation are the following topics: Know the Regulators, Know the Regulations, Follow the Regulations and your SWPPP, Manage Your Subcontractors, During Construction Modification, Stabilize, and Signoff. 


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    Empowering Members Through Investment

    Join IECA regional forum for the exchange and review of information related to the causes, effects, management, long-term impacts, solutions for soil erosion and sediment control, stormwater management and water quality impairment. Here's how it works.

    Improving the Quality of our Water Resources

    Over 50% of the rivers, streams, lakes, reservoirs, and ponds surveyed by the USEPA are considered "threatened" or "impaired"

    Empowering the earth through investing

    Sediment and the nutrients and pathogens carried by sediments comprise the top three sources of water quality impairment in lakes, rivers, and streams in the Great Lakes

    Be the drop that overwhelms the glass

    Join IECA regional forum for the exchange and review of information related to the causes, management, long-term impacts, and solutions for soil erosion and sediment control

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    Join IECA regional forum for the exchange and review of information related to the causes, management, long-term impacts, and solutions for soil erosion and sediment control

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