For situations where there is a low erosion risk <1.5m/s and you want the established vegetation to provide the long term protection, the following solutions and products would be recommended.

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Typical Section	Description
Eco 54B	Coir Log used to create a reed margin
UK-Eco-RL&C4-Rev A	Coir Log to generate a new reed bed
UK-Eco-RL&C3-Rev A	Eco Shutter to form a low heigh bioengineered bank
UK-Eco-RL&C6-Rev A	Small Gabion toe protection to a reed lined stream bank
UK-Eco-RL&C1-Rev A	Coir Mat channel lining for a vegetated new bank
UK-Eco-RL&C2-Rev A	Typical pond detail with clay liner
UK-Eco-RL&C5-Rev A	Permanant cells to hold a soil block on a slope

Products used in Rivers, Lakes & Channels - Shallow Revetment <35º - Low erosion risk <1.5m/s:

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Product	Duration	Ranking	Benefits
Coir Logs	3 - 4 years	Low risk	Densely packed, coconut coir fibre rolls and planted with aquatic plants providing erosion protection at the waters edge.
Coir 900	3 - 4 years	Low risk	5mmØ woven coir yarns for a 9kN strength matting with soil fines retention properties. Applied to high risk soils to allow new plant regimes to establish.
Eco Shutters	Short term	Low risk	Woven willow panels providing a vertical organic shutter behind which soil and planting can be placed.
Loopmat	Short term	Medium risk	A biodegradable mat of woven coir yarns offering tensile strength and soil retention capacity. It has a looped surface to trap and retain soil.
Bentomat	Long term		Reinforced geosynthetic clay liner providing a self-sealing impermeable waterproofing barrier for ponds, channel linings etc
Emergent Plants	Long term	Low risk	Self regenerating energy dissipating zone with high ecological value.

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