Old Method Based on conveying a single extreme discharge event Conveys only water discharge effectively at lower Q Requires expensive off-site earth material, e.g., rip-rap Expensive on steep slopes Requires long-term maintenance Requires maximum backfill to lower slopes Provides minimal slope aspect diversity Visual affront Rigid design sideboards limit landscape alternatives Regulatory agencies not satisfied

Natural Regrade software with GeoFluv™ Based on all discharges Natural channel morphology conveys water and sediment discharge; hydrologic balance Built with on-site materials Cost is significantly lower than gradient terraces and down drains on steep slopes Self-maintaining Can reclaim steep slopes in stable and suitable configurations, save money on material moving Increased slope aspect diversity promotes vegetation success and animal habitat Natural beauty Landscape designs can vary and provide alternatives Regulatory agencies embrace, GeoFluv™ approach is award-winning

Key Features:

The essence of the GeoFluv™ approach is to identify the type of drainage network, i.e., stream channels and valleys, which would tend to form over a long time given the site’s earth materials, relief, and climate to achieve a stable landform, and to design and build that landform. The resulting slopes and stream channels are stable because they are in balance with these conditions. They are a reclamation alternative to uniform slopes with terraces and down-drains. Rather than fight the natural forces that shape the land, GeoFluv™ helps the user create a landscape that harmonizes with these forces.

• Natural Regrade software replaces lengthy and tedious manual calculations with fast, efficient design

• Natural Regrade frees the user’s creative design energies

• View topographic maps and three-dimensional images of the resulting landscape design

• One-button volumes and cut / fill material balance calculations for designs gives instant colored-coded feedback

• Rapid evaluation of many landscape design alternatives allows the user to select the optimum landscape design for bond alternatives, construction costs, changing mine plans, land use,

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One-button view of 3D triangle mesh model of design helps user see effect of design changes fast The user may modify the draft landform, for example to reduce the fill volume by lowering a ridgeline, and the software can almost instantaneously recalculate the cut/fill balance to meet the user’s design	One-button profile viewing and editing of channels and slopes allows user to see and change slope anywhere in the design. Natural Regrade is ideal for integrating with Global Positioning System and laser machine control to simplify and speed construction and reduce costs. The need to survey and stake the designs in the field is eliminated using these technologies.

We have been pleasantly surprised at the success of Carlson Softwares. It truly meets a need in the marketplace. It has been embraced by end users and dealers alike.

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