Buckley Island’s existence in the Ohio River is threatened by severe erosion. The US Congress has approved $1.4 million for erosion control on the island. A stone-based system will be used along the shore, though the article at the Mariette Times does not indicate whether geotextiles will line the stone. Geotextile liners for stone-heavy erosion control systems stop water that has seeped through rock voids from causing further erosion.

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