Stabilized water flow control ground cover

A method of abating water flow off of a ground surface, comprising the steps of:

• (a) forming an elongated non-woven mat of randomly oriented polymeric fibers to define a plurality interstitial gaps providing a plurality of interference pathways for non-direct water flow therethrough;
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• (b) disposing the mat over a ground surface,
• whereby the mat upon exposure to a flow of environmental water, moderates the rate of water flow for increased seepage of the water though the mat into a subground while resisting rapid lateral flow of the water across the ground surface.

A stabilized environmental water flow control ground cover, comprising:

• a non-woven mat of randomly oriented polymeric fibers defining interstitial gaps, the mat having respective extended longitudinal and transverse axis and a thickness that is less than an significant minority of the transverse axis,
• the interstitial gaps defining a plurality of interference pathways for non-direct water flow through the mat;
• a stabilization layer in a surface portion of the mat comprising a plurality of contacting engagements of portions of at least some of the fibers, whereby the mat is stiffened,
• whereby the mat being disposed over a ground surface moderates a rate of flow of environmental water for increased seepage of the environmental water through the interference pathways into a subground and resists rapid lateral flow of the environmental water across the ground surface.