Erosion Control Issues at Multiple Sites (July 22, 2018)

The following photos of 29 sites were taken on Sunday, July 22, 2018. They are in alphabetical order by street name.The sites were reported to the City on July 23, 2018.

1804 Ann Arbor (in Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - crushed silt fence

Photo 2 - silt fence not maintained

2010 Ashby (in Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - gaps in mulch sock; if it rains, mulch socks will not prevent erosion of sand in driveway

Photo 2 - mulch sock will not prevent erosion of loose dirt between silt fence and mulch socks

2105 Ashby (in Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - silt fence not maintained

Photo 2 - gap in silt fence with high mounds of dirt on a steep slope behind

2019 Ashby (in Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - silt fence need to extend up driveway; on this steep slope, mulch socks laying in the gutter will not stop sediment from leaving the site

1113 Azie Morton (in Barton Springs Zone)

This site has been reported multiple times (see this page). The gap in the silt fence was originally reported on May 22, 2018. Two previous videos (video from May 22 and video from July 9) show muddy water with sediment flowing through this gap.


Photo 1 - gap in silt fence still not repaired

Photo 2 -no erosion controls between and mulch socks and gutter; loose dirt will leave site if it rains

1601 Bauerle


Photo 1 - no erosion controls to the left; large mound of dirt not covered; mulch sock laying in gutter will not stop any sediment from leaving the site

Photo 2 - hole in silt fence

1109 Bluebonnet (in Barton Springs Zone)

This site has been reported multiple times (see this page).


Photo 1 - silt fence mangled and not maintained; these controls will not prevent sediment from leaving the site because of the significant slope and volume of water

Photo 2 - runoff from the site will move these unsecured mulch socks and sediment will probably overflow them if there is a significant rainfall event

Photo 3 - hole in curb under unsecured silt fence will allow sediment to leave; bottom of silt fence needs to be secured and filled in behind curb hole to prevent sediment from leaving

Photo 4 - silt fence along front ends just to the left of this photo with no j-hook; silt fence needs to extend all the way up the edge of the site to prevent sediment from leaving site

1902 Collier


Photo 1 - gaps in mulch sock

Photo 2 - mangled and flattened silt fence

904 Ethel


Photo 1 - gap in silt fence will allow sediment from large dirt piles on site to excape

Photo 2

804 Garner


Photo 1 - mulch sock does not extend to silt fence; loose dirt should not be piled outside of silt fence; this dirt will erode especially as water flows around the mulch sock

2010 Goodrich

This site has been reported multiple times (see this page).


Photo 1 - hole in silt fence

Photo 2 - no erosion controls at left corner of driveway

Photo 3 - no erosion controls along either side of driveway

Photo 4 - mangled silt fence at right corner of driveway

1508 Hether


Photo 1 - tear and gap in silt fence

Photo 2

1603 Hether


Photo 1 - no erosion controls across drive; silt fence rolled back

Photo 2 - silt fence rolled back:

Photo 3 - no erosion controls across drive

700 Jessie


Photo 1 - flattened silt fence

Photo 2 - gap in silt fence on left

900 Jessie


Photo 1 - triangulat dike sitting on dirt pile not effective if not in place

Photo 2 - gap between silt fence and planter will allow runoff and sediment to escape

Photo 3 - sediment from 900 Jessie in gutter downstream has never been cleaned up

1705 Juliet


Photo 1 - inadequate erosion controls; mulch socks should not replace silt fences especially when they are mostly lower than the ground level

Photo 2 - closeup of dirt pile at edge of curb with no erosion controls

1807 Linscomb


Photo 1 - crushed silt fence will allow runoff and sediment that collects to this corner to runoff

1406 Oxford


Photo 1 - mounds of dirt with no erosion control

Photo 2 - more mounds of dirt with no erosion control

Photo 3 - bare dirt with no erosion control

Photo 4 - no erosion controls

1501 Oxford


Photo 1 - dirt outside of mulch sock will not be contained; mulch sock not secured or weighted down

Photo 2 - bare dirt with no erosion control

1900 Paramount (in Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - bare dirt without erosion controls

1912 Paramount (in Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - no controls across entrance

Photo 2- inadequate controls along, around, and across driveway

Photo 3 - sediment in street deposited from 1912 Paramount; has not been cleaned up

Photo 4 - sediment in street deposited from 1912 Paramount; has not been cleaned up

2507 Paramount (in Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - no controls along or across driveway

Photo 2 - no j-hook on silt fence; no controls along left side of driveway

Photo 3 - no controls along right side of driveway

Photo 4 - no erosion controls along left side of second driveway

2111 Peach Tree (in Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - no erosion controls

Photo 2 - no erosion control

1407 Rabb (in Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - gap in mulch socks simply funnel runoff and sediment to single point

Photo 2 - no j-hook on silt fences; flattened mulch sock will probably not be adequate to prevent runoff and sediment from overtopping it

2012 Rundell (in Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - pile of dirt without controls; no controls across driveway or along driveway

2207 Rundell (in Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - no controls across driveway or along driveway

1805 Sunset View


Photo 1 - gaps in mulch socks; runoff and sediment will simply go around

Photo 2 - no controls along driveway or front curb

Photo 3 - flattened mulch sock will not prevent runoff and sediment from overtopping it

Photo 4- flattened mulch sock will not prevent runoff and sediment from overtopping it

Photo 5 - - flattened mulch sock will not prevent runoff and sediment from overtopping it or going around it

1808 Treadwell


Photo 1 - runoff and sediment will go through gaps in mulch socks; no j-hook on silt fence

Photo 2 - no controls across driveway; no j-hooks on silt fences

2012 Wright (in Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - no controls across or along driveway

Photo 2 - mulch socks piled haphazardly

Photo 3 - pile of material at curb with no cover or erosion controls

Photo 4- the mulch sock sitting below the street level will not prevent runoff and sediment from overtopping it; these mulch socks are more for show than effectiveness

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