Erosion Control Issues at 1500 and 1502 Oxford Ave, Austin, Texas (page 2)
(events between May 28, 2013 and September 1, 2013 after new erosion controls replaced damaged ones)

Page 1 (events before May 28, 2013; 1500 and 1502 Oxford)
  06 Nov 2012 (from the rain in October; no silt fences; dried mud in the street)
  02 Apr 2013 event (during the rain; still no silt fences)
  27 Apr 2013 event (the day after the rain; missing and damaged silt fences; mud in the street)
  10 May 2013 event (during the rain; ineffective silt fences)
  24 May 2013 event (during the rain; totally ineffective silt fences)
  26 May 2013 event (toward the end of the rain; ineffective silt fences)

Page 2 (events between May 28, 2013 and September 1, 2013 after new erosion controls replaced damaged ones; 1500 and 1502 Oxford)
  28 May 2013 (new erosion controls which replaced the damaged ones)
  09 Jun 2013 event (during a 0.29-inch rain; silt fences still largely ineffective)
  30 Jun 2013 event (toward the end of a 0.35-inch rain; silt fences still largely ineffective)
  15 Jul 2013 event (toward the end of a 0.67-inch rain lasting most of the day)
  17 Jul 2013 event (aftermath of a 0.35-inch rain)
  20 Jul 2013 event (during a brief 0.19-inch rain)
  27 Jul 2013 event
  11 Aug 2013 event (during a small 0.06-inch rain)
  15 Aug 2013 event (after a 1.27-inch rain)

Page 3 (events since September 1, 2013 after landscaping was completed; all from 1500 Oxford)
  07 Sep 2013 event (portends problems to come)
  20 Sep 2013 event (rock and crushed granite erosion)
  28 Sep 2013 event (rock and crushed granite erosion)
  13 Oct 2013 event (rock and crushed granite erosion)
  31 Oct 2013 event (rock and crushed granite erosion)
  01 Nov 2015 event (rock and crushed granite erosion transported down the street)
  15 Nov 2015 event (rock and crushed granite erosion)




Event 7 - 28 May 2013 (new erosion controls which replaced the damaged ones)

Photo 1 (1502 Oxford) Photo 2 (1502 Oxford) Photo 3 (1502 Oxford)
 
 
 
Photo 4 (1500 Oxford) Photo 5 (1500 Oxford) Photo 6 (1500 Oxford)
   
Photo 7 (1500 Oxford)    




Event 8 - 09 Jun 2013 event (during a 0.29-inch rain; silt fences still largely ineffective)

Click here to see video 1 of the runoff (55 seconds)

Click here to see video 2 of the runoff (54 seconds)

Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3
 
 
 
Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6
The samples in the containers were taken from the gutter during the runoff event. Sample 1 on the left and Sample 2 on the right were taken as shown in the diagram below.

Photo 7 Photo 8  




Event 9 - 30 Jun 2013 event (toward the end of a 0.35-inch rain; silt fences still largely ineffective)

Photo 1 (1502 Oxford) Photo 2 (1502 Oxford) Photo 3 (1500 Oxford)
 
 
 
Photo 4 (1500 Oxford) Photo 5 (1500 Oxford) Photo 6 (1500 Oxford later in day; silt fence condition)
The sample in the container was taken from the gutter near the end of the runoff event. The sample was taken at the location as shown in the diagram below.

Photo 7 (1502 Oxford later in day; silt fence condition) Photo 8  




Event 10 - 15 Jul 2013 event (toward the end of a slow 0.67-inch rain lasting most of the day)

Click here to see a video of the runoff (1 minute 22 seconds)

Photo 1 (1500 Oxford) Photo 2 (1500 Oxford) Photo 3 (1500 Oxford)
 
 
 
 
Photo 4 (1500 Oxford) Photo 5 (1500 Oxford)  




Event 11 - 17 Jul 2013 event (aftermath of a 0.35-inch rain)

Click here to see a video taken the morning after (49 seconds)

Photo 1 (evening of) Photo 2 (evening of)
 
 
Photo 3 (the next morning after) Photo 4 (the next morning after)
 
 
Photo 5 (the next morning after) Photo 6 (the next morning after; settled mud next door)
 
 
Photo 7 (the next afternoon after; residual dried mud) Photo 8 (the next afternoon after; residual dried mud)




Event 12 - 20 Jul 2013 event (during a brief 0.19-inch rain)

Click here to see a video taken during the event (30 seconds)

Photo 1 (toward the very end) Photo 2 (toward the very end)
 
 
Photo 3
(after the rain showing where muddy water had been going under the fence)
Photo 4
(after the rain showing where muddy water had been going under the fence)




Event 13 - 27 Jul 2013 event

Photo 1 (1500 Oxford) Photo 2 (1500 Oxford) Photo 3 (1500 Oxford)
 
 
 
Photo 4 (1500 Oxford) Photo 5 (later in the morning showing the deposited mud) Photo 6 (later in the morning showing the deposited mud)




Event 14 - 11 Aug 2013 event (during a small 0.06-inch rain)

Photo 1 (1500 Oxford)




Event 15 - 15 Aug 2013 event (after a 1.27-inch rain)

 
Photo 1 (shortly after the event) Photo 2 (shortly after the event)
 
 
Photo 3 (shortly after the event) Photo 4 (shortly after the event)
 
 
Photo 5 (1502 Oxford; the next morning showing the deposited mud) Photo 6 (1502 Oxford; the next morning showing the deposited mud)
 
 
Photo 7 (1500 Oxford; the next morning showing the deposited mud) Photo 8 (1500 Oxford; shows where mud came through gaps in fence)




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