Erosion Control Issues at at 1711 Valeria Street, Austin, Texas

  01 Apr 2016 event (no silt fences)
  13 Apr 2016 event (silt fences improperly installed)



Event 1 - 01 Apr 2016 (no silt fences)

House has been demolished. This lot slopes to the street. No erosion or sedimentation controls were put in place following demolition. These photos were taken after a short 0.05" rainfall event. Some erosion is evident even from this small event. Reported to the City on Apr 1.

Photo 1 (no silt fences) Photo 2 (no silt fences)
 
 
Photo 3 (no silt fences; some erosion seen along the driveway entrance) Photo 4 (no silt fences; some erosion seen along the driveway entrance)
 
 
Photo 5 (no silt fences) Photo 6 (no silt fences)
 
 




Event 2 - 13 Apr 2016 (silt fences improperly installed)

Although silt fences were installed, they were not installed properly and allowed sediment to flow under the silt fences. These photos were taken after 1.80" rainfall event. The erosion under the silt fence is evident. Reported to the City on Apr 13.

Photo 1 (silt fences improperly installed) Photo 2 (sediment flowing under silt fence into gutter)
 
 
 
Photo 3 (sediment flowing under silt fence into gutter)  
 
 




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