Erosion Sedimentation and Control (ESC)
Runoff Issues and Failures
The stormwater runoff from a construction site is required to be controlled in accordance with the City of Austin's ESC regulations which specifiy standards and specifications to contain sediment in runoff from the two-year 24-hour rainfall event (currently 4.14 inches in City of Austin Zone 1 based on Atlas 14).
- City of Austin ESC Regulations including Standards and Specifications
- Reporting of Violations and Enforcement Actions
The links below (either a webpage or PDF) show photos of the erosion control issues caused by failure to meet the ESC standards and specifications at various construction sites. BSZ indicates that they are within the Barton Springs Zone. Almost all of the following are in the Zilker neighborhood but there are several in the Barton Hills neighborhood and a few elsewhere in the City. The events are arranged in reverse chronological order with the most recent event first.
| Date | Address | BSZ | Neighborhood | Sites | Events | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jun 2021 - 27 Nov 2021 | 1402 Oxford | no | Zilker | 1 | 12 | webpage |
| 11 Mar 2021 - 27 Nov 2021 | 1301 Garner | no | Zilker | 1 | 15 | webpage |
| 14 Oct 2021 | Multiple | 4 | Zilker & Barton Hills | 9 | 1 | 4-page PDF |
| 11 Oct 2021 | Multiple | 5 | Zilker & Barton Hills | 9 | 1 | webpage |
| 15 Aug 2021 | Multiple | 3 | Zilker | 8 | 1 | webpage |
| 19 Jul 2021 | Multiple | 10 | Zilker & Barton Hills | 23 | 1 | webpage |
| 09 Jul 2021 | Multiple | 11 | Zilker & Barton Hills | 17 | 1 | webpage |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Multiple | 13 | Zilker, BH, & Bouldin | 24 | 1 | webpage |
| 03 Jun 2021 | Multiple | 7 | Zilker, BH, & Bouldin | 15 | 1 | webpage |
| 31 Dec 2020 | Multiple | 9 | Zilker & Barton Hills | 18 | 1 | webpage |
| 28 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 | 1404 Oxford | no | Zilker | 1 | 11 | webpage |
| 31 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2020 | 1117 Bluebonnet | yes | Zilker | 1 | 4 | webpage |
| 11 Mar 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 | 1706-1716 Nash | no | Zilker | 1 | 17 | webpage |
| 08 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2020 | 809 Azie Morton | no | Zilker | 1 | 16 | webpage |
| 28 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 | 2506 Cedarview | yes | Barton Hills | 1 | 8 | webpage |
| 28 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 | 2504 Cedarview | yes | Barton Hills | 1 | 10 | webpage |
| 28 Jul 2020 - 09 Sep 2020 | 2405 Elmglen | yes | Barton Hills | 1 | 5 | webpage |
| 11 Mar 2020 - 09 Sep 2020 | 1504 Garner | no | Zilker | 1 | 9 | webpage |
| 21 Mar 2020 - 09 Sep 2020 | 2104 Peach Tree | yes | Zilker | 1 | 7 | webpage |
| 21 Mar 2020 - 09 Sep 2020 | 2106 Peach Tree | yes | Zilker | 1 | 6 | webpage |
| 04 Aug 2020 | Multiple | 9 | Zilker& BH | 17 | 1 | 9-page PDF |
| 03 Aug 2020 | Multiple | 2 | Zilker& BH | 6 | 1 | 2-page PDF |
| 31 Jul 2020 | Multiple | 10 | Zilker & BH | 15 | 1 | webpage |
| 28 Jul 2020 | Multiple | 9 | Zilker& BH | 20 | 1 | 9-page PDF |
| 24 Mar 2020 | Multiple | Zilker | 20 | 1 | 7-page PDF | |
| 21 Mar 2020 | Multiple | Zilker | 18 | 1 | 9-page PDF | |
| 12 Aug 2019 | Multiple | Zilker | 13 | 1 | 4-page PDF | |
| 15-16 Jul 2019 | Multiple | Zilker | 22 | 1 | 6-page PDF | |
| 08 Jul 2019 | Multiple | Zilker | 3 | 1 | 2-page PDF | |
| 08 Jul 2019 - 07 Aug 2019 | 2003-2005 Meldridge | yes | Zilker | 2 | 15 | webpage |
| 14 Jun 2019 | Multiple | Zilker | 9 | 1 | 5-page PDF | |
| 11 Jun 2019 | Multiple | Zilker | 4 | 1 | 3-page PDF | |
| 30 May 2019 | Multiple | Zilker | 15 | 1 | 6-page PDF | |
| 09 May 2019 | Multiple | Zilker | 6 | 1 | 2-page PDF | |
| 08 May 2019 | Multiple | Zilker | 10 | 1 | 3-page PDF | |
| 25 Apr 2019 | Multiple | Zilker | 6 | 1 | 1-page PDF | |
| 06 Aug 2017 - 15 Oct 2018 | 2010 Goodrich | yes | Zilker | 1 | 16 | webpage |
| 26 Feb 2018 - 16 Oct 2018 | 1912 Paramount | yes | Zilker | 1 | 10 | webpage |
| 08-10 Oct 2018 | Multiple | 8 | Zilker | 21 | 3 | webpage |
| 09 Sep 2018 | Multiple | 6 | Zilker | 15 | 1 | 4-page PDF |
| 11 Aug 2018 | Multiple | 4 | Zilker | 6 | 1 | webpage |
| 29 Jul 2018 | Multiple | 14 | Zilker | 39 | 1 | webpage |
| 22 Jul 2018 | Multiple | 14 | Zilker | 29 | 1 | webpage |
| 25 Mar 2018 - 09 Jul 2018 | 1109 Bluebonnet | yes | Zilker | 1 | 6 | webpage |
| 09 Jul 2018 | Multiple | 9 | Zilker | 14 | 1 | webpage |
| 30 Sep 2015 - 28 Jun 2018 | 1113 Azie Morton | yes | Zilker | 1 | 9 | webpage |
| 20 May 2018 | Multiple | 8 | Zilker | 11 | 1 | webpage |
| 24 Feb 2018 | Multiple | Zilker | 27 | 1 | webpage | |
| 06 Aug 2017 | Multiple | Zilker & Bouldin | 27 | 1 | webpage | |
| 02 Jun 2017 | Multiple | 4 | Zilker | 12 | 1 | webpage |
| 23 Aug 2016 - 18 Sep 2016 | 1800 Evergreen | no | Zilker | 1 | 2 | webpage |
| 21 May 2016 - 18 Sep 2016 | 2503 Trailside | yes | Barton Hills | 1 | 12 | webpage |
| 01 Nov 2015 - 18 Sep 2016 | 2014 Goodrich | no | Zilker | 1 | 17 | webpage |
| 23 Nov 2015 - 18 Sep 2016 | 810 Jessie | no | Zilker | 1 | 20 | webpage |
| 20 Apr 2016 - 18 Sep 2016 | 2508 Ann Arbor | no | Zilker | 1 | 17 | webpage |
| 06 Nov 2015 - 18 Sep 2016 | 2117 Ann Arbor | yes | Zilker | 1 | 15 | webpage |
| 06 Nov 2015 - 18 Sep 2016 | 1904 Paramount | yes | Zilker | 1 | 13 | webpage |
| 14 Jun 2016 - 18 Sep 2016 | 2107 La Casa | yes | Zilker | 1 | 6 | webpage |
| 14 Jun 2016 - 18 Sep 2016 | 2113 La Casa | yes | Zilker | 1 | 5 | webpage |
| 14 Aug 2016 - 18 Sep 2016 | 900 South 1st | no | Bouldin | 1 | 2 | webpage |
| 17 Apr 2016 - 18 Sep 2016 | 701 Josephine | no | Zilker | 1 | 6 | webpage |
| 13 Apr 2016 - 17 Sep 2016 | 1508 Bluebonnet | yes | Zilker | 1 | 15 | webpage |
| 30 Apr 2016 - 17 Sep 2016 | 1906 Hether | no | Zilker | 1 | 9 | webpage |
| 17 Apr 2016 - 17 Sep 2016 | 1605 Hether | no | Zilker | 1 | 15 | webpage |
| 30 Apr 2016 - 17 Sep 2016 | 1900 Dexter | no | Zilker | 1 | 8 | webpage |
| 13 Apr 2016 - 17 Sep 2016 | 1107 Folts | no | Zilker | 1 | 13 | webpage |
| 17 Apr 2016 - 17 Sep 2016 | 910 Bluebonnet | yes | Zilker | 1 | 6 | webpage |
| 15 Sep 2016 - 15 Sep 2016 | 1310 Juliet | no | Zilker | 1 | 1 | webpage |
| 01 Apr 2016 - 20 Aug 2016 | 2010 Kinney | no | Zilker | 1 | 14 | webpage |
| 06 Jul 2015 - 20 Aug 2016 | 2007 Arthur | yes | Barton Hills | 1 | 5 | webpage |
| 13 Apr 2016 - 22 May 2016 | 2205 Montclaire | yes | Zilker | 1 | 2 | webpage |
| 22 May 2016 | 2006 Peach Tree | yes | Zilker | 1 | 1 | webpage |
| 02 May 2016 - 22 May 2016 | 1803 Frazier | no | Zilker | 1 | 2 | webpage |
| 21 May 2016 | 2016 Ford | yes | Zilker | 1 | 1 | webpage |
| 20 May 2016 | 1900 Ford | no | Zilker | 1 | 1 | webpage |
| 20 May 2016 | 1703 Garner | no | Zilker | 1 | 1 | webpage |
| 07 May 2016 - 20 May 2016 | 1405 Rabb | yes | Zilker | 1 | 2 | webpage |
| 17 Apr 2016 - 20 May 2016 | 1000 Lund | yes | Zilker | 1 | 3 | webpage |
| 17 Apr 2016 - 20 May 2016 | 2007 Oxford | no | Zilker | 1 | 4 | webpage |
| 13 Apr 2016 - 20 May 2016 | 2111 De Verne | no | Zilker | 1 | 2 | webpage |
| 17 Apr 2016 - 20 May 2016 | 1814 Margaret | no | Zilker | 1 | 2 | webpage |
| 17 Nov 2015 - 02 May 2016 | 1804 Frazier | no | Zilker | 1 | 2 | webpage |
| 05 Oct 2015 - 30 Apr 2016 | 708 Josephine | no | Zilker | 1 | 10 | webpage |
| 30 Oct 2015 - 30 Apr 2016 | 1606 Dexter | no | Zilker | 1 | 6 | webpage |
| 01 Nov 2015 - 30 Apr 2016 | 1700, 1618, and 1614 Nash | no | Zilker | 3 | 3 | webpage |
| 30 Apr 2016 | 1708 Hether | no | Zilker | 1 | 1 | webpage |
| 01 Apr 2016 - 13 Apr 2016 | 1711 Valeria | no | Zilker | 1 | 2 | webpage |
| 11 Nov 2015 - 13 Apr 2016 | 2014 Rabb Glenn | yes | Zilker | 1 | 2 | webpage |
| 13 Apr 2016 | 1706 Norris | yes | Zilker | 1 | 1 | webpage |
| 17 Nov 2015 - 17 Nov 2015 | 2003 De Verne | no | Zilker | 1 | 1 | webpage |
| 17 Nov 2015 - 17 Nov 2015 | 1806 Frazier | no | Zilker | 1 | 1 | webpage |
| 06 Nov 2015 - 17 Nov 2015 | 2011 Montclaire | yes | Zilker | 1 | 2 | webpage |
| 30 Oct 2015 - 17 Nov 2015 | 1807 Dexter | no | Zilker | 1 | 3 | webpage |
| 25 Aug 2015 - 17 Nov 2015 | 802 Jessie St | no | Zilker | 1 | 3 | webpage |
| 30 Oct 2015 - 15 Nov 2015 | 1606 Bauerle | no | Zilker | 1 | 4 | webpage |
| 30 Oct 2015 - 15 Nov 2015 | 1604 Dexter | no | Zilker | 1 | 3 | webpage |
| 30 Oct 2015 - 15 Nov 2015 | 1817 Dexter | no | Zilker | 1 | 2 | webpage |
| 01 Nov 2015 - 15 Nov 2015 | 1708 Norris | yes | Zilker | 1 | 3 | webpage |
| 30 Oct 2015 - 01 Nov 2015 | Multiple | 2 | Zilker | 1 | 7 | webpage |
| 21 Aug 2015 - 01 Sep 2015 | 1208 Kinney Ave | no | Zilker | 1 | 3 | webpage |
| 27 Jan 2015 - 17 Jun 2015 | 1809 Collier St | no | Zilker | 1 | 4 | webpage |
| 27 May 2015 - 25 Jun 2015 | 1414 S. Lamar Blvd | no | Zilker | 1 | 2 | webpage |
| 04 Feb 2015 | Zilker Park at Mopac Bridge | no | Zilker | 1 | 1 | webpage |
| 11 Oct 2014 | 301 W. 30th St | no | Hyde Park | 1 | 1 | webpage |
| 07 Sep 2014 - 22 Nov 2014 | 1308 Oxford Ave | no | Zilker | 1 | 7 | webpage |
| 06 Nov 2012 - 18 Nov 2015 | 1500 & 1502 Oxford Ave | no | Zilker | 2 | 22 | webpage |
| 12 Mar 2007 - 22 Mar 2014 | 1511 Garner Ave | no | Zilker | 1 | 4 | webpage |
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