Erosion Control Issues at Multiple Sites (October 8-10, 2018)

The following photos of 21 sites were taken between Monday, October 8, 2018 and Wednesday, October 10, 2018. They are in alphabetical order by street name. The sites were reported to the City on October 10, 2018.

2106 Allwood


Photo 1 - no erosion controls across entrance; mud in gutter

Photo 2 - CoA utility work: Are they required to have erosion controls?

2019 Ashby (in the Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - muddy water leaving site under silt fence

2105 Ashby (in the Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - insufficient erosion controls on a stope this steep

Photo 2 - no erosion controls across driveway

Photo 3 - muddy water from 2105 Ashby entering storm drain (October 9)

Photo 4 - muddy water from 2105 Ashby entering storm drain (September 29)

1902 Collier


Photo 1 - mulch socks are not suffficient; note mud in street

Photo 2 - when raining, the muddy water leaves the site on the right around mulch socks

Photo 3 - however, controls in Photos 1 & 2 are better than what was occurring on Sept. 29

1913 Collier


Photo 1 - no erosion controls for sand and dirt on driveway

Photo 2 - no erosion controls

Photo 3 - no erosion controls (this is along Bluebonnet)

904 Ethel


Photo 1 - no j-hook at end of what remains of silt fence; gap allows sediment to excape

Photo 2 - hole in silt fence

Photo 3 - sediment has built up to bottom of hole in silt fence allowing water and sediment to excape

1901 Ford


Photo 1 - fence hides the fact that there are no erosion controls behind the fence preventing muddy runoff from reaching the driveway and running off

2010 Goodrich

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


Photo 1 - no erosion controls other than those piled on top of dirt

Photo 2 - no erosion controls along driveway

Photo 3 - no erosion controls along driveway

1603 Hether


Photo 1 - flattened mulch socks do not prevent sediment runoff as evidenced by mud on sidewalk and in street

Photo 2 - flattened mulch socks offer no prevention of sediment runoff

700 Jessie


Photo 1 - muddy water in gutter; failure to replace triangular dikes across drive entrance

900 Jessie


Photo 1 - no controls across driveway; mud leaving site

Photo 1 - marginally functional silt fence with holes

1501 Oxford


Photo 1 - sediment has filled the area behind mulch sock and overtopped it

Photo 2 - mulch socks not maintained and are falling apart

1912 Paramount (in the Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - large pile of dirt partially hidden by fence with no erosion controls whatsoever

2109 Peach Tree (in the Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - bottom of silt fence not buried as required; muddy water can escape underneath

Photo 1 - gap between silt fence sections allows muddy runoff to escape

2111 Peach Tree (in the Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - no erosion controls (October 8)

Photo 1 - some erosion controls added since Oct. 8 but with no silt fence J-hooks and no controls along driveway, runoff and sediment will flow to driveway and escape (October 10)

2006 Rabb Glen


Photo 1 - no erosion controls

2012 Rundell (in the Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - a few flattened mulch socks but no controls elsewhere

2018 Rundell (in the Barton Springs Zone)


Photo 1 - privacy fencing hides the fact that there are no erosion controls

2207 Rundell (in the Barton Springs Zone)


5 Photo 1 - margin controls across driveway with large gaps between much sock and silt fence

Photo 2 - silt fence in disrepair

2010 South Lamar


Photo 1 - no erosion controls and sediment escaping

Photo 3 - no erosion controls and sediment escaping

Photo 3 - no erosion controls and sediment escaping

1718 Valeria


Photo 1 - no erosion controls in place while waiting for house to be moved

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