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)
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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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