This site is in the Barton Springs Zone. It is typical of many sites. There are inadequate erosion and sedimenation controls throughout the entire construction project. Sites only comply with the erosion and sedimentation control ordinances at the very end of the project when final landscaping occurs. This site has been reported to the City four times: 14 Apr 2016, 27 Jul 2016, 17 Aug 2016, and 19 Sep 2016.
No erosion or sedimentation controls in place. Sediment in the gutter.
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No erosion or sedimentation controls in place.
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Still no erosion or sedimentation controls in place. There is a privacy screen but that does not constitute erosion controls. Sediment flows down the driveway, into the gutter, and down the street. Reported to the City on April 14, 2016.
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Contaminated runoff visible in gutter.
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Straw wattles being used even though the City of Austin Watershed Department says that straw wattles they are not an approved BMP.
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Sediment visible in gutter. Straw wattles still being used even though the City of Austin Watershed Department says that straw wattles they are not an approved BMP.
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Contaminated runoff visible in gutter.
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Contaminated runoff visible in gutter. Crushed straw wattles visible.
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Straw wattles being used even though the City of Austin Watershed Department says that straw wattles they are not an approved BMP. These straw wattles are crushed making them even less effective. No controls at all around piles of dirt.
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Ineffective straw wattle BMPs. Sediment in gutter.
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Effectively, no erosion and sedimentation controls.
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Effectively, no erosion and sedimentation controls.
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All erosion and sedimentation controls have been removed
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The site has final landscaping but even then the builder has left mud and sediment in the gutter and street.
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