Erosion Control Issues at at 1405 Rabb Road, Austin, Texas

  07 May 2016 event (no erosion controls)
  20 May 2016 event (still no erosion controls)



Event 1 - 07 May 2016 (no erosion controls)

This is a large lot, approximately 25,000 sq ft near the intersection of Rabb Road and Meldridge Place. The houses on the property were demolished durring the middle of the preceding week. It is in the Barton Springs Zone. The site does not comply with LDC § 25-8-184 which requires an erosion and sedimentation control plan and a water quality plan certified by a registered professional eng ineer and approved by the Planning and Development Review Department before demolition/construction begins. As of May 1, the City shows the water quality plan as pending, not approved. Whether it has been approved or not, no erosion controls were provided during or after demolition. Reported to the City on May 7, 2016.

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Event 2 - 20 May 2016 (still no erosion controls)

LDC § 25-8-184 requires an erosion and sedimentation control plan and a water quality plan certified by a registered professional engineer and approved by the Planning and Development Review Department before demolition/construction begins. It is unclear as to whether these plans were part of the approved site plan or whether they are separate and apart from the site plan. Whether the plans have been approved or not, no erosion controls were provided during or after demolition. Originally reported to the City on May 7, 2016, there have been six inches of rain in the two weeks since, and there are still no erosion controls installed. Reported to the City again on May 22, 2016.

Photo 1 - Along Melridge Place Photo 2 - At the Corner
 
 
Photo 3 - Along Rabb Road (in the gutter is what was left of the sediment in runoff) Photo 4 - Along Rabb Road
 
 
Photo 5 - Along Rabb Road Photo 6 - Along Rabb Road
 
 




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