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AL Report Card - 04/28/10 - ID#411

Submitted by Choctawhatchee ... on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 8:13pm
Site Information
Date of Site Visit: 
Thu, 04/29/2010
Flag this report card as critical?: 
Critical
Enforcement Office: 
Alabama Region
Site Name: 
Trojan Arena - Troy University Campus
Site Location: 
Troy University, Troy, Alabama
County/Municipality: 
Pike County, Alabama
Project Owner: 
Troy University
Contractor/Emergency #: 
No permit sign or contact information posted
Type of Project: 
Other
Weather During Visit: 
Partly cloudy
Waterbodies Onsite: 
UT to Persimmon Branch
Drains Into: 
Persimmon Branch
Location: 
AL31° 48' 3.96" N, 85° 57' 12.24" W
1. Registration/Information Posting | 2. Stormwater Appearance
1a. Is the registration/permit/ID number clearly visible at site entrance?: 
NO
1b. Is contact information posted with the registration information?: 
NO
1c. Is the site plan posted at the entrance or available at the project trailer?: 
NO
1d. Comments: 
Don't know if site plan available at trailer - not posted at entrance.
2a. Is sediment-laden stormwater retained on the site?: 
NO
2b. Is sediment-laden stormwater prevented from entering a storm drain or waterbody?: 
NO
3. Construction Entrance/Exits | 4. Perimeter Controls
3a. Is there enough stone, gravel, or stabilizing material to cover the entrance/exit?: 
NO
3b. Are construction materials and equipment being stored away from the entrance/exit?: 
YES
3c. Is the road free from dirt tracked from the site?: 
NO
3d. Is the construction entrance/exit free from flowing dirty water?: 
NO
4a. Are perimeter controls present?: 
YES
4b. Are the controls properly placed?: 
NO
4d. Is water prevented from flowing over, under, or around controls?: 
NO
4c. Are the controls properly trenched?: 
NO
4e. Are the controls in good repair?: 
NO
5. Storm Drain and Inlet Protection | 6. Soil Stabilzation and Cover
5a. Are storm drains and inlets protected and in good repair?: 
NO
5b. Are storm drains and inlets free from sediment?: 
NO
5c. Comments: 
In one case sediment laden flow appears to be directed into unprotected pipe inlet.
6c. Are soil stockpiles properly seeded, covered with tarps, or surrounded by silt fence?: 
NO
6d. Is the site free of rills or other major erosion on slopes or soil stockpiles?: 
NO
6f. Comments: 
Don't know if bare areas not actively under construction have been bare for 14 days.
7. Sediment Traps, Check Dams and Basins
7a. Are sediment traps, check dams, or basins installed?: 
YES
7b. Do they have properly installed and operating components?: 
NO
7c. Are the trap and basin slopes stabilized?: 
NO
7d. Is the trap or basin retaining sediment?: 
YES
7e. Comments: 
One of the sed basins was deepened but the outfall elevation is too low and the edges of the pond were left unprotected/bare.
8. Outlet Protection | 9. Encroachment on Waterbodies
8a. Are outlets armored with stone or otherwise protected and in good repair?: 
NO
8b. Is the outlet structured as to prevent scouring and erosion?: 
NO
9a. Is vegetation adjacent to waterbodies intact?: 
NO
9b. Are waterbodies and adjacent buffers free of built structures, including basins and traps?: 
YES
General Comments | Photos
10. General Comments: 
Attempt to improve detention in one of the sed ponds was very incomplete - no protection of bare soil on the banks and the outlet elevation is so low that effectiveness of pond is minimized - baffels could be used as well.
AL Report Card - 04/28/10 - ID#411
AL Report Card - 04/28/10 - ID#411
AL Report Card - 04/28/10 - ID#411
AL Report Card - 04/28/10 - ID#411
AL Report Card - 04/28/10 - ID#411
AL Report Card - 04/28/10 - ID#411