AL Report Card - 04/30/10 - ID#415

Submitted by Choctawhatchee ... on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 6:28am

Site Information

Date of Site Visit:

Sat, 05/01/2010

Enforcement Office:

Alabama Region

Site Name:

Dale CR 59 at East Fork Choctawhatchee River

Site Location:

Bridge at Dale CR 59 and E. Fork Choctawhatchee River

County/Municipality:

Dale - nearest town Midland City, Alabama

Project Owner:

Dale County Road Department

Contractor/Emergency #:

Derek Brewer 334-7745875

Type of Project:

Roadway (DOT)

Weather During Visit:

Partly Cloudy

Rain in prior 24 hours:

Waterbodies Onsite:

East Fork Choctawhatchee River

Drains Into:

Choctawhatchee River

Location:

AL31° 22' 26.76" N, 85° 31' 20.28" W

1. Registration/Information Posting | 2. Stormwater Appearance

1d. Comments:

Technically this is a maintenance project (an emergency bridge repair project) and does not I believe require CSW permit registration although County Engineer Derek Brewer indicated that they had to obtain permits.

3. Construction Entrance/Exits | 4. Perimeter Controls

3a. Is there enough stone, gravel, or stabilizing material to cover the entrance/exit?:

YES

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?:

YES

3d. Is the construction entrance/exit free from flowing dirty water?:

YES

4a. Are perimeter controls present?:

4f. Comments:

Controls not of much use for streambank portion of project. Bare ground where work was complete had been seeded and fertilized.

5. Storm Drain and Inlet Protection | 6. Soil Stabilzation and Cover

5a. Are storm drains and inlets protected and in good repair?:

5c. Comments:

At the first visit on May 1 there was a pipe that directed discharge to an unarmored bare soil area near the river bank. This was subsequently corrected - see May 5 report for this site.

6a. If areas have been inactive for more than 14 days are they stabilized and in good repair?:

YES

6b. Are completed phases of the site seeded for permanent vegetation?:

YES

6d. Is the site free of rills or other major erosion on slopes or soil stockpiles?:

YES

8. Outlet Protection | 9. Encroachment on Waterbodies

8a. Are outlets armored with stone or otherwise protected and in good repair?:

8c. Comments:

One drain pipe lacked armoring.

9a. Is vegetation adjacent to waterbodies intact?:

YES

9b. Are waterbodies and adjacent buffers free of built structures, including basins and traps?:

YES

General Comments | Photos

10. General Comments:

In addition to the bridge repair the Dale County Road and Bridge Department created an access point for recreational users - see May 5 report for more details.