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AL Report Card - 05/04/10 - ID#416

Submitted by Choctawhatchee ... on Sun, 05/09/2010 - 5:14am
Site Information
Date of Site Visit: 
Wed, 05/05/2010
Enforcement Office: 
Alabama Region
Site Name: 
Dale CR 59 Bridge at East Fork Choctawhatchee River
Site Location: 
Dale CR 59 at East Fork Choctawhatchee River
County/Municipality: 
Dale County/Nearest town - Midland City
Project Owner: 
Dale County
Contractor/Emergency #: 
Derek Brewer 334-774-5875
Type of Project: 
Roadway (DOT)
Weather During Visit: 
Partly cloudy
Rain in prior 24 hours: 
NO
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: 
Maintenance project - technically they do not have to post an Alabama registration. However, they did obtain USACE and other permits required for the project acording to Mr. Brewer. Repair was for damage during December flooding. It took until recently to obtain permits.
2a. Is sediment-laden stormwater retained on the site?: 
NO
2b. Is sediment-laden stormwater prevented from entering a storm drain or waterbody?: 
YES
2c. Comments: 
Sediment laden water is now prevented from leaving the site to the extent reasonably possible from a riverside project of this type.
3. Construction Entrance/Exits | 4. Perimeter Controls
3a. Is there enough stone, gravel, or stabilizing material to cover 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
4f. Comments: 
Project is complete and bare soil areas have been stabilized - seeding, mats etc. One area still requires fertilizer.
5. Storm Drain and Inlet Protection | 6. Soil Stabilzation and Cover
5c. Comments: 
No drains
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?: 
YES
9a. Is vegetation adjacent to waterbodies intact?: 
YES
9b. Are waterbodies and adjacent buffers free of built structures, including basins and traps?: 
YES
9c. Comments: 
Vegetation is intact to the degree possible and bare ground has been seeded.
General Comments | Photos
10. General Comments: 
Site is now seeded. Will observe again to check for successful vegetation. Also, planning is underway to do some vegetative stabilization (willow stakes, whips etc.) around the river access point created as part of the project. Mr. Brewer agreed - said it was OK to proceed with such as effort.
AL Report Card - 05/04/10 - ID#416
AL Report Card - 05/04/10 - ID#416
AL Report Card - 05/04/10 - ID#416
AL Report Card - 05/04/10 - ID#416
AL Report Card - 05/04/10 - ID#416
Enforcement Log
With whom have you followed up on this report card?: 
Contractor
How did you follow up?: 
telephone
Did the agency respond within 5 days?: 
yes
Enforcement Log Notes: 
Mr. Brewer responded on the next work day. I visited the site again on May 5 after original visit on May 1 and found that all work had been completed and that stabilization was complete except for application of fertilizer on one area. Will continue to observe site for effectiveness of stabilization. Planning effort to protect access point created by project with biostabilization (willow staking etc.)