AL Report Card - 05/16/10 - ID#424

Submitted by Choctawhatchee ... on Tue, 05/18/2010 - 5:59am

Site Information

Date of Site Visit:

Mon, 05/17/2010

Enforcement Office:

Alabama Region

Site Name:

Troy Sports Complex (Trojan Arena) - ALR 16

Site Location:

Troy University Campus

County/Municipality:

Pike County/City of Troy

Project Owner:

Troy University

Contractor/Emergency #:

Mark Salmon 334-670-3342 (University contact not contractor?)

Type of Project:

Other

Weather During Visit:

Partly cloudy - around 0.2" rain prior 24 hours

Rain in prior 24 hours:

YES

Waterbodies Onsite:

UT Persimmon Branch

Drains Into:

Persimmon Branch

Location:

AL31° 48' 17.208" N, 85° 57' 15.336" W

1. Registration/Information Posting | 2. Stormwater Appearance

1a. Is the registration/permit/ID number clearly visible at site entrance?:

YES

1b. Is contact information posted with the registration information?:

YES

1c. Is the site plan posted at the entrance or available at the project trailer?:

1d. Comments:

Don't know if it is available at the trailer. Contact given is University employee not contractor - perhaps not as required by ADEM as I don;t believe this is the person responsible for or directing ESC efforts.

2a. Is sediment-laden stormwater retained on the site?:

2b. Is sediment-laden stormwater prevented from entering a storm drain or waterbody?:

2c. Comments:

Fine clay material is not retained. Insufficient or lacking erosion control and inadequate retention time in sediment detention basins.

3. Construction Entrance/Exits | 4. Perimeter Controls

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

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?:

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

3d. Comments:

Free of flowing dirty water at this time but will occur upon any significant rain.

4a. Are perimeter controls present?:

YES

4b. Are the controls properly placed?:

4d. Is water prevented from flowing over, under, or around controls?:

4c. Are the controls properly trenched?:

4e. Are the controls in good repair?:

YES

4f. Comments:

In my opinion the controls are not properly trenched - a silt trenching machine was not used. Suspect they may not be adequately trentched.

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

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

5b. Are storm drains and inlets free from sediment?:

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

6c. Are soil stockpiles properly seeded, covered with tarps, or surrounded by silt fence?:

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

6f. Comments:

Just approaching 14 days on some areas. Stockpiles not stabilized and piled rather high behind silt fence on sloped area. There are areas with unprotected topsoil.

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?:

7c. Are the trap and basin slopes stabilized?:

7d. Is the trap or basin retaining sediment?:

YES

7e. Comments:

The slopes are not properly stabilized - were mulched but are very likley too steep for mulch alone to be effective. Sediment traps are collecting heavy soil components but not fines so highly turbid water still will leave site upon significant rainfall.

8. Outlet Protection | 9. Encroachment on Waterbodies

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

8b. Is the outlet structured as to prevent scouring and erosion?:

8c. Comments:

Can't tell on some of the larger outlets in site interior. At least one drop inlet near entrance not protected from sediment/turbid water entering.

9a. Is vegetation adjacent to waterbodies intact?:

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

YES

General Comments | Photos

10. General Comments:

There has been some effort at the site but much of the effort has been inadequate and lack of attention to detail and use of adequate measures virtually assures that pollutants will leave the site with occurence of significant rainfall.