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NC Report Card - 01/19/10 - ID#364

Submitted by WataugaRiverkee... on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 5:18pm
Site Information
Date of Site Visit: 
Tue, 01/19/2010
Enforcement Office: 
Watauga-Avery County
Site Name: 
Banner Elk New School
Site Location: 
Off 184 just south of Banner Elk, on Orchard Lane
County/Municipality: 
Avery County
Project Owner: 
Avery County Public Schools
Type of Project: 
Other
Rain in prior 24 hours: 
YES
Waterbodies Onsite: 
No
Drains Into: 
Elk River
Location: 
NC36° 8' 56.5728" N, 81° 51' 29.0484" W
1. Registration/Information Posting | 2. Stormwater Appearance
2a. Is sediment-laden stormwater retained on the site?: 
NO
2b. Is sediment-laden stormwater prevented from entering a storm drain or waterbody?: 
NO
2c. Comments: 
There was a clear gully around the main sediment pond. Water coming from the sediment pond was clear and water coming from around the side of it was muddy. There was evidence that work had been done before I arrived to keep water from following that gully and divert it into the sediment pond. This site was reported because it was causing heavy sedimentation in the Elk River.
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?: 
YES
4b. Are the controls properly placed?: 
YES
4d. Is water prevented from flowing over, under, or around controls?: 
YES
4c. Are the controls properly trenched?: 
YES
4e. Are the controls in good repair?: 
YES
5. Storm Drain and Inlet Protection | 6. Soil Stabilzation and Cover
5a. Are storm drains and inlets protected and in good repair?: 
YES
5b. Are storm drains and inlets free from sediment?: 
YES
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?: 
YES
7c. Are the trap and basin slopes stabilized?: 
NO
7d. Is the trap or basin retaining sediment?: 
YES
8. Outlet Protection | 9. Encroachment on Waterbodies
8a. Are outlets armored with stone or otherwise protected and in good repair?: 
YES
8b. Is the outlet structured as to prevent scouring and erosion?: 
YES
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: 
Loretta Smith of the Avery County Planning Department went and inspected the site the next day and they had put a berm in place to ensure that the the storm flow from the site was in fact draining into their sediment pond instead of going around it.
NC Report Card - 01/19/10 - ID#364
NC Report Card - 01/19/10 - ID#364
Enforcement Log
With whom have you followed up on this report card?: 
Enforcement Agency
If you contacted an enforcement agency, with whom did you communicate?: 
Loretta Smith
Date of enforcement follow-up: 
Thu, 01/21/2010
How did you follow up?: 
telephone
Was the enforcement agent familiar with the site?: 
no
Did the agency respond within 5 days?: 
yes
Enforcement Log Notes: 
Mrs. Smith visited the site the day after it was reported and got the problem fixed while she was there. I visited the site the day of the report and there appeared to already some effort to fix the problem of water going around the sediment pond.