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Environmental Inspections 12/01/2021 David Chapman Environmental Division Manager 1 Objective FY2020: Top 10 Accomplishments • Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) • Types of ESC’s • Inspection & Enforcement • Resources & Reference 2 Erosion & Sediment Controls FY2020: Top 10 Accomplishments What are Erosion and Sediment Controls? • Temporary Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) is the practice of preventing or reducing the movement of sediment from a site during construction through the implementation of man-made structures, land management techniques, or natural processes. • ESC’s are installed at the perimeter of the construction site. 3 FY2020: Top 10 Accomplishments Rainfall Design MuniCode 2.3.0 Drainage Criteria Manual 4 Types of ESC’s FY2020: Top 10 Accomplishments Common types of ESC’s used within the City of Austin include (refer to MuniCode for design standards and allowances): 1. Mulch Socks 2. Silt Fence 3. Triangular Sediment Filter Dike 5 FY2020: Top 10 Accomplishments Mulch Socks 6 FY2020: Top 10 Accomplishments Silt Fence 7 FY2020: Top 10 Accomplishments Triangular Sediment Dike 8 FY2020: Top 10 Accomplishments Innovative Designs 9 FY2020: Top 10 Accomplishments Tree Protection 10 Inspection & Enforcement FY2020: Top 10 Accomplishments • • • • • • • Routine Inspections • • Residential = 1201 Commercial = 1285 Called Inspections • Enforcement of Non-Compliance • 311 Complaints • Emails Phone calls Weather Event Inspections • Hot Spots Average 5 more inspections per month from last year Average 550 Residential Tree Inspections Monthly • Average 801 Residential EV Inspections Monthly • Average 492 more inspections per month from last year 496 Total Complaints (117 Complaints lower then last year) 11 FY2020: Top 10 Accomplishments Enforcement of Non-Compliance 1. MuniCode Section 25-1-441, city inspector is responsible for environmental regulations and can take enforcement action for non-compliance with erosion and sedimentation requirement on a project site. 2. Enforcement Process: 1. Verbal – projects with required development permit/site plan where routine inspections reveal inadequacies in the controls, a verbal warning to the responsible personnel at the site is issued. – 1238 FY21 , 874 FY20 2. Written – 24 hours from the verbal warning, the deficiencies are not corrected, the inspector may deliver a written notice of non-compliance. – 134 FY21, 182 FY 20 Stop Work Order –24 hours, the deficiencies are not corrected, the inspector can issue a Stop Work Order to stop work on the project until the deficiencies are corrected. – 15 FY21, 33FY20 3. 3. If the contractor complies with the verbal stop-work order and immediately institutes corrective measures in the area of the job violation, the inspector will not issue a Stop Work Order. If the work in violation is not stopped and corrective measures are not taken, the inspector may issue a Citation or Stop Work Order. – 4 FY21, 1 FY20 12 FY2020: Top 10 Accomplishments Inspection Territories Environmental Inspections | AustinTexas.gov 13 Resources & Reference FY2020: Top 10 Accomplishments • Tree Ordinance Review Process • Tree Protection and Erosion/Sedimentation Controls Flowchart • Water Quality & Drainage Review • TITLE 6. - ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND CONSERVATION. • 1.4.0 - EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL CRITERIA • APPENDIX P-1 - EROSION CONTROL NOTES • APPENDIX P-8 - INSPECTION REPORT • Environmental Commission • Environmental Inspections • Watershed Protection • Community Tree Preservation • Map View - Stream Flow and Weather (lcra.org) 14 15