CLEAN WATER ENFORCEMENT
USEPA FINES CANNON PLACE LLC $110,253 for dumping sediment into Lake Lanier illegally. Bald Ridge Marina Road Onsite Mass Grading and Bald Ridge Marina Road Offsite Mass Grading (collectively, "Sites") were found to be grossly out of compliance with their respective stormwater permit requirements!
Under the Permit, developers and construction companies must design, install and maintain stormwater controls to prevent construction area runoff from polluting nearby streams and lakes. Without these controls, pollutants typically associated with construction sites, such as sediment, oil and grease, and concrete washout can enter nearby waterways.
TO READ THE LIST OF VIOLATIONS, CLICK HERE!
EDITORIAL:
There are a ton of good, hard working professionals working in the construction industry here in Georgia. Noone is asking for it to rain when in the middle of grading with all that exposed soil is running down hilland into the creek. However, we need to remember it was a public outpouring when millions of American's demanded passage of the Clean Water Act that stresses the importance of trying hard to keep the mud out of our watersheds! DOCUMENTATION, APPROVED EROSION PLANS and an HONEST EFFORT TO TRY AND COMPLY to keep the mud out of our creeks, rivers, lakes and coastal areas. Most agree, that it's a fair deal, especially when you see the damage done by irresponsible land development.
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