Friday, December 14, 2007

Which company listed on the sign holds the stormwater permit?



Someone has to fill in the log each time it rains. That means someone has to inspect all stormwater controls daily. The ADEQ doesn't have enough inspectors to visit each site in Washington County once a year much less daily. And the city of Fayetteville has only one stormwater engineer with numerous sites in violation of stormwater regulations in the city. Basically, this is all on the honor system and complaint driven. Does anyone want to complain about this to a half-dozen overworked people? Maybe the contractor hasn't trained the workers on best-management practices but they get the blame?

Regardless, this not only affects fish and wildlife in the waterways, it affects the quality and price of drinking water of people in four counties of Northwest Arkansas.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Didn't Mandy Bunch at EB Landworks actually help you save World Peace Wetland Prairie? Her company is pretty good about keeping developers online to do the right thing. EB really helps developers reduce conflict with the public by guiding them toward sustainable practices.