Numerous violations at Findorff construction site for Biochemistry II

Henry Mall

Numerous violations were observed on the afternoon of 7/7/10 after a brief but intense storm. Violations included

• cloth fences unmaintained and down
• lack of gravel pads at construction entrances
• unmaintained, clogged filters on stormsewer inlets

Especially noteworthy was the extremely dirty surface of the streets of Henry Mall. These inclined streets provide a straight shot for sediment to leave the site. The clogged inlet filters at the bottom of these streets, plus the mud on University Av, all attested to the dismal failure of erosion control at this site.

Henry Mall is covered with debris--will wash straight to the Lake.

Cloth dams facing Univ. Av are completely neglected.
Update 7/28: The black fabric is not a cloth dam.  Erosion control here was provided by a silt sock, which is buried by the fence under vegetation and sediment.  While we were wrong about the fence, the silt sock was breached in several places, so the end result is the same.  Since then, Findorff has added a second silt sock.

Filters on stormwater inlets are clogged, not maintained as required.

 See all the 7/7 photos here.

Enforcer of this permit (Permit Authority): City of Madison, Tim Troester, ttroester@cityofmadison.com
Permittee (the violator):  Wisconsin Division of State Facililties
Russ Van Gilder
russ.vangilder@wisconsin.gov

The DNR South Central Region stormwater program supervisor is James (Andy) Morton.
Laura Madsen is the DNR stormwater specialist who handles inspection of construction sites with stormwater permit coverage in Dane County.

Update: 7/27: The surface of Henry Mall was cleaner today that previously (photo below).