Monday, August 2, 2010

Violations by Ellis Stone Construction of Stevens Point

On the Ellis website: "Ellis is committed to Green building practices."  "Our team is well versed in sustainable design and construction...."  "We are a proud member of the U.S. Green Building Council."

But at an out-of-the-way site, where inspection is unlikely, the story is different.

At Wildcat Mountain State Park, a new entrance station is under construction by Ellis Stone Construction of Stevens Point.

The fence failed in about four places, spilling much sediment down steep slopes in two directions. The sediment fence was poorly designed--one fence cannot handle this large and steep disturbed area.


In nearby Viroqua, rain of 1.06 inches was recorded on 7/28; 0.36 inches on 7/24; and 1.84 inches on 7/22.   The fence failure probably occurred during the big storm on 7/22.  If this is true, then the fence has gone at least 11 days without repair (7/22-8/2).  And that's assuming Ellis plans to repair it when work resumes on Monday, 8/2.


Poor erosion control elsewhere on site led to a large gully forming in the drive approaching the new building, dumping gravel down a steep slope towards the Kickapoo River.  Likewise, this has gone unrepaired for many days, through several subsequent rains.

Breach in silt fence--unrepaired long enough for new grass to grow.

It's bad enough that poor design allowed the erosion control measures to fail in the first place, harming a State Park.  But the failure to follow up and fix the problems within 24 hours represents serious negligence.

See all the photos here.

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