Muddy Water from Construction Sites

Poorly planned and implemented development can pollute waterbodies by allowing exposed sediment to be washed off by rainfall events; choking wildlife and degrading water quality.

What to do:

• Take pictures to document evidence if possible

• Do not trespass onto the site.

• Note any sediment leaving a construction site onto roads etc.
• Note areas of a site where severe erosion is occurring.
• Note any damage or poorly maintained structures such as silt fences, which are supposed to be controlling sediment.
• Record any changes the sediment has had on nearby waterways.
• Find more information on: www.getthedirtout.org

Who to contact:

To report an incident of construction site runoff, contact your local authorities first.

If the local authorities can not be contacted, or does not respond to the construction site runoff problem, contact your district office of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division:

District Compliance Offices:
Atlanta: 404-362-2671
Cartersville: 770-387-4900
Athens: 706-369-6376
Macon: 478-751-6612
Columbus: 706-562-1571
Augusta: 706-792-7744
Savannah: 912-353-3225
Brunswick: 912-264-7284
Albany: 229-430-4144

Also, please report the problem to Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper staff using our online form, and/or you contact our staff directly:

Jason Ulseth: 404-352-9828 x16

You can also contact the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission to request an investigation and site visit.