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CONSTRUCTION SITE

RIVER PROTECTION CHECKLIST

• Are natural features (e.g. trees wetlands, streams) protected with fencing or other barriers? Is there vegetation surrounding the edge of waterways?
• Is construction being conductedin phases to minimize erosion?
• Are storm drain inlets protected?
• Is bare soil covered with straw, mulch, or fabric?
• Are slopes graded or terraced to prevent soil erosion?
• Are site exits covered with gravel to keep soil on site?
• Are there silt fences (black material) installed around the site?
• Do the silt fences prevent soil from leaving the site?

If you answered NO to any of the above, this construction site may be in violation of IEPA permits and local ordinances.

Don't forget, you have the right to see the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. Your help is needed to report violations.

Please bevigilant.

Constriction Sites. Stormwater Pollution, and You:

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

To comply with IPA regulations, any construction site greater than one acre must develop and implement a Stormwater Pollution Prevention

Plan. This plan describes the steps the contractor will follow to prevent loose soil from leaving the site and ending up in our rivers.

Unfortunately, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency does not have the resources to adequately review these plans or monitor sites

to ensure that plans are followed. It is up to local citizens to enforce these laws. If you are concerned about runoff from a construction

site, request a copy of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan from the developer. These documents must be made available

to citizens.

Contact your city officials and local EPA field office to report violations.