On Monday, July 15, starting at 8:00 am, Steve Vanko and about 11 neighbors on Monona Bay, and other people concerned about Madison’s lakes, picketed for nearly two hours at 1102 South Park Street.
Mary Jo Ola of WISC-TV interviews Steve Vanko
Showing posts with label construction site erosion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label construction site erosion. Show all posts
7/15/13
Citizens picket dirty construction site in Madison
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On Monday, July 15, starting at 8:00 am, Steve Vanko and about 11 neighbors on Monona Bay, and other people concerned about Madison’s lakes, picketed for nearly two hours at 1102 South Park Street.
They wanted to call attention to repeated pollution of Monona Bay, from the Ghidorzi Companies construction site, where they are picketing. They feel that response from officials--to 13 sediment spills--has been ineffective.
On Monday, July 15, starting at 8:00 am, Steve Vanko and about 11 neighbors on Monona Bay, and other people concerned about Madison’s lakes, picketed for nearly two hours at 1102 South Park Street.
7/14/13
Amazing regulatory failure--Monona Bay polluted 13 times by Ghidorzi
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This is a summary of the sediment spills into Monona Bay by construction at 1102 S. Park St., by the Ghidorzi Companies.
The demolition and construction progressed from May of 2012 to July of 2013. During that time, Steve Vanko and David Thompson documented--with the photos shown below--13 sediment spills to the bay, and one extreme dust incident.
These spills were the result of failure to follow many elements of the required erosion control plan, which we'll document elsewhere.
Since 1102 S. Park Street has contaminated soil,* and because soil particles carry phosphorus, muddy runoff from the site is real pollution.
This is a summary of the sediment spills into Monona Bay by construction at 1102 S. Park St., by the Ghidorzi Companies.
The demolition and construction progressed from May of 2012 to July of 2013. During that time, Steve Vanko and David Thompson documented--with the photos shown below--13 sediment spills to the bay, and one extreme dust incident.
These spills were the result of failure to follow many elements of the required erosion control plan, which we'll document elsewhere.
Since 1102 S. Park Street has contaminated soil,* and because soil particles carry phosphorus, muddy runoff from the site is real pollution.
3/12/13
Findorff Construction spreads litter on L. Mendota
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On Sunday March 10, Findorff was again unprepared for rain and thaw. The rain amounted to .93 inches, augmented by melting snow.
The area furthest from the lake had been recently excavated, but no erosion controls were visible along the fence.
Out on the ice of Lake Mendota, Findorff had been dumping snow excavated from the construction site. The dumping of snow was intentional--it was in large piles dropped by a power shovel.
On Sunday March 10, Findorff was again unprepared for rain and thaw. The rain amounted to .93 inches, augmented by melting snow.
The area furthest from the lake had been recently excavated, but no erosion controls were visible along the fence.
Out on the ice of Lake Mendota, Findorff had been dumping snow excavated from the construction site. The dumping of snow was intentional--it was in large piles dropped by a power shovel.
12/8/12
Construction ready to begin at Edgewater site
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This is a very steep site, with a high, caving bank over the lake. Let's hope Engineering is up the the challenge that erosion control will present! Trees are being cut.
Erosion control plans often "limit" sediment loss to no more than 7.5 tons/acre. For this 2-acre site, that would "allow" 15 tons of sediment to the lake, LEGALLY.
This is a very steep site, with a high, caving bank over the lake. Let's hope Engineering is up the the challenge that erosion control will present! Trees are being cut.
Erosion control plans often "limit" sediment loss to no more than 7.5 tons/acre. For this 2-acre site, that would "allow" 15 tons of sediment to the lake, LEGALLY.
12/4/12
Construction at Memorial Union litters the lake
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Construction along the shore of Lake Mendota--at the Memorial Union--have not been properly inspected for erosion control.
The University of Wisconsin is in violation of its erosion control permit for construction at the Memorial Union and Alumni Park on the waterfront.
The biggest problem is the required silt curtain, floating in the lake. Its problems are so obvious--that I wonder if anyone has been inspecting the erosion controls.
Construction along the shore of Lake Mendota--at the Memorial Union--have not been properly inspected for erosion control.
Boldt Construction & Terra Engineering are the contractorsThe biggest problem is the required silt curtain, floating in the lake. Its problems are so obvious--that I wonder if anyone has been inspecting the erosion controls.
5/23/12
5/4/12
A revved-up water cycle points to more severe weather
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The water cycle is a term for how water evaporates from the ocean, forms clouds that deliver rain to the land, and how that rain returns to the sea flowing in streams or through the ground.
And now a new study predicts that, because of global warming, the water cycle is going the get a big boost.
And now a new study predicts that, because of global warming, the water cycle is going the get a big boost.
4/26/12
The last "commons" in Madison
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The commons was an idea, descended from English custom. It was a common grazing ground near a village, where everyone could graze their cow. Early Boston had one.
The commons was an idea, descended from English custom. It was a common grazing ground near a village, where everyone could graze their cow. Early Boston had one.
The Boston Commons today
As the environmental movement ramped up in the 1960s, Garrett Hardin wrote an influential article, The Tragedy of the Commons. He described the process, at work in many places of public ownership, where lack of regulation leads to environmental abuse.
6/18/11
Sustainability at the UW in Madison
When I attended the recent New Urbanism conference at Monona Terrace on June 4, the UW had a display there, boasting about its sustainability.
That was a new one for me... so I decided to look into it.
That was a new one for me... so I decided to look into it.
6/17/11
Work on Secret Pond reconstrution begins
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Eroded channel of Manitou Creek, a bit upstream of Secret Pond. More photos
Update 6/21: According to Steve Glass, the project has begun with a misstep. The project's Chapter 30 permit requires that the heavy equipment coming to the project be clean of soil, to avoid introducing invasive species. The first bulldozer to arrive was dirty.Below is a letter sent to residents by Gary A. Brown, Director, Campus Planning and Landscape Architecture:
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