You own a construction company and you are having a
very busy season. The demand for new homes is higher than ever before.
Many of your hired construction workers have been sick recently and
unable to come to work. You know that you are supposed to put up silt
fencing around the construction site to reduce the amount of sediment
that is washed off the site into local streams and rivers. Putting up
the fencing is time consuming and you are short staffed. You decide
to continue work on the building without the fencing in place.
- What are the negative effects of high amounts of
sediment in a stream?
- What law are you violating by not putting up silt
fencing?
- What agency would someone call if they wished to
report you?
