Bossier City, LA Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Threshold
- 1 acre or more of disturbed land
- Enforcing agency
- Director of public utilities
- Inspection interval
- Every 7-14 days, per BMP schedule
- First-offense fine
- $500.00 per day per offense
- Legal citation
- Bossier City Code Ch. 114, Art. IV
Summary
Bossier City requires erosion and sediment control best management practices on any construction site disturbing one acre or more of land. The director of public utilities administers the program, and violators face director-imposed fines starting at $500.00 per day.
Any construction activity located within the city that includes ground clearing, land grading, excavation, and other land disturbing activities, resulting in the disturbance of one acre or more of total land area, is subject to the requirements of this ordinance. ... Any operator and/or owner of a construction site shall use erosion and sediment BMP's to control and reduce the discharge of pollutants to the MS4 and to waters of the state. Sediment, silt, soil and other materials associated with clearing, grading, excavation and other construction activities shall be retained on site or captured by employing BMP's to the maximum extent practicable under prevailing circumstances. ... An operator and/or owner who willfully or negligently violates any provision of this article, or any other related laws or regulations shall be punished by a fine imposed by the director according to the following schedule of offences:(1)First offence: $500.00 per day per offence.(2)Second offence: $1,000.00 per day per offence.(3)Third offence: $1,500.00 per day per offence.
Full Breakdown
Under Article IV of Chapter 114, any construction activity in Bossier City that includes ground clearing, land grading, excavation or other land-disturbing work on one acre or more of total land area triggers the city's erosion and sediment control ordinance, including projects that are part of a larger common plan that will ultimately disturb an acre or more. Operators and owners must retain sediment, silt and soil on-site to the maximum extent practicable using best management practices (BMPs) covering waste control, ready-mix concrete washout areas, spill housekeeping and construction-entrance sediment tracking.
BMPs implemented at a site must be inspected at least once every seven days, or every 14 days between anticipated storm events, and within 24 hours after a storm of 0.5 inches or more. The director of public utilities administers the ordinance and may issue a written notice of violation (NOV); failure to comply becomes a separate violation for each day beyond the 30th day following the NOV, and the director can order work stopped immediately without first issuing an NOV. An operator or owner who willfully or negligently violates the article is fined on an escalating per-day, per-offense schedule set by the director, and the city may also bill the violator for its actual surveillance, sampling, abatement and remediation costs.
Violations & Fines
First offense costs $500.00 per day per offense, rising to $1,000.00 per day for a second offense and $1,500.00 per day for a third, all assessed by the director of public utilities. The city can also stop work immediately by posted written notice and recover its cleanup, inspection and remediation costs from the responsible operator or owner.
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