Erosion and sediment control in Bay County runs through the Environmental Resource Permit. Under Fla. Stat. §373.413, land clearing and construction that alters a stormwater system must control sediment so it does not harm St. Andrew Bay and Gulf waters.
Bay County's sugar-white barrier dunes, the St. Andrew Bay shoreline, and its seagrass beds make sediment control essential. The Environmental Resource Permit from the Northwest Florida Water Management District, under Fla. Stat. §373.413 and Chapter 62-330, Florida Administrative Code, requires best management practices during construction: silt fence, stabilized entrances, turbidity barriers, and prompt stabilization of bare soil. The state turbidity standard caps how much cloudier a discharge may leave receiving waters. The county enforces its own clearing and erosion provisions for the development it permits. Post-Hurricane Michael rebuilding and land clearing keep erosion control an active concern, and work near the bay or wetlands adds state and federal oversight.
Clearing or grading that discharges turbid runoff or sediment into Bay County waters without required erosion controls violates the ERP and state water-quality rules, bringing District enforcement, stop-work orders, and restoration.
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