Erosion controls are required on all construction over 1 acre under the MDEQ Construction General Permit. Rankin's rolling terrain and sandy-loam soils erode quickly; silt fence, stabilized entrances, and weekly inspections are mandatory.
Rankin County's rolling topography east of the Pearl River - from Brandon up through Grants Ferry and Reservoir-area ridges - combines sandy loam and clay soils that erode readily when disturbed. Erosion and sediment control is required under the MDEQ Construction General Permit for any disturbance of one acre or more, and municipal codes in Brandon, Pearl, Flowood, and Richland apply similar requirements during grading permit review at smaller thresholds. Required BMPs include silt fencing on down-gradient perimeters, stabilized construction entrances (washed rock pad), inlet protection, straw wattles or compost logs at catch basins, and seeding or mulching of exposed slopes within 14 days of temporary work cessation. The operator must conduct weekly self-inspections plus an inspection after every rainfall of 0.5 inches or greater, with records retained for three years. Sediment reaching Pelahatchie Creek, the Pearl River, or Ross Barnett Reservoir triggers heightened MDEQ enforcement because of source-water protection.
Missing or failed erosion controls: MDEQ Notice of Violation plus $1,000-$25,000 per day. Sediment discharge to Reservoir or Pearl River: separate Clean Water Act violation with federal exposure. Inspection record failures: administrative penalties.
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