Erosion and sediment control in St. Johns 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 the district's coastal waters and wetlands.
St. Johns County's sandy barrier dunes, Intracoastal shoreline, and the Guana Tolomato Matanzas estuary make sediment control essential. The Environmental Resource Permit issued by the St. Johns River 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's turbidity standard limits discharge to receiving waters. The county enforces its own clearing and erosion provisions for the development it permits, and work near the coast adds state and federal wetland oversight.
Clearing or grading that discharges turbid runoff or sediment into St. Johns 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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