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DRAFT Storm Water Management and Urban 661 Sediment Pollution Abatement S stems 927.05 (6) Working in or crossing streams. (A) Streams including bed and banks shall be restabilized immediately after in-channel work is completed, interrupted, or stopped. To the extent practicable, construction vehicles shall be kept out of streams. Where in-channel work is necessary, precautions shall be taken to stabilize the work area during construction to minimize erosion. (B) If a live (wet) stream must be crossed by construction vehicles regularly during construction, a temporary stream crossing shall be provided. (C) No soil, rock, debris, or any other material shall be dumped or placed into a water resource or into such proximity that it may slough, slip, or erode into a water resource unless such dumping or placing is authorized by the approving authority and, when applicable, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Ohio EPA, for such purposes as, but not limited to, constructing bridges, culverts, and erosion control structures. (7) Construction access routes. Measures shall be taken to prevent soil is transported by vehicle tracking onto surfaces where runoff is not checked by sediment controls, or onto public roads. Such measures may include tire wash-off utilizing a temporary or permanent water supply connection or tanker truck, and temporary paved construction roadways or, loading and unloading areas. If soil is transported onto a public road surface, the roads shall be cleaned thoroughly at the end of each day, or more frequently if public safety dictates. Soil shall be removed from paved surfaces by shoveling or sweeping and street washing. Street washing shall be utilized only after soil has been removed by shoveling or sweeping. All wash-off from street washing shall be intercepted by an approved sediment control facility. (8) Underground utility construction. The construction of underground utility lines shall be subject to the following criteria: (A) Trenches shall remain open for no more than five (5) days. (B) Trench dewatering devices shall discharge in a manner approved by the plan of the City Engineer and shall not adversely affect waters of the City and the State of Ohio or off-site property. (9) Sloughing and dum^ping. (A) No soil, rock debris, or any other material shall be dumped or placed into waters of the City of North Olmsted and State of Ohio or into such proximity that it may readily slough, slip or erode into waters of the City of North Olmsted and the State of Ohio unless such dumping or placing is authorized by the City Engineer, and when applicable, the Army Corps of Engineers, for such purpose as, but not limited to, constructing bridges, culverts, and erosion control structures. (B) Unstable soils prone to slipping or landsliding shall not be graded, excavated, filled or have loads imposed upon them unless the work is done in accordance with a qualified professional engineer's recommendations to correct, eliminate, or adequately address the problems. 2006 Replacement