Best Practices for Erosion Control and Sedimentation when draining and dewatering pools!

Contractors and property owners must use best management practices for erosion control and sedimentation when draining and dewatering pools.

Draining pool water into canals, wetlands, the beach, and other tidal waters is not permitted. Contractors must use the best management practices from the Florida Stormwater Erosion and Sedimentation Control Inspector Manual for guidance. BMPs include using dewatering bags, hay bales, and silk fencing to slow down water, reduce scour and allow sediment to drop to mitigate impacts to our valuable waterways.

DO NOT CAUSE EROSION OR SEDIMENTATION INTO WATERWAYS OR STORMWATER SYSTEM

Install and maintain best management practices for erosion control and sedimentation throughout construction.

DO NOT DISCHARGE WATER INTO WATERWAYS OR THE BEACH

NOTICE: Under no circumstances shall any swimming pool or ground water be discharged either directly or indirectly onto the beach, or into canals, wetlands, or any other tidal waters. Discharge of pool water into waterways or the beach or Environmentally Critical Zone may be considered an irreparable and irreversible violation of Florida Statutes and Town Code with a penalty of up to $5,000 per violation.

DO NOT DISCHARGE CHLORINATED POOL WATER.

Disposal of swimming pool water: Prior to disposing of any swimming pool water, chlorine and bromine levels must be reduced by not adding chlorine or bromine for a least five (5) days or until levels are below 0.1 mg per liter.

Dechlorinated pool water can be discharged into roadside swales to allow for percolation of the water into the ground without any runoff to canals, beaches, wetlands, other tidal waters, or onto adjoining properties.

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