Get proactive by making training in erosion control a condition of road construction permits. Approach has been suggested to St. Johns River Water Management District. Fish and habitat are protected. Lakes and streams are clear instead of resembling chocolate milk. Citizen complaints and follow-up inspections are reduced.
Expensive fill stays on the construction site rather than washing away.
Construction companies avoid monetary penalties. DEP deals with problems proactively rather than after the damage is done. Hard to define and measure. Improving practices at the yards may not solve the results of past practices. Joint effort by all DEP regulatory programs.