It's not only versatile but functional. Well, it's not. It's red clay and it can be used for everything from pottery to road bases, and the latter use has a South Walton man worried about its effect on the beach.
Red clay is used by private and public agencies as a road base.
It's legal for construction purposes, and there's a law regulating it. Such construction materials include but are not limited to red clay, yellow clay or sand. Brosco thinks the county is in violation and according to ordinance should remove the material he says is discoloring the sand. Ronnie Bell, Walton County's public works director, said if the county is creating a problem on the beaches, it would fix it. We want to preserve the white, sandy beaches.