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County to hear comments, vote on erosion rules Thursday

Water filled with sediment rushes from a construction site in Hall County into Lake Lanier. A rule change could allow more dirt to be disturbed at a time, which Lake Lanier advocates worry could further harm Lanier. Photo courtesy Dale Caldwell of the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.

07252020 erosion 1 — Water filled with sediment rushes from a construction site in Hall County into Lake Lanier. A rule change could allow more dirt to be disturbed at a time, which Lake Lanier advocates worry could further harm Lanier. Photo courtesy Dale Caldwell of the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.

The Hall County Board of Commissioners is set to vote Thursday on new rules regulating erosion and sedimentation on construction sites, rules that have drawn concern from environmental groups.