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Hall considers easing rules for erosion control on construction sites

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.

07272020 EROSION 2 — 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.

Hall County is proposing to allow more land to be disturbed at any given time during construction projects, which some believe will negatively affect Lake Lanier.