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What Explains the Incidence of the Use of a Common Sediment Control on Lots with Houses Under Construction?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Scott R. Templeton ,
William T. Sessions ,
Liv M. Haselbach ,
Wallace A. Campbell  and
John C. Hayes
Scott R. Templeton
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Economics and Statistics, Clemson University
William T. Sessions
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Economics and Statistics, Clemson University
Liv M. Haselbach
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Economics and Statistics, Clemson University
Wallace A. Campbell
Affiliation:
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University
John C. Hayes
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Clemson University
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Abstract

To analyze compliance with one aspect of the regulation of stormwater discharge, we estimate a random-utility model of the probability that a builder uses a silt fence to control sediments on a lot with a house under construction in an urbanizing county of South Carolina. The probability increases if the builder is responsible to the subdivision's developer or if a homeowners association exists. The probability also increases as the cost to install a silt fence decreases or the number of houses under construction per built house in a subdivision increases. The results can help county officials target inspection to improve compliance.

Keywords

compliance with regulationerosion and sediment controlfilter fabricmanagement of stormwater runoffrandom-utility modelsilt fencestorm water pollution prevention planQ01Q24Q53Q58
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 42 , Issue 1 , February 2010 , pp. 57 - 68
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2010

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