Every buffer violation reported to Buffer Watch gets a tracking number and a permanent row on this page — including whether EPD ever assigned it a CTS complaint number, and how long that took. Agencies can lose a complaint. A public log doesn't forget.
Want to see what happens after a complaint gets a CTS number? See CTS Watch — seventeen Gilmer County buffer complaints followed from filing to outcome, in the State's own words.
How this log works. Reports come in through the report form. We verify the basics, withhold the reporter's name, and post the report here with a BW number. When EPD assigns a CTS number, we add it. Status reflects the most recent information reported to us; corrections are welcome and posted. No-names policy: this log documents disturbances, locations, and waterways — it never publishes the names of individuals, contractors, companies, or property owners, and any submission naming a person is edited before posting or not posted at all. Buffer enforcement is about the activity, not the actor — that is how the statute itself works. This is citizen documentation, not an official government record.
BW #
Reported
County
Stream / River
What was reported
Reported to
CTS #
Days to CTS #
Status
More reports will appear here as they are filed and verified — file yours.
Got a CTS number, a site visit, a closure letter — or a correction? Send it here. Use the same email address you filed the original report with, and include the update code from your BW confirmation email; we verify both before the log changes.