E. Gravel Pits

The Darby Creek Watershed contains several gravel pits.  Gravel pits when placed too close to a stream can have negative impacts on downstream water quality.  Union County has none in the watershed.  Shelly Materials is located near East Liberty in Logan County.  Moore’s Excavating Company and D and W Sand and Gravel are both located in Champaign County close to the edge of the watershed boundary.  Tuffco Sand and Gravel is near Plain City in Madison County.  Olen Corporation, located in Franklin County, is also on the Big Darby Creek but was shut down in 2003 and will be converted into a park by Franklin County Metroparks.  Pickaway County has the highest number of sand and gravel pits.  Darby Creek Excavating is in Muhlenburg Township, Roy M. Roush, and George Jingle Construction are all in Darby Township.  See Map 15 for gravel pit locations and the material mined. 

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