FW: City Drainage Problem

From: Dan Zinder

Sent: Mon Apr 22 08:41:18 2019

To: waynesei@clackamas.us

Cc: Gerald Fisher; Andy Peters

Subject: FW: City Drainage Problem

Importance: Normal

Good Morning, Wayne,

Per the below email, we’re looking for any plumbing review/permitting information you may have for 803 Toliver RD in Molalla. I’ve attached a property report with additional info on the property.

Thank you,

Dan Z

From: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>

Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 7:32 AM

To: Dan Zinder <dzinder@cityofmolalla.com>

Cc: Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com>

Subject: Fw: City Drainage Problem

Hi Dan,

Can you contact the County regarding the storm system for the White's. They live at the end of the easement drive with the gate on it next to Toliver Estates. The County should have a plumbing review and inspection of it connected to the storm system on Toliver Road or to a drywell onsite. They may have their rain drains connected and then installed a foundation drain pump and did not connect it to their rain drain system.

Let me know what you find out. If they are not connected to either and are illegally discharging onto their neighbors property then we will need to draft a code enforcement letter asking them to correct. First step is to determine what the status of their system is at this point. Thanks.

Gerald

From: Gerald Fisher

Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 7:27 AM

To: Gabe Shrock

Subject: Re: City Drainage Problem

Hi Mr. Shrock,

I'm away at a conference this week but will have my staff look into it. If the White's are not connected to a storm system then they are required to connect to a dry well system on their property. We will get back to you when we have confirmed what type of system they have have contacted them to resolve the issue. Thank you for contacting me and letting me know about your drainage issue.

Regards,

Gerald Fisher, Public Works Director

From: Gabe Shrock <shem42@gmail.com>

Sent: Monday, April 15, 2019 3:49 PM

To: Gerald Fisher

Subject: City Drainage Problem

Dear Mr. Fisher,

My name is Gabe Shrock. I live in Molalla at 741 Trinity Court, in the Trinity Estates subdivision. I stopped by city hall last week to figure out how I should talk to and I was given your name. I believe you are aware of some of the problems the Trinity Estates HOA has had with the neighboring homeowners, Pete and Bev White. I am having a new issue and am hoping you or someone at the city would be able to help. The Whites have directed a lot of rain water from their backyard onto my property. I believe they have a sump pump in their backyard that pumps it onto mine. You can hear the pump turn on even when it is not raining and see a flow of water onto my property. As far as I understand city code, they are not allowed to pump water onto my property. Especially since their house is brand new and should follow all current city codes. It is to my understanding that the water must be dealt with on their own property. They should have it pumped into the storm drain system. During a rain storm, my driveway gets a lot of extra water and dirt washing onto it. They also added asphalt and bark chips to tract B (which is owned by the HOA), without getting permission, which created more flooding along my fence line. Now my water meter is 6" under water to the top of the concrete box during a rain storm. The Whites were asked about the drainage problem by the HOA and were unwilling to help solve the problem. Is there something the city can do to help? I have attached some pictures to show what I am talking about. You can see the trench that is created from the water flowing from their backyard into mine. The video shows water flowing into my yard when it is not even raining. I would be willing to meet someone out there and show what I am talking about or feel free to call me at 503-710-7610.

Sincerely,

Gabe Shrock