From: YELTON-BRAM Tiffany
Sent: Fri Jan 30 14:13:57 2015
To: AERNE Melissa; ARMSTRONG Ken; BOYARSHINOVA Lia; DANAB Marcia; FLYNT Jennifer; SVELUND Greg; THOMPSON Michele; WHITE Brian
Cc: DECONCINI Nina
Subject: FW: Feds reject Oregon's coastal pollution plan, will impose financial sanctions | OregonLive.com
Importance: Normal
Hello
If Ms House from the Oregonian follows up to ask about Molalla, Coleman Ranch, or Bear Creek Recovery, please refer her to me.
Thank you.
Tiffany Yelton Bram
WQ Source Control Manager
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
2020 SW 4th Ave., Suite 150
Portland OR 97201
Desk 503 229 5219
Mobile 503 975 0046
This spring, DEQ's Northwest Region Office will be moving to a new location - the 700 Lloyd Building at 700 NE Multnomah St., Suite #600, Portland, OR 97232. The target date for operating at the new location is May 26th, 2015.
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Hansen [mailto:foxglovefarm@inbox.com]
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 12:18 PM
To: HAMMOND Joni; DECONCINI Nina
Cc: YELTON-BRAM Tiffany; khouse@oregonian.com
Subject: FW: Feds reject Oregon's coastal pollution plan, will impose financial sanctions | OregonLive.com
Dear Joni and Nina,
I think this rejection speaks to my ongoing concerns that Oregon DEQ is not meeting the need to move far faster to violations and then to fines for violators. Whether it is pollution at the coast or pollution around Molalla (like the E.coli at Coleman Ranch), DEQ has not been vigorous enough at enforcement. I hope you will be working to correct this problem because the article notes that Oregon's plan is the only one rejected to date. It is a sad state when multiple citizen groups have to sue to enforce what DEQ should be doing all along. It's crystal clear that "asking" and "hoping" and "encouraging" is not enough to protect our environment. It may not be fun to levy fines but that's about the only thing violators understand. It's been since May 2014 that the first of three elevated E.coli counts came at Creamery Creek and again no DEQ notice has even gone to our community.
Sincerely,
Susan Hansen
Bear Creek Recovery
-----Original Message-----
From: foxglovefarm@molalla.net
Sent: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 11:51:28 -0800
To: foxglovefarm@inbox.com
Subject: Feds reject Oregon's coastal pollution plan, will impose financial sanctions | OregonLive.com