From: HAMMOND Joni
Sent: Mon Jul 13 16:00:53 2015
To: YELTON-BRAM Tiffany; DECONCINI Nina
Subject: FW: Molalla Overflow Investigation Report
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-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Hansen [mailto:foxglovefarm@inbox.com]
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 3:58 PM
To: HAMMOND Joni
Subject: RE: Molalla Overflow Investigation Report
Joni, while DEQ is not in charge of Molalla's drinking water inspections and reports, here's a report I found hung on the message board of the Molalla Post Office (Molalla didn't post to its website so far). It notes three reporting violations for late reports to the Oregon Health Authority. My point is that there seems to be a huge systemic problem with Molalla public works having any respect for honest, on time reporting, whether it is DEQ or the OHA. All the talk about "working to get them to comply" is just so far talk with no teeth. Otherwise there would not be all these late/inaccurate reports. http://www.cityofmolalla.com/sites/default/files/fileattachments/public_works/page/651/annual_water_report_2014.pdf
Susan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hammond.joni@deq.state.or.us
> Sent: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 22:44:28 +0000
> To: foxglovefarm@inbox.com
> Subject: RE: Molalla Overflow Investigation Report
>
> Thank you Susan:
> Joni
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan Hansen [mailto:foxglovefarm@inbox.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 12:39 PM
> To: HAMMOND Joni
> Subject: Molalla Overflow Investigation Report
>
> Dear Joni,
>
> I just received this report about Molalla's raw sewage spill. What is
> disturbing is the delay in reporting to DEQ that sewage reached the
> creek. I find the interactions between public work staff in Molalla
> questionable to put it politely. It is one thing to have a problem but
> failure to promptly disclose the WHOLE STORY is not acceptable.
>
> Please compare this incident with the 2007 spill - at least the plant
> operator had the courage to tell the whole truth immediately to DEQ.
> Otherwise, it seems little progress has been made in creating a sewage
> treatment plant with procedures and alarm systems that can be trusted.
>
> I will be very interested to see what DEQ does about this recent
> "incident". Also note that until I asked 9 or 10 days after the spill
> about notification of neighbors there was no notification. It was only
> triggered after I wrote to Tiffany to say that downstream neighbors on
> a shallow well had not been notified. As with the E.coli lack of
> notification, I believe DEQ failed on notification. I just talked to
> the Oregon Health Authority about that E.coli issue and OHA rep agreed
> DEQ should have notified the community about E.coli counts in Creamery Creek.
> Apparently in the spill, DEQ didn't even bother to question Molalla
> about direct notification until I raised the issue.
>
> Sincerely,
> Susan Hansen
> Bear Creek Recovery