From: HAMMOND Joni
Sent: Tue Sep 23 19:45:22 2014
To: DECONCINI Nina; YELTON-BRAM Tiffany
Subject: FW: RE: I and I report for Molalla
Importance: Normal
Attachments: I& I-2013-report.pdf; Tiffany and Nina: I would to see a draft response for me to send tomorrow. I would like to send a reply back to Susan no later than Thursday morning. I would also like to have a conversation about the allegations below. Thanks Joni From: Susan Hansen [mailto:foxglovefarm@inbox.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 1:33 PM To: HAMMOND Joni Subject: FW: RE: I and I report for Molalla Dear Joni, We have ongoing concerns, as you know, about DEQ's failure to hold Molalla to the highest standards on their wastewater issues. Below is a message from Tiffany about this year's I&I report. First, in past years Molalla failed to even file a report - your employee Lyle questioned why two years of reports didn't get filed and Molalla wrote that it was short of money. Lyle actually accepted that excuse. This year a report was due in March and it was not filed on time because Tiffany noted that. Now Tiffany notes that whatever this is dated in 2013 isn't up to expectations. So is this actually what was accepted for the March 2014 report? Or is it what was sent in 2013 and still no 2014 report has been filed as required in March 2014 because I see nothing in this package dated 2014. How many more chances does Molalla get with DEQ before it is REQUIRED to do things correctly? Why do years go by with DEQ accepting no or shoddy reports? Aside from the damage it does to the environment and to the failure to fix failing infrastructure, Molalla is an insult to all the cities that follow the rules and do things correctly. Not being able to afford to do things right is not an excuse. Loss of staff can't be an excuse. Sincerely, Susan Hansen Bear Creek Recovery -----Original Message----- From: yelton-bram.tiffany@deq.state.or.us Sent: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 01:12:13 +0000 Subject: RE: I and I report for Molalla Hi Susan I am attaching what they have sent to date. We are meeting with the new public works director, Jennifer Cline, next week and we’ve communicated expectations for future I&I reports that should provide more concise and thorough reporting. The person who scanned it did it upside down. You may wish to print it and then arrange the pages for reading. Tiffany Yelton Bram Water Quality Source Control Section Manager Water Quality Program, NW Region Oregon Department of Environmental Quality 2020 SW 4th Ave., Suite 150 Portland OR 97201-4987 desk 503 229 5219 mobile 503 975 0046 From: Susan Hansen [mailto:foxglovefarm@inbox.com] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 5:57 PM To: YELTON-BRAM Tiffany Subject: I and I report for Molalla Dear Tiffany, I have made several requests to you about whether or not Molalla has filed an I and I report for this year. You had told me that it was not filed on time in March 2014 because they lost their public works manager. You also said recently you would check to see if it was submitted yet and would let me know. I would appreciate an answer - did they file an I and I report late or is it still not filed? Thanks, Susan Hansen Bear Creek Recovery