Dear Nina and Tiffany,
See below. Is DEQ considering these discharge events not to be violations of the permit? If so why are they not violations of the permit?
Susan Hansen
Bear Creek Recovery
From: "Mark P. Strandberg" <MStrandberg@ringbenderlaw.com>
Subject: BCR v. Molalla
Date: July 5, 2017 at 4:20:14 PM PDT
To: "maura@crag.org" <maura@crag.org>
Cc: "J.W. Ring" <jwring@ringbenderlaw.com>, "dhuff@cityofmolalla.com" <dhuff@cityofmolalla.com>, "Gerald Fisher (gfisher@cityofmolalla.com)" <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>
Maura:
We are writing this email to notify you that, due to the substantial rainfall this spring, the City of Molalla discharged fully treated wastewater to the Molalla River from May 22-June 1, and again from June 14-26. Because this was done to avoid overtopping the lagoons and the severe property and environmental damage that would follow, we believe this bypass does not constitute a violation of the permit, so the City will not be making a stipulated payment at this time. Should DEQ determine otherwise, a stipulated payment will be made and notification will be provided to you at that time.
Best,
Mark
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