From: Susan Hansen

Sent: Mon Sep 21 13:21:17 2015

To: DECONCINI Nina; HAMMOND Joni

Subject: Molalla PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST: Clean water act lawsuit cost accounting

Importance: Normal

Attachments: PIR - Expense Incurred By Bearcreek Recovery Response September 21, 2015.pdf;

 

Dear Joni and Nina,

 

Please read the attached document for the cost Molalla incurred "defending" itself in our Clean Water Act lawsuit. Sadly, Molalla spent months racking up huge legal fees instead of immediately trying to settle.

 

I think DEQ should note that Molalla, always struggling with insolvency, would have been better off if DEQ had strongly enforced the rules - violation letters had no effect on practices in Molalla and DEQ's constant hope that Molalla would come into compliance was pretty worthless. It should not take years of free work by citizens to document and enforce the rules that DEQ decided not to make a fuss about - like yearly I&I and failing to fine for recycled water run off events or failure to remove biosolids on a regular basis. Molalla could perhaps have been over a half a million dollars richer if DEQ was stronger at demanding compliance.

 

I hope DEQ works much harder to make places like Molalla comply with the letter of the Clean Water Act. At least for the next 3 1/2 years our consent decree will require public disclosure of reports and will require an escrow account for violations that we can enforce. It is a shame we can't trust DEQ to do the work it is supposedly tasked to do.

 

Sincerely,

Susan Hansen

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: rjhironimus@inbox.com

Sent: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:11:32 -0800

To: foxglovefarm@inbox.com

Subject: FW: RE: PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST: Clean water act lawsuit cost accounting

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: cityrecorder@cityofmolalla.com

Sent: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:51:34 -0700 (PDT)

To: rjhironimus@inbox.com, cityrecorder@molalla.net, penni@molalla.net

Subject: RE: PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST: Clean water act lawsuit cost accounting

 

Mr. Hironimus:

Attached is the city’s response per Dan Huff. If you would like to proceed with the request a deposit of $1,200.00 will need to be received before we can begin processing.

Thank you,

Sadie

Sadie Cramer

City Recorder, MMC

City of Molalla

Cityrecorder@cityofmolalla.com

PH |503.829.6855 Ext. 291

From: randy hironimus [mailto:rjhironimus@inbox.com]

Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 9:44 AM

To: Sadie Cramer <cityrecorder@molalla.net>; penni@molalla.net

Cc: psavage@molallapioneer.com

Subject: PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST: Clean water act lawsuit cost accounting

City of Molalla,

 

Find attached a public information request for a cost accounting to date of charges to the City of Molalla for the Clean Water Act Bear Creek Recovery/ Crag Law lawsuit.

 

Randy Hironimus


 

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