From: Susan Hansen
Sent: Thu Sep 28 13:34:00 2017
To: YELTON-BRAM Tiffany; DONNELLY Jennifer; HOWARD Gordon; YELTON-BRAM Tiffany; DECONCINI Nina; gail.e.curtis@odot.state.or.us
Subject: RE: Agency grant money for Molalla's Wastewater Facility & Collection System Master Plan?b Importance: Normal
Thanks for the DEQ input Tiffany. I hope all the agencies understand that if and when any public money is given to Molalla to do any "plans", they absolutely require diverse public input. It is my understanding that DLCD has not granted any money for this "master plan", either. Any agency that would allow that kind of restrictive participation language would be violating Goal One, since far more people than just those who live and invest inside the city limits are affected by the wastewater problems/ disposal. Bear Creek Recovery looks forward to making comments at hearings regarding official plans.
I hope you noted the new BCR public records request - it could have been more targeted if DEQ had answered the questions about what kind of documents have been exchanged recently. We look forward to see what kind of progress is being made toward bringing Molalla into compliance with the Clean Water Act.
Sincerely,
Susan Hansen
Bear Creek Recovery
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From: tiffany.yelton-bram@state.or.us
Sent: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 20:13:56 +0000
To: foxglovefarm@inbox.com, jennifer.donnelly@state.or.us, gordon.howard@state.or.us, tiffany.yelton-bram@state.or.us, nina.deconcini@state.or.us, gail.e.curtis@odot.state.or.us
Subject: RE: Agency grant money for Molalla's Wastewater Facility & Collection System Master Plan?
Susan,
DEQ has not provided money to Molalla to develop their Wastewater Facility & Collection System Master Plan. DEQ has asked, and intends to use an enforceable document to require, that the Master Plan cover the content we need in a Facility Plan. A Facility Plan is a document that communicates upgrades or replacements of wastewater treatment technology at sewage treatment plants in enough detail to allow for DEQ review and approval. A Facility Plan is also used to apply for loans from organizations that lend to municipalities for infrastructure repair and replacement. The development of Facility Plan does not require the establishment of a project advisory committee.
During the approval of Molalla’s Biosolids Management Plan, DEQ put the document out on public notice, held a hearing to collect oral comments and accepted written comment.
Tiffany Yelton Bram
WQ Source Control Manager
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
700 NE Multnomah St., Suite #600
Portland OR 97232
Desk 503 229 5219
Mobile 503 975 0046
From: Susan Hansen [mailto:foxglovefarm@inbox.com]
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 9:13 AM
To: DONNELLY Jennifer <jennifer.donnelly@state.or.us>; HOWARD Gordon <gordon.howard@state.or.us>; YELTON-BRAM Tiffany <tiffany.yelton-bram@state.or.us>; DECONCINI Nina <nina.deconcini@state.or.us>; gail.e.curtis@odot.state.or.us
Cc: rbarros@tfff.org
Subject: Agency grant money for Molalla's Wastewater Facility & Collection System Master Plan?
Dear State officials,
Have any of your agencies - ODOT, DLCD and/or DEQ - granted money to Molalla to conduct a "project advisory committee" (link below) for a Wastewater Facility & Collection System Master Plan? If so, please direct me to the grant application.
Molalla disposes all of its wastewater on rural lands and in the Molalla River, it deposits biosolids on local lands so its wastewater/sludge disposal affects a wide area, yet its proposed committee expressly excludes any local rural stakeholder with concerns about groundwater, local creeks and the Molalla River from participating in this effort.
Groups like Molalla River Watch, Native Fish Society, Pudding River Watershed Council, Bear Creek Recovery and many rural citizens have concerns about Molalla's ongoing failure to comply with its NPEDS permit and the Clean Water Act. Please keep this in mind next time Molalla applies for grants, since it is yet another example of Molalla's disregard for Goal One, broad citizen involvement. Here is the language of the proposed committee application as found on Molalla's website:
“To qualify for the PAC you must be a resident of Molalla, property owner within the City limits, property owner within the Urban Growth Boundary, business owner within the City, or representative of an organization or interest group based within the City of Molalla."
Susan Hansen
Bear Creek Recovery