From: Susan Hansen

Sent: Thu Nov 03 13:09:41 2016

To: YELTON-BRAM Tiffany; YELTON-BRAM Tiffany; DECONCINI Nina

Subject: RE: Enforcement letters to Molalla issued yet?

Importance: Normal

 

OK, I will stop bothering you and expect to get a notice from you when they go out. Thanks! Susan

 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: tiffany.yelton-bram@state.or.us

> Sent: Thu, 3 Nov 2016 19:07:41 +0000

> To: foxglovefarm@inbox.com, tiffany.yelton-bram@state.or.us,

> nina.deconcini@state.or.us

> Subject: RE: Enforcement letters to Molalla issued yet?

>

> Susan

> I have asked our Office of Compliance and Enforcement twice this week

> for a date when the letters, which are penalties and orders, will go out.

> My promise to you is that I will let you know when I know that they have

> been sent.

> Tiffany

>

>

>

> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

>

>

> -------- Original message --------

> From: Susan Hansen <foxglovefarm@inbox.com>

> Date: 11/3/16 11:59 AM (GMT-08:00)

> To: YELTON-BRAM Tiffany <tiffany.yelton-bram@state.or.us>, DECONCINI Nina

> <nina.deconcini@state.or.us>

> Subject: Enforcement letters to Molalla issued yet?

>

> Dear Tiffany and Nina,

>

> Could you please update us on whether or not the enforcement letters have

> been issued and the titles of those letters if they are issued. Thanks,

> Susan

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: foxglovefarm@inbox.com

> Sent: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 11:05:52 -0800

> To: tiffany.yelton-bram@state.or.us

> Subject: RE: Molalla premature discharge into Molalla River Oct to date

> public information request

>

> Dear Tiffany,

>

> Have the two Penalty/Enforcement letters been issued yet and if they have

> what titles do I use to do a request? If they have not, when are they

> expected since they are running later than you expected. I know it is not

> your department. Susan

>

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: tiffany.yelton-bram@state.or.us

> Sent: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 16:52:44 +0000

> To: foxglovefarm@inbox.com

> Subject: RE: Molalla premature discharge into Molalla River Oct to date

> public information request

>

>

> Hi Susan

>

> To change the dates that the city can discharge would first require a

> change to the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) document for the

> Molalla/Pudding River and then a modification to the permit. Revision to

> the TMDL is not planned at this time. Whether a future revision of the

> TMDL could come up with an option that allows discharges at different

> times of year would have to be created as part of the TMDL process. TMDL

> development involves consultation with other agencies and a public

> process.

>

> Tiffany

>

>

>

> From: Susan Hansen [mailto:foxglovefarm@inbox.com]

> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 9:45 AM

> To: YELTON-BRAM Tiffany

> Subject: RE: Molalla premature discharge into Molalla River Oct to date

> public information request

>

>

>

> Thanks. I have one question - I saw Fisher say that the city wants to

> revise its discharge dates into the Molalla River that are part of their

> permit. I would assume that is not a path open to them or is that under

> discussion? Susan

>

>

>

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From:

> tiffany.yelton-bram@state.or.us<mailto:tiffany.yelton-bram@state.or.us>

> Sent: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 16:30:22 +0000

> To: foxglovefarm@inbox.com<mailto:foxglovefarm@inbox.com>

> Subject: RE: Molalla premature discharge into Molalla River Oct to date

> public information request

>

> Here are scanned documents to complete your records request. The

> documents are in order from newest to oldest.

>

>

>

> 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

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> Mobile 503 975 0046

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> From: Susan Hansen [mailto:foxglovefarm@inbox.com]

> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 1:23 PM

> To: YELTON-BRAM Tiffany

> Subject: RE: Molalla premature discharge into Molalla River Oct to date

> public information request

>

>

>

> Hi Tiffany, all I am seeking is info about the premature discharge issues

> - the emails between the city and DEQ that addressed the "need" to

> discharge in Oct 2016 instead of waiting till the legal Nov. 1 date and

> reports about the quality of water that has been prematurely discharged

> - has that water from the start of the premature discharge been processed

> to meet the river discharge standards? That should not be too much. Sorry

> if I was not clear. Susan Hansen Bear Creek Recovery

>

>

>

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From:

> tiffany.yelton-bram@state.or.us<mailto:tiffany.yelton-bram@state.or.us>

> Sent: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 19:58:49 +0000

> To: foxglovefarm@inbox.com<mailto:foxglovefarm@inbox.com>

> Subject: RE: Molalla premature discharge into Molalla River Oct to date

> public information request

>

> Hello Susan

>

> I am working on your request and want to clarify my understanding of the

> request. Do you want all the discharge data and emails and letters

> between DEQ and Molalla only about the topic of discharge to the Molalla

> River prior to the Nov 1 date (so about discharging early this year) or

> do you want discharge data and emails/letters between DEQ and Molalla

> that occurred before November 1 of this year? If the latter, how far do

> you want to go back? After re-reading your request, I was concerned that

> I might be misinterpreting it. I may need to do a fee estimate and

> subtract the fee from your waiver so once you have clarified this for me,

> I will let you know if you should expect to see a waiver. If so, I’ll

> need you to sign it and send or scan back.

>

> Thanks.

>

>

>

> 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

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>

> From: Susan Hansen [mailto:foxglovefarm@inbox.com]

> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2016 9:42 AM

> To: YELTON-BRAM Tiffany

> Cc: DECONCINI Nina; HAMMOND Joni

> Subject: Molalla premature discharge into Molalla River Oct to date

> public information request

>

>

>

> Dear DEQ,

>

> Find attached a public information request for the Oct to date discharge

> report referenced today by Tiffany Yelton-Bran and all emails/letters

> related to this violation of Molalla's permit. Request was also submitted

> via the form's email submit button.

>

> Susan Hansen

> Bear Creek Recovery