From: Susan Hansen
Sent: Wed Mar 18 11:44:34 2015
To: YELTON-BRAM Tiffany
Cc: DECONCINI Nina; Kevin Fenn; rjaindl@oda.state.or.us
Subject: RE: Joint response to your e-mail RE: Coleman Ranch questions Emailing: P1280262, P1280263, P1280264, P1280265, P1280266, P1280267
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Thanks for the reply.
Unaddressed complaint: I will again be furnishing pictures to DEQ and ODA of the seasonal waterway channel north of the Coleman Ranch houses that I flagged to you last fall when it began to have runoff from the overwatering in that canyon that runs east/west north of the ranch houses (on the hill above). No one to date has flagged that waterway channel and it is running at the same amount this time of year (for months now) as the Creamery Creek headwaters. I would like that area inspected and considered as a setback and likely in need of protection from the cattle. The water at this time is running under 211 and into a prominent wetlands and it continues on to private land to form a pond. I am curious why no one wants to address this area - again, I flagged it to both agencies last fall. I don't have time to sort pictures at this time or make yet another map but both agencies should get ahead of that issue before discharge season since that north canyon is used extensively to dump water via one or even two big guns, especially when the city runs out of areas on the rest of the ranch. Susan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: yelton-bram.tiffany@deq.state.or.us
> Sent: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 18:31:13 +0000
> To: foxglovefarm@inbox.com
> Subject: Joint response to your e-mail RE: Coleman Ranch questions
> Emailing: P1280262, P1280263, P1280264, P1280265, P1280266, P1280267
>
> Hello Susan
>
> Regarding the two subjects raised in your 3/16/15 e-mail: the garden hose
> that you photographed and the status of the edits to the Recycled Water
> Plan. I spoke with Ray Jaindl (from ODA) today and this e-mail
> represents our joint response to your e-mail.
>
> During the January 2015 meeting between ODA and DEQ, I asked ODA if they
> had observed a leaking water supply line at the Coleman Ranch. When my
> staff were at the Ranch following up on your complaint, they noticed a
> wet area that appeared to be coming from a supply line that provides
> water to the cattle. This line is not supplying recycled water to the
> site so it is not under DEQ's jurisdiction. From my conversation with
> Mr. Jaindl today, it is clear that the hose is supplying water to the
> cattle and from your pictures, it leaked for quite a while. But there
> are no specific rules under DEQ or ODA's jurisdiction that would address
> a leaking hose on private property. We do not have evidence of a water
> quality violation resulting from this leaking hose.
>
> I understood from Mr. Jaindl that Mr. Coleman has installed some fencing
> and has communicated to ODA that he is seeking funding to install more.
> DEQ has communicated with the City of Molalla and, during today's phone
> call, with ODA, that two edits should be made to the Recycled Water Plan
> to address having a setback from the fence that Mr. Coleman is
> installing. That way, recycled water irrigation will not occur within
> the fenced area. I am now seeking the City of Molalla's review of the
> edits. I have made it clear that they will operate under and comply with
> the existing Recycled Water Plan until the plan is updated. I will
> follow up with the City this week and take the next steps in the process
> of scheduling a public hearing so that I can announce that date when we
> put the changes to the plan out for public comment.
>
> I will be in touch when there is more to share on the public comment
> period and hearing.
>
> Cc: Ray Jaindl
>
>
> Tiffany Yelton Bram
> WQ Source Control Manager
> Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
> 2020 SW 4th Ave., Suite 150
> Portland OR 97201
>
> Desk 503 229 5219
> Mobile 503 975 0046
>
> This spring, DEQ's Northwest Region Office will be moving to a new
> location - the 700 Lloyd Building at 700 NE Multnomah St., Suite #600,
> Portland, OR 97232. The target date for operating at the new location is
> May 26th, 2015.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan Hansen [mailto:foxglovefarm@inbox.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 4:58 PM
> To: YELTON-BRAM Tiffany; DECONCINI Nina; Kevin Fenn;
> rjaindl@oda.state.or.us
> Subject: Coleman Ranch questions Emailing: P1280262, P1280263, P1280264,
> P1280265, P1280266, P1280267
>
> Dear DEQ and DOA,
>
> In reading your notes from your January conference call, I have a concern
> about the water line Tiffany mentioned. See the attached photos taken on
> Adams Cemetery Rd on Aug.24. For several days around that date I observed
> and took photos of a water hose with faulty coupling in the road ditch
> next to the heavy use feed lot area north of the unnamed tributary of
> Bear Creek. After several days the coupling was fixed - apparently the
> water went to the cattle trough nearby. I am curious to know if either
> agency is aware of that hose line and what is and where it comes from?
> Water seemed to flow full time as the bad coupling was sending out so
> much water it hit the road pavement (that's how I saw it was there in the
> tall grass - it was spraying onto the road).
>
> I have files with photos of that hose from several other days if there is
> any question about site or dates the water was spraying.
>
> Also, what is the plan for the re-write of Molalla's waste water
> discharge plan for Coleman Ranch. Since no plan has been received from
> Coleman (the PIR documents said that was supposed to be ready in Feb.) we
> are now getting close to May when land discharge begins. When will we
> have a hearing on the Coleman Ranch discharge issues?
>
> Sincerely,
> Susan Hansen
> Bear Creek Recovery
>
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