That's great to know Nina, but the point is as of yesterday afternoon the city had not done what you said it should do. Did it occur to DEQ to tell the city promptly it was their responsibility to notify neighbors around the plant? I certainly would want to have any well tested if I lived near that plant and this had happened. Susan
-----Original Message-----
From: deconcini.nina@deq.state.or.us
Sent: Thu, 21 May 2015 15:31:26 +0000
To: foxglovefarm@inbox.com
Subject: RE: Molalla's Raw Sewage Spill Map from susan
Susan,
Thanks for sharing this information. We have forwarded your message to Jennifer Cline at the City as it is their responsibility to notify residents. We have also asked her to follow up with you directly.
Nina
From: Susan Hansen [mailto:foxglovefarm@inbox.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 5:15 PM
To: DECONCINI Nina; HAMMOND Joni
Subject: Molalla's Raw Sewage Spill Map from susan
Dear Nina and Joni,
Below is a link to a map that shows where an elderly couple, the Burley's, live just downstream on Bear Creek from the Molalla wastewater plant at 12304 Toliver Road, outside the city limits. I marked the location of their approx. 60 foot deep well. The Burley's told me this afternoon there has been to date NO NOTIFICATION to them about the Molalla raw sewage spill into Bear Creek. Is DEQ going to do anything about that? I would certainly think that any well this close to the plant and to Bear Creek should be checked or at the very least the City of Molalla should have notified them of the raw sewage that got in Bear Creek.
There are other residences just across Toliver Road that from the wasterwater plant that are also rural and likely have wells. They are on slightly higher ground but given the proximity to Bear Creek I would guess they also have shallow wells. Who is going to check that all these domestic wells aren't contaminated?
Susan Hansen
Bear Creek Recovery
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