From: Gerald Fisher
Sent: Tue Jul 19 11:15:28 2016
To: Dan Huff
Cc: Ryan Hepler (Molalla WTP)
Subject: FW: Back flow
Importance: Normal
Hi Dan,
Ryan has been in contact with Mr. Salter. It appears that he is upset that
he has to comply with state law when others around him may not be reporting
that they have a system. I don’t know where he is at in the City but if he
is in a neighborhood then we can draft a letter to go out to all resident to
contact us about their sprinkler systems and give them a one-time chance to
come clean and test their backflow devices. After that it will be
enforcement action for anyone not following state law. This can include
fines and the potential of locking off their water meter until a system is
in, tested, and approved. They can't live in a house without water or sewer
per plumbing code. Do you want us to move forward with the blanket letter??
Regardless, we can follow up with Mr. Salter and let him know that he still
needs to comply with state law.
Regards,
Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director
City of Molalla
117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038
Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Mccrum [mailto:jmccrum@cityofmolalla.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 7:37 AM
To: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>
Cc: Ryan Hepler <rhepler@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: Fwd: Back flow
Gerald,
Here's the message from Mr. Salter. He is writing in response to the
backflow test notice I sent him on the first of June.
Jeff
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: "Richard Salter" <rjsalter@molalla.net>
To: "Jeff Mccrum" <jmccrum@cityofmolalla.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 1:08:22 PM
Subject: Re: Back flow
I'm not the not the inforcement team all you have to do drive by and you can
tell who has a system and who don't
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 23, 2016, at 11:29 AM, Jeff Mccrum <jmccrum@cityofmolalla.com>
> wrote:
>
> Mr. Salter
>
> All properties in Oregon with underground sprinkler systems are required
> to perform an annual test on their backflow devices per OAR
> 333-061-0070(15). Notifications for testing was mailed out to all known
> addresses with backflow devices in our system. If you know of others in
> your area that did not receive a notice, please give me their addresses
> and/or contact information and I will gladly see to it that they are added
> to our list.
>
> Thank you & have a good day
>
> Jeff McCrum
> CC/BF Specialist
> City of Molalla
> 503-829-5408
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Salter" <rjsalter@molalla.net>
> To: backflow@cityofmolalla.com
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 9:49:40 AM
> Subject: Back flow
>
> Do you think it is fair that I have to pay someone to come out and check
> my back flow when there is people all around me who has sprinkler systems
> with back flow on them they don't have have there system checked.
>
> Sent from my iPad