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Sent: Wed Jul 22 16:17:15 2015
To: Christine Hein
Subject: RE: North Coleman Property
Importance: Normal
The photo from google earth was from July 2013.
Jennifer Cline, P.E.
City of Molalla
Public Works Director
O: 503.759.0218
F: 503.829.3676
From: Christine Hein [mailto:CHein@ringbenderlaw.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 4:13 PM
To: Jennifer Cline (jcline@cityofmolalla.com) <jcline@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: FW: North Coleman Property
Jennifer- This is the email Bill was referring to just now. I accidentally forgot to cc you.
From: Christine Hein
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 3:40 PM
To: Fasth, Bill (bfasth@BrwnCald.com)
Cc: J.W. Ring; Phil Bender; Mark Strandberg
Subject: North Coleman Property
Dear Bill-
I am hoping you can help us figure out an issue relating to the North Coleman property. DEQ staff (Dave Cole, Pat Heins and Derek Gills) conducted a site visit to observe irrigation activities back on July 8. Their report is attached. While they were there, they observed water flowing from the site into a little culvert that they say is the Creamery Creek drainage channel. They informed the City’s summer interns, who in turn informed Jake and Jason. They also turned off water to the hand lines in that area and went to inspect what was going on. They found a broken header. Once the water was turned off, they said that they did not see any water flowing from the site into the culvert. In a photo they took at the time (attached- 3440) it is clear that there is water sitting in the little culvert, though. No irrigation has occurred in that area since July 8. Jennifer went out to see the area yesterday and says that the culvert is dry, but the soils appear wet. Her photos from yesterday are attached (3461 &3462).
Jennifer also did a google earth search and found an image from last year (also attached-snip image) that shows water was in that culvert last July as well, at a time when she says irrigation was not occurring.
DEQ asked that we follow up with them to let them know what we found out about this issue. In order to do that, I think we need to know the source of the water in the culvert. I want to be able to tell DEQ that the water is not coming from the irrigation activities out there. If it is related to irrigation, then we need to talk. I thought you might have some insight since you put together detailed information about the irrigation sites when we were working on the RWUP last year. Are you familiar with the culvert at issue? Is that an area where there are supposed to be setbacks? Do you know what could be going on?
Thanks,
Tina
Christine L. Hein
Ring Bender LLLP
Direct: 503.964.6726
Cell: 503.314.0958
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From: Jennifer Cline [mailto:jcline@cityofmolalla.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 4:52 PM
To: Christine Hein
Subject: RE: Sent from Snipping Tool
Hi Tina,
All the photos have been taken at the inlet of the culvert (facing upstream). I agree the water appears to be ponding in the photo James sent.
I’ve also attached two photos I snapped this afternoon that show the ditch to be dry. However, in observance the soils appear to be damp and we have not watered that location since 7/7/2015. The definitely is other influences of ground water at this location.
I will continue to monitor this location and take photos every few days to the best of my ability.
Jennifer Cline, P.E.
City of Molalla
Public Works Director
O: 503.759.0218
F: 503.829.3676
From: Christine Hein [mailto:CHein@ringbenderlaw.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 4:14 PM
To: Jennifer Cline <jcline@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: RE: Sent from Snipping Tool
Thanks, Jen- If you can tell which way the water flows in that little culvert please let me know. Although it appears mostly to just be standing water, the angle of the land makes it appear that any water would be running out of the pipe and into the field, not vice versa.
Christine L. Hein
Ring Bender LLLP
Direct: 503.964.6726
Cell: 503.314.0958
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From: Jennifer Cline [mailto:jcline@cityofmolalla.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 3:46 PM
To: Christine Hein
Subject: Sent from Snipping Tool