I think their sediment basin size should be evaluated, they did not build it per plans.
Susan Doty
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Department of Environmental Quality
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Lansing District Office
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Lansing, Michigan 48909
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Funny you should ask. | am going to the scanner right now to get inspection and photos scanned for you and the KWA
and contractors. Chip found clouded waters from the outfall throughout the drain near the site. -- And this is with a light
rain on Monday.
My report to them will say they may use PAMs, tacked down mulch blankets, etc. to stop sediment from leaving site.
They also need to clean drain pipes of sediment ASAP.
You mentioned a while back their sediment basin may not be large enough to handle the storm water. Do you think |
should be asking for another one to be installed, or make this one larger?
Report and photos to you in a few minutes.
Dorothy Wicks, RS
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How did it go?
Susan Doty
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Sending staff out to complainant's address today. And it's raining here so we'll get a real-time look at any sediment
potentially leaving the site. The site is not blanketed -- there are 2 projects going on simultaneously : the impoundment
which has been going for many months - lots of excavation and pushing dirt around; and the water plant site which just
started a month or so ago. All the vegetation has been scraped off many acres. There is big equipment all over the place.
| spoke with staff this morning about instructing them to blanket any areas near collection basins and slopes leading to
ditches and surface waters. [that they are not driving on].
l agree with you they'll likely have to clean out cement collection pipes. The company did not give staff a lot of details,
only that they were working on clean up.
I'll know more when staff return to the office this afternoon.
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Have your staff been out there during a rain event? The complainants address is 3321 Marathon Rd.
Thanks for looking into it. Is the site blanketed? Does there appear to be erosion of not they may have to clean their
pipes too.
| look forward to an update.
Thanks,
Susan
Susan Doty
Environmental Quality Analyst
Department of Environmental Quality
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Lansing District Office
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Lansing, Michigan 48909
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One of my staff just attended a meeting at the site yesterday with contractors and KWA representatives. He mentioned
to me the contractor and he talked about cleaning out the drain, but I don't have all the details. | expect to get more
information Monday morning.
I can't open the photo file. Can you get me the address of the complainant? We'll look at the drain from her property
also.
Dorothy Wicks, RS
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Hi Dorothy,
It appears that we have continued problems with this locations. Can you let me know how your enforcement process is
going?
Thanks,
Susan
Susan Doty
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Importance: High
| started typing this and then lost the email..... anyway, see attached violation letter sent via
email to a bunch of folks, and being sent certified to John O’Brien tomorrow am.
I’ve been out of the office for a week. Violation letters were on my agenda before then.
!am in process of writing violation notices for two sections of the project right now. | have a
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lot of concern that the contractors are barreling through with pipeline installation and not
installing SESC measures where needed and not completing restoration in a timely manner.
| met with our road commission engineers in mid - August, as they have taken a lot of
complaints about road conditions. | wrote a violation notice for the section on Clear Lake Rd
then. And the contractor immediately started working on the restoration issues. So |
thought we were moving in the right direction.
Now | am seeing my staff’s inspections for both sections/contractors with big problems. My
staff have recently taken photos of areas where no SESC measures are installed on Clear
Lake and King Mill Rds. 1’ll be recommending pipeline installation cease until SESC measures
are installed where needed and restoration has caught up.
I’ve not once heard from Spicer. --- Or seen a Spicer person on any site.
Dorothy Wicks, RS
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Lapeer County Health Department
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Dorothy,
My understanding is that the firm (Spicer) providing construction oversight of the KWA line
has generally been satisfied with the implementation of SESC measures by the contractors.
Does your office have concerns regarding the installation and maintenance of SESC
measures on this project?
Thanks.
Chris
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P.S. We recently reshuffled responsibilities in our office and you will most likely be dealing
with Carol Valor more than me down the road.
Christopher Clampitt
DEQ - WRD
Phone: 517-243-6956; FAX: 517-241-3571