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CORALationsCulebra<coralations@gmail.com>
Wed,Mar16,2016at12:07PM
To:"Lopez,Jaime"<Lopez.Jaime@epa.gov>,RupertoChaparro<ruperto.chaparro@upr.edu>,LOLACostanera
<lolacostanera@gmail.com>,FreddyVelez<eddyvega.fv@gmail.com>,RicardoLaureano
<ricardolaureanopr@gmail.com>,"guardamar007@gmail.com"<guardamar007@gmail.com>,PacoLopezMujica
<pacolopez11a@gmail.com>,"CoalicinRestauracinEcosistemasSanturcinos(CRES)"
<crespuertorico@gmail.com>,AlbertodeJesus<amigosdelmarpr@gmail.com>,TUPLAYAENREJA
<noideapr@gmail.com>,"Enck.Judith@epa.gov"<Enck.Judith@epa.gov>
Hello:
Jaimewehavetotraveltoyouroffice(ChapafromMayaguez,andIhavetocomefromanotherisland)soIguess
thiswon'tworkout,unlessyoucanleavethefileswithsomeoneelse.Fortunatelywehavecomputers.
Ifyouhavetime,canyoupleasesendthedocumentspromisedinourlastphonecall.Specifically,theSHPOand
NMFSendorsementsand/orSect7onthePaseoLinealprojectwherebothOmegaandAFIsubmittedNPDES
constructionstormwaterdischargeapplicationsthatindicatednohistoricorendangeredspecies"inthearea"of
theproject?
Isthatconsideredfraud?
WillEPAbetakinganactiononPaseoworkcurrentlydepositingmudonthebeachanddestroyingprecolumbian
burialgrounds?Wefeeltheyshouldstopworkandplanrepairs.Pleaseseephotobelow.
DoyouknowiftherewasasedimentdetentionpondplannedatthemoreeasternlandslideinfrontofEl
Hamburger,orwasthepondingcoincidence?IdidnotseethisinCorpsdocuments.Asoftwonightsagothe
mudwasstillcausingplumesduringrainfallandappearsfromspillagethatcontinuesoverthegeotextile.The
responseofthecontractorshasbeenevenmoreexcessivefill.
Youmaynotseeplumesifyouvisitatatimewhenthere'snorainorstormwaterrunoff.Iknowyouknowthis,but
onMarch8youindicatedyoudidnotseerunoff,butdidnotindicateifitwasraining.
We'dalsoappreciateanystormdrainmapsyoucanaccessfordrainsnearthelandsliderepairprojectofPRHTA.
CanEPAaskPRHTAtocleantheproblemstormdraintoreduceerosionatthatsite?Itisstillclogged.
ArethoseplasticcurtainsconsideredalegitimateBMP,becausethewindsimmediatelycompromisedthisandthe
areaisinevenmoredramaticcollapse.
Oneengineeraskedifitwasn'tlikelythatthethedrillshaftwallistransmittingvibrationsfromtrafficthroughtothe
unstableclifffacewhichisacceleratingcollapse?
Doyou(EPA),believetheplanstoaddevenmorefillandterracetheslope,andrevegetatewithvetiver,willwork
there?
Isthatlegal?IntheCFRIreadthatifthefillissupposedtobeusedasabaseforotherwork,theyrequirea
Section10permit.ThelatestinformationindicatesthatfundsarebeingissuedforthePaseoLinealprojectto
"restorearecreationalarea"there.
Arentgeotextilesockslikethistypicallyconsideredtemporaryfills?
IntheCorpspermitPRHTAsendsanemailexplainingthisallastemporaryandthentheCorpsrespondsthatifits
temporary,theyneedtosubmitplansfortheremoval.
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Withoutfurtherexplanationintherecord,thepermitgrantedisforapermanentfill.
CantyoudoanythingregardingthelackofanyattentiontothisdisasterbytheCorpswhopermittedthis?
Manythanks,
OnWed,Mar16,2016at11:06AM,Lopez,Jaime<Lopez.Jaime@epa.gov>wrote:

Mary Ann
I am off work on Fridays
Please give me some dates next week so we can coordinate the meeting

If you are part of this Planet, you have a duty to protect It

Jaime Lopez
Senior Enforcement Ofcer / Physical Scientist,
USEPA, Region 2
Caribbean Environmental Protection Division
Multimedia & Permits Compliance Branch
City View Plaza II - Suite 7000
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968-8069
Ph. (787)9775851
Fax (787)7297748

From: CORALations Culebra [mailto:coralations@gmail.com]

Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 11:02 AM
To: Lopez, Jaime <Lopez.Jaime@epa.gov>
Subject: meeting

ChapacanmeetonFridayoutsideofthehoursofaconferencehehastoattend.
Iaskedhimtocontactyoutosetupatime.

Thereisastormdrainatthesitethatneedscleaningthatcouldhelpreduceimpactsatthesite.

TheplasticsheetscannotpossiblyqualifyasBMPs?
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MaryAnnLucking
Director
CORALations
P.O.Box750
Culebra,PR00775
www.coralations.org
787.556.6234
email:maryann@coralations.org,coralations@gmail.com

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MaryAnnLucking
Director
CORALations
P.O.Box750
Culebra,PR00775
www.coralations.org
787.556.6234
email:maryann@coralations.org,coralations@gmail.com

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