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Folger, Jeffrey
From: j phillips Utphillipspe@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 10:01 AM
To: Warren, Elizabeth; Folger, Jeffrey
Subject: Application 13-23P
Madam Chair and Members of the Commission,
On Friday, July 5,I walked the site with Jeff Folger, reviewed the prints and submitted materials. I offer
the following comments:
Observations:
The site is not stable. There was evidence of erosion in many locations. The silt fence did an admirable
job controlling the run off from the recent storms, but, it has been overwhelmed or undercut in multiple
places. Its current effectiveness is severely compromised. At the time of the visit, there were many
trucks parked at the site, including grade 8 tractors that were too large to fit through the doors into the
building. One of the tractors was being worked on when we arrived.
Comments and concems:
The immediate proximity to the Podunk River is a concern. Dripped or spilled oil, fuel,hydraulic fluids,
antifreeze, etc.,are common at vehicle repair facilities, even just from the parking lot. These fluids
commonly contain heavy metals and other contaminants, as well as petroleum hydrocarbons. The
Wetland Reports states that area has limited potential for mitigating toxicants. A method to prevent the
oil and other contaminants from reaching the river should be employed. With the extremely close
proximity,methods should be considered that treat the dissolved, as well as the floating, oils and will
remove the heavy metals. Simply removing suspended solids and floatables is not sufficient.
I am concerned about the lack of any method to contain or collect wash water, and in the winter,melt
water from the vehicles to prevent the contaminated wastewater from reaching the environment. At a
minimum, a method is needed to prevent flow out through the doors. This could be as simple as a berm
and other seals, or ribbon drain across the door. Other than wastewater may not be dumped to the
river, I am not addressing the requirements to properly dispose of this wastewater.
Respectfully Submitted,
John T. (Jack) Phillips,P.E.
Commissioner
"When we tug at a single thing in nature,we find it attached to the rest of the world."
— John Muir
7/10/2013