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Mr. & Mrs. Arlen Kopperud
3238 North 16~ Street
Sprinqfield, Oreqon 97477
March 9, 2006
City of Sprinqfield
Urban Planninq Commission
Sprinqfield, Oreqon 97477
!Jf'lt0 Received:
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Mr. Donovan:
We would like to take this opportunity to express our
concerns and address the issues concerninq the revised
proposal of ADDITIONAL SUBDIVISION TENTATIVE PLAN
INFOIlMATION, dated February 22, 2006, as they relate to
well (C(I.$64fSt..lB..u>o5"-"0 OiJ''7),
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First, there is the matter reqardinq the proxilnity of the
proposed storm-sewer-drain lines in relation to our well
and Oreqon state law requirinq municipal storm-sewer lines,
to be a minimum of 50 feet away from a well, which the
revised proposal for placement of storm and sewer lines
would not meet.
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Secondly, we would like to aqain remind you that chemicals
from asphalt are known to contaminate wells, and the
seepaqe from the proposed "new" extension of North l6~
Street servinq the tentatively planned subdivision would
run within several feet of our well, which is only one foot
from the property line di vidinq our land from Joe Proden' s
land. The natural seepaqe of asphalt chemicals is known to
cause well contamination and cannot be direrted 9Y s~9Pinq
a street that would run within severali~ang~'th~nk~nq"
seepaqe could be diverted somehow to the other side of the
street and cauqht in storm drain lines. Asphal t is porous
and will slowly seep its chemicals downward to contaminate
our water source.
Thirdly, we consider drainaqe of all storm water from
houses and streets proposed by the development of Leqacy
Estates subdivision would be a theft and depletion of
qround water used to provide water for our well, and will
lower or deplete the qround w"ter level to the point of
makinq our well unuseable. XSo we believe that
contamination from lawn and qarden chemicals would not be
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drained adequately by the proposed drain lines and would
only penetrate into the ground, adding further ground water
contamination.
Finally, we believe that Mr. Corey's stoxm-sewer-drainage
plan for the proposed subdivision of Legacy Estates is
unworkable, unrealistic and illegal, which is totally
unacceptable to us.
Yours truly,
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Mr. & Mrs. Arlen Kopperud
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