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From: Cedeno-Maldonado, Jose SAJ [email protected] Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Notice of Violation of the Clean Water Act and Law 147 of 1999 Coral Reef Law (UNCLASSIFIED) Date: March 4, 2015 at 8:36 AM To: Sonia Villaverde [email protected] Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Greetings! No attached photos were included in the message. Could you please resend with the photos? Thanks, José A. Cedeño-Maldonado Project Manager, Enforcement Section Special Projects and Enforcement Branch U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District - Antilles Office 400 Fernández Juncos Avenue San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 Tel. 787-729-6905/6944 ext. 3063 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Sonia Villaverde [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 8:07 PM To: Cedeno-Maldonado, Jose SAJ Subject: [EXTERNAL] Notice of Violation of the Clean Water Act and Law 147 of 1999 Coral Reef Law Dear Ing. José Cedeño Maldonado, I am giving notice of a violation of the Clean Water Act and ask to take action right away. I am including photographs that were taken today as proof. I also have evidence via video recording. The photographs demonstrate the impact of the erosion control methods that were implemented today, March 3, 2015 in the Puerta de Tierra area. These photographs were taken between at 5:20 and 5:40PM at the area in front of El Hamburger. It looks like the stone berm and trench are not working to prevent transport of sediments as there is a significant amount of sediment seeping outside the beach area. The plume extends westbound along the shoreline. The Historic Wall on the east side appears to had been impacted as part of it has collapsed into the ground. Dr. Edwin Hernández, in collaboration with his team from SAM and UPR-CATEC, found that there were multiple colonies of A. Palmata located within 50 m or less from the shoreline. Preliminary observations suggested that, nearly the entire surveyed segment dominated by colonized pavement and patch reefs constituted part of the Acroporid corals DCH. Though only one colony of O. Faveolata was observed during the preliminary inspection, and though no DCH has been officially designated yet for this species, this habitat represents also critical habitats for its presence. As a very concerned citizen, I respectfully request that this is investigated right away as this seems to be an urgent situation. I hope you act to remedy it immediately. Sincerely, Sonia Villaverde
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Notice of Violation of the Clean Water Act and Law 147 of 1999 Coral Reef Law EMAIL to Jose Cedeno-Maldonado March 4 2015
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From: Cedeno-Maldonado, Jose SAJ [email protected]: RE: [EXTERNAL] Notice of Violation of the Clean Water Act and Law 147 of 1999 Coral Reef Law (UNCLASSIFIED)
Date: March 4, 2015 at 8:36 AMTo: Sonia Villaverde [email protected]
Classification: UNCLASSIFIEDCaveats: NONE
Greetings!
No attached photos were included in the message.
Could you please resend with the photos?
Thanks,
José A. Cedeño-MaldonadoProject Manager, Enforcement SectionSpecial Projects and Enforcement BranchU.S. Army Corps of EngineersJacksonville District - Antilles Office400 Fernández Juncos AvenueSan Juan, Puerto Rico 00901Tel. 787-729-6905/6944 ext. [email protected]
-----Original Message-----From: Sonia Villaverde [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 8:07 PMTo: Cedeno-Maldonado, Jose SAJSubject: [EXTERNAL] Notice of Violation of the Clean Water Act and Law 147 of 1999 Coral Reef Law
Dear Ing. José Cedeño Maldonado,
I am giving notice of a violation of the Clean Water Act and ask to take action right away. I am including photographs that were takentoday as proof. I also have evidence via video recording.
The photographs demonstrate the impact of the erosion control methods that were implemented today, March 3, 2015 in the Puertade Tierra area. These photographs were taken between at 5:20 and 5:40PM at the area in front of El Hamburger. It looks like thestone berm and trench are not working to prevent transport of sediments as there is a significant amount of sediment seeping outsidethe beach area. The plume extends westbound along the shoreline. The Historic Wall on the east side appears to had been impactedas part of it has collapsed into the ground.
Dr. Edwin Hernández, in collaboration with his team from SAM and UPR-CATEC, found that there were multiple colonies of A.Palmata located within 50 m or less from the shoreline. Preliminary observations suggested that, nearly the entire surveyed segmentdominated by colonized pavement and patch reefs constituted part of the Acroporid corals DCH. Though only one colony of O.Faveolata was observed during the preliminary inspection, and though no DCH has been officially designated yet for this species, thishabitat represents also critical habitats for its presence.
As a very concerned citizen, I respectfully request that this is investigated right away as this seems to be an urgent situation. I hopeyou act to remedy it immediately.
Sincerely,
Sonia Villaverde
Classification: UNCLASSIFIEDCaveats: NONE
