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Subsequently, on June 12, 2015, the investigator from the Health Department issued a Second Notice to Correct Violation ("Second Notice") against the property owner, Mrs. Loretta Graves, for the following: (1) conducting open feeding practices on her property creating a rodent breeding and harborage in violation of Florida law; (2) keeping an abundance of debris on her property that allows for the breeding of flies, mosquitoes, or other arthropods capable of transmitting diseases, directly or indirectly to humans in violation of Florida law; and (3) failure to properly abandon and seal a water well cut off near the ground surface which is capable of allowing pollutants to enter and contaminate the ground waters of the State of Florida in violation of Florida law. To correct the violations of the Second Notice, the Respondent was told to do the following within 30 days of receipt of the Second Notice: (1) provide evidence or request a site re -inspection of the property to confirm that debris, solid waste and other rodent harborage has been properly removed, disposed or stored in a manner which minimizes the opportunity for breeding; (2) provide evidence or request a site re -inspection of the property to confirm that debris, solid waste and containers are properly removed, disposed or stored in a manner which minimizes the collection of storm water collection and mosquito breeding; and (3) provide a written response specifying dates and details of each and every act by you which she contends constitute compliance or future compliance with the above requirements. The Respondent was also told to provide for the proper abandonment of the improperly abandoned well on the Subject Property by a licensed well driller within 10 business days of receipt of the Second Notice. After receiving the two notices, Mrs. Loretta Graves hired attorney Judy Graves ("Attorney Graves") to represent her. Attorney Graves reached out to the Health Department to resolve some of the pending issues: On July 1, 2015, Health Department staff, the attorney for Animal Control, a representative for Code Enforcement, and Attorney Graves had a conference call to discuss the pending violations and citations against Mrs. Loretta Graves and her property. During the call, Judy Graves agreed to immediately clean the animal waste and the excess debris from the property to abate the sanitary nuisances. The Health Department also stated in a letter dated July 2, 2015, that the Mrs. Loretta Graves would be given until July 11, 2015, to hire a licensed plumber to place a sanitary seal on the open water well on her property. The Health Department made it clear that this would be a temporary fix and that the property owner would be responsible for hiring a well driller to get a permit and properly abandon the water well. While the Health Department was told that the animal waste had been collected and disposed of, there is no evidence that the areas exposed to animal waste had been properly treated with Hydrated Lime. Moreover, neither the Department nor the Indian River County Planning Department had received a site plan to operate a noncommercial kennel on the property. Moreover, the Mrs. Loretta Graves had not allowed the Health Department onto her property to reinspect the site to confirm that the debris, solid waste, containers, and other rodent harborage has been properly removed, disposed or stored in a manner which minimizes the opportunity for breeding. The property owner also did not provide evidence that the water well was either properly abandoned by a licensed well driller or that a licensed plumber placed a sanitary seal on the water well. 5 1 P a g e 228