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The construction site does not have any erosion control measures in place. For a jest of this size, silt fences or staked hay bales should have been installed along the rimeter of the project. Since these measures were not taken, unprotected storm water di barge is occurring from this site. Along their northern boundary is a ditch that collects s nn water discharge from most of the developments along 5th St SW. It does not a that excessive sediment has been carried into this ditch, however in the event of a lar storm event, there is nothing to prevent it. We have not spoken with residents in Walki it Horse Hammock, but suspect that they may be experiencing the same issues. Furthermore, we also are aware that a construction project of this size should ha obtained an NPDES permit from both the EPA and FDEP Since no erosion con Is are in place we assume that these permits were never obtained and the site is therefo in violation of state and federal regulations. We have not notified EPA nor FDEP about this and hope that this letter to you wi 1 cause the developer to install erosion control facilities along the perimeter of their site welt as obtain these permits. The erosion control facilities should be installed imm ly to prevent further damage to our property. We also will require that the developer 11 remove all of the sediment from our Swale and replace any sod or landscaping is damaged in the process. These actions must occur immediately at no cost to ow residents. If this request is not completed by September 1, 2002, we will report this to the FDEP and EPA that could result in substantial fines and penalties to the developed-. We do not want to cause an issue that would damage the relationship between our neighborhood associations; however, our residents should not be penalized for actions out of our control and caused by the adjacent development. Any assistance that you could provide to us regarding this issue would be greatly appreciated Sincerely, Kevin Oberlink CWHA President CC: Mark Brackett Kenwood Developer September 13, 2002 Mr. Mark Brackett Brackett & Company 800 8th Street Vero Beach, FL 32962 Dear Mr. Brackett, • This letter is to request that the swale between our subdivision, Coral Wind, and your development be fixed in the next two weeks. We appreciate your prompt response to our previous concern of unprotected stormwater discharge. However, in your haste to install sod on the back slope of your berm, care was not taken to properly remove the vast October 15, 2002 16 BIC X16