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Message From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Planning [Planning@volusia.org] 10/12/2017 12:15:48 PM [ Ex. 6 i Wanda Van Dami______Ex: 6 ______ i; Tad.Calkins@brevardfi.gov; Press [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=b293283291dc44eOb5dlc36be9281d8a-Press];[ x. 6 cdevasto@seminolecountyfl.gov;jspry02@seminolecountyfl.gov; stucker@seminolecountyfl.gov; idemps@sjrwmd.com; mhightower@sjrwmd.com; rbrooks@sjrwmd.com; rharrell@sjrwmd.com; Steven Fitzgibbons [sfitzgibbons@sjrwmd.com] aaron@doubleaerosion.com; cderojas@seminolemasonry.com Re: Flooding of the St Johns River Mr. N elson, Thank you f o r y o u r in f o r m a t io n . I w i l l be su re to p ro v i de y o u r em ai1 t o th e a p p ro p ri a te p e o p le in Voi usi a County. I f I may be o f any f u r t h e r a s s i s t a n c e , pi ease 1e t me know a t y o u r c o n v e n ie n c e . S in ce re ly , Y o la n d a Somers S ta ff Assi stant II Pi anni ng and Developm ent S e rv i ces T: 386) 736-5959 #12777 F: 386) 626-6570 Emai1 : y so m ers@ vo lu sia.o rg > Adam Nel son i Ex 6 i 10/11/2017 11:03 PM > To a l l , L------------------------------ ! I c u r r e n t l y l i f e in Semi n o le County f o r a lm o st 6 y e a r s . I a ls o 1i ved in V o lu s i a County f o r 9 y e a r s . The two t h i ngs common i s th e r i s e o f th e St Johns Ri v e r / / Lake Harney in both a re a s d u r i ng N a tu ra l Di s a s t e r events. We s u s p e c t t h a t o u r 1ove f o r th e r i v e r w i l l be d i mi ni shed by new b u i1d i ng developm ents around s u rro u n d i ng a re a s t h a t co n n e c t t o th e r i v e r b a s in n o rth and s o u t h . These n a tu r a l e v e n ts in th e p a s t and c u r r e n t l y are u n c o n tro l 1a b le - - th e w a te r comes f a s t e r and s ta y s 1o n g e r. I t ' s a f a c t . Can we work to g e th e r to pi an b ig developm ents to be modeled by mi 1es o f p o t e n t i a l w a te r s h e d , h y d ro l ogy, c le a n w a t e r , consum pti on - - i n ste ad o f a c re s f o r f u t u r e developm ent? The r i v e r i s 1o o s i ngi t s p r i s t i ne v a lu e by th e mi n u t e . We d o n ' t see many b ir d s anym ore, 100 y e a r o ld t r e e s a re r o t t i n g ,non n a t iv e f i s h f l o a t i ng by th e mi 11 i o n s , unwanted a l i i g a to rs by f r o n t and back d o o rs o f homes, sewer system s a re under w a t e r , e l d e r l y stra n d e d by sand b a g s , f i 1th a c ro s s e v e ry yard s i nee Sept 11, 2017. The storm o f T r o p i c a l Storm Fay was c lo s e to th e same c i rcum stances wi th h ig h e r f lo o d w a t e r s . T h i s a l 1 becomes a d e f i n i t e H e a lth and S a fe ty is s u e a c ro s s th e b o a r d . We b e lie v e th e S t Johns needs im m ediate r e l i e f . S o , we th e communi t i e s a re form i ng a group f o r t h i s r e l i e f e f f o r t . Somethi ng needs t o be d o n e . We b e li eve th e s e i ssues w i l l o n ly g e t w orse i f we th e p e o p le d o n ' t c o n t r i bute th e e f f o r t - - R e l i e f f o r St Johns R iv e r . Pi ease do n o t 1e t t h i s go on d e a f e a r s . We th e communi t i es a re c o l l e c t i v e l y engagi ng wi th s t r a t e g y to be h e a rd . The news ch a n n e ls are s t a t io n e d on our roads d a i l y and we b e lie v e th e r e l i e f e f f o r t w i l l be h e a rd . The f lo o d w a te rs c o u ld be here u n ti 1 T h a n k s g iv in g . Thank you f o r y o u r t i me. Pi ease c a l 1 o r em ai1 i f you w ould l i k e t o d i scu ss th e n ex t s te p s to pi an " R e li e f fo r St Johns Ri v er" A d m .N els.o n ______________ , [_________ Ex. 6 __________ J G eneva, Fl ]_____ ex-_6_____ j f Ex. 6 ! Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00024695-00001