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l u g e o �u {� r'i.� ��"' `� <br /> ,., <br /> 4 ` <br /> rna anyone knew the purpose the ditches were dug? LL <br /> Paul*tee com mented that -she dick not have the' expertise on a bog. <br /> Mr. ! ina went on to s�.,y that they are dug to bring -the leve. -of the -water down, <br /> . Bj�rc en expressed his reason for concern about the springs stating- that putting _ <br /> a. foot ' clay fill on top o the springs would post her . Further coin-- <br /> ment d' that only a h d clog st could say where the water would end up. <br /> r.' mina. st . ed that he did not fill any springs. <br /> ;fir.. Bergen told- r. Umina that- the bogs located a, half mile north of his bogs have <br /> .springs ru-Hiro along the i3erimeter and the bogs which are located a. mile down stream- <br /> have permiter drains withprin s, and, therefore, e submits that- his earime e dr in <br /> also had sprin s running into them, <br /> Mr. Umina, stated that the .peri eter ditches were Riman-- a.de.. He, then asked ghat happened <br /> before the ditches , <br /> r.' Bergen stated that there was a swamp with springs, <br /> Mr. i . s-tated that the -swamp is back again, <br /> Dr.Kerf'oot asked r. Bergen if his concern was a.inta,lning. the volume of�accrual of <br /> water in-flow- along that stretch of the perimeter area? <br /> Mr, Bergen replied: "absolutely". <br /> Dr.. Kerfoot -then asked if filling could be accompli'shed on' the area in such a: waywhich' <br /> main a.ihs'!,thatl:volime-,-off': ira.t r.-flow at alower temper Lure, would h be sat i f'ied' ­ <br /> r. Bergen replied, "'yes, from- a fisherma "Z', int--o view,.' that world be. sat.isfa.ctory." <br /> Mr. Bohnenberer asked how that uld b accomplished? . <br /> Dr. i erf cot replied that he eras riot a.,ying'-that'At�;c' ld but he a q e do <br /> on- behalf of the Conservation Coin-mission. <br /> Mr. Bohnenber er asked M .- e ory if she would agree with him that there were several <br /> violations upon vieing- the : ..t .•.•.. <br /> Pa.0 ine replied "yes". (pointing to the area in, que tion ori.-., the plan), <br /> At this point, per. Bohnenberger presented the. o I s ion with a. letter From DEQ's ; <br /> Paul Anderson which was dated July 15, regarding the def Initi n.- of a tributary. <br /> .a.uli e read the letter into the record. - Y <br /> Atty. Reardbn commented that the letter did not answer the problem as , the question i <br /> where .he water in those ditches comes from. He made reference to his surrgesticn at <br /> the ;gee tin,; of t weeks ago which e4a.s if there were springs there, the dItc s' w ere <br /> merely a comadcr through which -the spring water reached the river, then they would be <br /> tributaries. -However, on the other hand, as the developer suggested, these were man- <br /> made <br /> a - <br /> m de ditches which were merely re-eirclin; the water from the river, We did not have <br /> any pz-oof either way except for a commentary which was made- about the aquatic growth. <br />