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Exhibit B
Purpose:
Shortly after a $17,000 deposit was placed on Lot-2, a gravel driveway approximately four feet high was installed by the developer on adjacent property.
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Exhibit B – Evidence of Original Wetland & Alteration
Purpose:
Water Concentration Following Grading:
Prior to grading changes, groundwater emerging from an aquifer on adjacent Lot-3 contributed to localized, seasonal surface and subsurface flow affecting a limited portion of Lot-2.
Following grading and trenching activities, this naturally occurring flow was captured, concentrated, and redirected into a more continuous surface expression across Lot-2, altering how and where water moved through the property.
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Exhibit B – Evidence of Original Wetland & Alteration
Regulatory Interaction:
- Groundwater-fed flow originating on Lot-3 and upslope areas, which had historically emerged and moved downslope, was captured and concentrated into a trench cut across Lot-2, changing the surface expression of an existing hydrologic system.
- Site changes prompted a visit by Natural Heritage personnel, day 4 after Carl Hale gave a $17,000 deposit for Lot-2 Pitcher Street.
- A Cease and Desist was issued by the Natural Heritage, Fish and Game, David Paulson, related to water flow and wetland definition.
- Carl Hale, representing Derrick hale working in Hawaii, was advised that defining bordering vegetative wetlands would allow future development planning.
- This Lot-2 was Perc Tested and was an approved building lot.
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Exhibit B – Evidence of Original Wetland & Alteration
- A pond, filled with Cat-tails was excavated in a nearby wetland area described in project prints as “hand-dug.”
- Neighbor statements at the time identified the surrounding area as state-recorded wetlands.
- The Excavation took place 2 weeks before Carl Hale's Deposit was given to the Developer, Kevin Walkowski.
- Vegetation removal activity was observed in this aquifer-fed wetland area prior to purchase, altering visible wetland indicators.