(updated Sept 5, 2012 with new signatories)
Mayor Adams and Commissioners
1221 SW 4th Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
Dear Mayor Adams and Commissioners,
We support a change to the City's LT2
compliance strategy for open reservoirs. We support the City submitting to the
Oregon Health Authority a new reservoir compliance strategy which involves
Hypalon-like covers at Reservoirs 1 and 5 (Mt. Tabor) and Reservoirs 3 and 4
(Washington Park).
We support this Hypalon-like, cover compliance
strategy because it protects the recent $40 million ratepayer investment in
open reservoir upgrades and would provide the greatest opportunity for Portland
to benefit from the LT2 rule revision process currently underway. This is the
only option that preserves the functionality of our historic open reservoirs.
This option also provides the best opportunity for the Mayor and Commissioners
to actively engage in discussions with our federal representatives to secure
permanent relief from onerous LT2 requirements for Portland's open reservoirs
and our Bull Run source water.This new Hypalon-like cover compliance strategy will save ratepayers upwards of $138 million in the near term and much more in the long term when debt service is considered.
Please connect community will to LT2 compliance strategies.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Stewart for Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association
Further Supported By:
Floy Jones for Friends of the ReservoirsPeter Stark and Barbara Schwartz - Members, Hillside Neighborhood Association Board
Regna Merritt for Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Kent Craford for Portland Water Users Coalition Members:
ALSCO, American Linen DivisionAmerican Property Management
Ashland Hercules Water Technologies
The Benson Hotel
BOMA Portland
Darigold
Harsch Investment
The Hilton Portland and Executive Tower
Mt. Hood Solutions
New System Laundry
Portland Bottling
SAPA Inc.
Siltronic Corp.
Sunshine Dairy Foods
Vigor Industrial
Widmer Brothers Brewing
YoCream
Juliana Lukasik for Central Eastside Industrial Council
Portland Business Alliance
Mayor’s Small Business Advisory Committee
Thomas T. Ward, M.D.
Alissa Keny-Guyer, State Rep District 46
Bob Sallinger for Audubon Society of Portland
Sean Stevens for Oregon Wild
Olivia Schmidt for BARK
Maxine Wilkins & Michael Meo for Eastside Democratic Club
David Delk for Alliance for Democracy
Julie DeGraw for Food & Water Watch
Ron Carley for Coalition for a Livable Future
Andy Maggi for Oregon League of Conservation Voters
Anne Dufay for SE Uplift Neighborhood Coalition:
North Tabor Neighborhood Association
Mount Tabor Neighborhood Association
Montavilla Neighborhood Association
Sunnyside Neighborhood Association
Buckman Neighborhood Association
Hosford Abernathy Neighborhood Association
Richmond Neighborhood Association
South Tabor Neighborhood Association
Foster Powell Neighborhood Association
Creston - Kenilworth Neighborhood Association
Brooklyn Neighborhood Association
Reed Neighborhood Association
Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association
Sellwood Moreland Neighborhood Association
Woodstock Neighborhood Association
Mount Scott Arleta Neighborhood Association
Brentwood Darlington Neighborhood Association
Ardenwald - Johnson Creek Neighborhood Association
Kerns Neighborhood Association
Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association
Scott Fernandez for Citizens for Portland's Water
Franklin Gearhart for Citizens Interested in Bull Run, Inc.
Nancy Newell for Oregon Green Energy Coalition
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