[SOC] Fw: must read

[Charles Harpole]

I really like the quote from Indian treaty, promptly broken by good old Uncle Sam.

Charles Harpole k4vud at hotmail.com 

 

 




 
> From: wb9ukq at ticon.net
> To: soc at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 11:01:50 -0500
> Subject: [SOC] Fw: must read
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> This is not related to telegraphy or radio in any way but it is a chuckle, 
> Hoping the soc will enjoy .de bob wb9ukq
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> A MUST READ
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> The Dam
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> This is an actual letter sent to a man named Ryan DeVries regarding a pond 
> on his property. It was sent by the Pennsylvania Department of 
> Environmental Quality, State of Pennsylvania . This guy's response is 
> hilarious, but read The State's letter before you get to the response 
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> State of Pennsylvania 's letter to Mr. DeVries:
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> SUBJECT: DEQ
> File No.97-59-0023; T11N; R10W, Sec 20; Lycoming County
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> Dear Mr. DeVries:
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> It has come to the attention of the Department of Environmental Quality that 
> there has been recent unauthorized activity on the above referenced parcel 
> of property. You have been certified as the legal landowner and/or 
> contractor who did the following unauthorized activity:
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> Construction and maintenance of two wood debris dams across the outlet 
> stream of Spring Pond.
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> A permit must be issued prior to the start of this type of activity. A 
> review of the Department's files shows that no permits have been issued 
> Therefore, the Department has determined that this activity is in violation 
> of Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resource and 
> Environmental Protection Act, Act 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being 
> sections 324.30101 to 324.30113 of the Pennsylvania Compiled Laws, 
> annotated.
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> The Department has been informed that one or both of the dams partially 
> failed during a recent rain event, causing debris and flooding at downstream 
> locations. We find that dams of this nature are inherently hazardous and 
> cannot be permitted. The Department therefore orders you to cease and desist 
> all activities at this location, and to restore the stream to a free-flow 
> condition by removing all wood and brush forming the dams from the stream 
> channel. All restoration work shall be completed no later than January 31, 
> 2010.
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> Please notify this office when the restoration has been completed so that a 
> follow-up site inspection may be scheduled by our staff. Failure to comply 
> with this request or any further unauthorized activity on the site may 
> result in this case being referred for elevated enforcement action..
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> We anticipate and would appreciate your full cooperation in this matter. 
> Please feel free to contact me at this office if you have any questions.
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> Sincerely,
> David L. Price
> District Representative and Water Management Division.
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> Here is the actual response sent back by Mr. DeVries:
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> Re: DEQ File
> No. 97-59-0023; T11N; R10W, Sec. 20; Lycoming County
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> Dear Mr.Price,
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> Your certified letter dated 12/17/09 has been handed to me to respond to. I 
> am the legal landowner but not the Contractor at 2088 Dagget Lane , Trout 
> Run, Pennsylvania .
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> A couple of beavers are in the (State unauthorized) process of constructing 
> and maintaining two wood 'debris' dams across the outlet stream of my Spring 
> Pond. While I did not pay for, authorize, nor supervise their dam project, 
> I think they would be highly offended that you call their skillful use of 
> natures building materials 'debris.'
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> I would like to challenge your department to attempt to emulate their dam 
> project any time and/or any place you choose. I believe I can safely state 
> there is no way you could ever match their dam skills, their dam 
> resourcefulness, their dam ingenuity, their dam persistence, their dam 
> determination and/or their dam work ethic.
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> These are the beavers/contractors you are seeking. As to your request, I 
> do not think the beavers are aware that they must first fill out a dam 
> permit prior to the start of this type of dam activity.
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> My first dam question to you is:
> (1) Are you trying to discriminate against my Spring Pond Beavers, or
> (2) do you require all beavers throughout this State to conform to said dam 
> request?
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> If you are not discriminating against these particular beavers, through the 
> Freedom of Information Act, I request completed copies of all those other 
> applicable beaver dam permits that have been issued. (Perhaps we will see 
> if there really is a dam violation of Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of 
> the Natural Resource and Environmental Protection Act, Act 451 of the Public 
> Acts of 1994, being sections 324.30101 to 324.30113 of the Pennsylvania 
> Compiled Laws, annotated.)
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> I have several dam concerns. My first dam concern is, aren't the beavers 
> entitled to legal representation? The Spring Pond Beavers are financially 
> destitute and are unable to pay for said representation -- so the State will 
> have to provide them with a dam lawyer.
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> The Department's dam concern that either one or both of the dams failed 
> during a recent rain event, causing flooding, is proof that this is a 
> natural occurrence, which the Department is required to protect. In other 
> words, we should leave the Spring Pond Beavers alone rather than harassing 
> them and calling them dam names.
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> If you want the dammed stream 'restored' to a dam free-flow condition please 
> contact the beavers -- but if you are going to arrest them, they obviously 
> did not pay any attention to your dam letter, they being unable to read 
> English.
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> In my humble opinion, the Spring Pond Beavers have a right to build their 
> unauthorized dams as long as the sky is blue, the grass is green and water 
> flows downstream. They have more dam rights than I do to live and enjoy 
> Spring Pond. If the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental 
> Protection lives up to its name, it should protect the natural resources 
> (Beavers) and the environment (Beavers' Dams).
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> So, as far as the beavers and I are concerned, this dam case can be referred 
> for more elevated enforcement action right now. Why wait until 1/31/2010? 
> The Spring Pond Beavers may be under the dam ice by then and there will be 
> no way for you or your dam staff to contact/harass them.
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> In conclusion, I would like to bring to your attention to a real 
> environmental quality, health, problem in the area It is the bears! Bears 
> are actually defecating in our woods. I definitely believe you should be 
> persecuting the defecating bears and leave the beavers alone. If you are 
> going to investigate the beaver dam, watch your dam step! The bears are not 
> careful where they dump!
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> Being unable to comply with your dam request, and being unable to contact 
> you on your dam answering machine, I am sending this response to your dam 
> office.
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> THANK YOU,
> RYAN DEVRIES & THE DAM BEAVERS
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> The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with 
> Hotmail. Get busy. 
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