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STATE OF CALIFORNIA <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME <br /> ARTHUR RAMIREZ 2335 <br /> REPORT OF STATE WATER POLLUTION, DESTRUCTION OF WETLANDS AND <br /> LITTERING. <br /> DATE OF INCIDENT, NAME, LOCATION,K CASE NUMBER <br /> FESUARY, 1992, THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTE FE RAILROAD <br /> COMPANY. 740 EAST CARRNEGIE DRIVE. SAN BERNADINO CA. <br /> 92408-3571 . STATE WATERS NORTH OF WOODWARD ISLAND AND SOUTH <br /> OF BACON ISLAND, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. A 47125 <br /> OFFENSES: FISH AND GAME CODE 5650 (a) , STATE WATER POLLUTION <br /> AND 5652 ILLEGAL REFUSE DEPOSIT IPJ STATE WATERS. <br /> NARRATIVE <br /> IN FEBUARY 1992 I RECIEVED A LETTER FROM THE UNITED <br /> TRANSPORTATION UNION REPRESENTED BY ROY E. ONSTOTT ADVISING <br /> ME OF AN ONGOING POLLUTION AND LITTER PROBLEM. SEE ATTACHED <br /> LETTER. <br /> WHILE ON PATROL I NOTICED AN AREA OF WATER BETWEEN WOODWARD <br /> ISLAND AND BACON ISLAND THAT WAS PILED WITH DEBRIS. THIS <br /> DEBRIS CONSISTED OF RAILROAD TIES, PLASTIC BOTTLES, BUCKETS. <br /> AND OTHER MATERIAL FROM THE CONSTUCTION TAKING PLACE ON THE <br /> BRIDGE. THE RAILROAD TIES WERE WELL WITHIN THE TIDAL FLOWS <br /> AND OIL BASED MATERIAL_ COULD BE S'E'EN LEACHING FROM THE TIES <br /> INTO THE WATER. THE TIES WERE LAID WELL WITHIN THE ONE <br /> HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD PLAIN AND NO STREAMBED ALTERATION <br /> AGREEMENT WAS ON FILE WITH THE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT. THE <br /> TIES WERE PILED ON THE GIANT BULL RUSH AND CATTAILS IPI THE <br /> AREA. EQUIPMENT WAS BEING OPERATED WITHIN THE TIDAL FLOWS. <br /> NO ATTEMPTS WERE TAKEN TO PREVENT DAMAGE T7 THE WETLANDS IN <br /> THIS AREA. RUBBISH WAS ALLOWED TO ENTER STATE WATERS <br /> THROUGHT THE AREA WHICH WAS A HALF MILE LONG STRETCH OF <br /> WATER WAY. DEPARTMENT POLICY REQUIRES NOTIFICATION OF THIS <br /> TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION BEFORE ANY WORK IS TO BEGIN SO THAT' <br /> ENDANGERED PLANTS AND ANIMALS MAY BE TAKEN INTO <br /> CONSIDERATION. <br /> THIS BRIDGE BELONGS TO THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTE FE <br /> RAILROAD. THE RAILROAD TIMBERS WERE PASSING CREOSOTE INTO <br /> STATE WATERS. PHOTOS WERE TAKEN. <br /> I CONTACTED THE RAILROAD COMPANY IN THE HOPE THAT I MIGHT' <br /> SOLVE THIS PROBLEM IN A SIMPLE MANNER. I TALKED TO CHARLIE <br /> ARMENTA, TED RUPERT AND JAY CRAFT ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I <br /> ADVISED INR. CRAFT THAT I SAW A PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIAL <br /> THAT WAS ALLOWED TO REMAIN IN THE AREA. IT WAS AND IS <br /> CAUSING WATER POLLUTION. ALSO THE MATERIAL IS CONSIDERED <br /> LITTERING AND I WOULD ALLOW THIRTY DAYS FOR A C'OMP'LETE <br /> CLEANUP OF THE SITE. THIS I WAS TOLD WOULD BE AMPLE TIME TO <br /> CLEAN UP THE SITE BY MR. ONSTOTT. <br /> I SPOKE TO MR. CRAFT WHOM ASKED FOR A MEETING TO DISCUSS <br /> THESE PROBLEMS. MR. CRAFT ADVISED ME THAT HE WOULD BE AT THE <br /> SITE ON APRIL 10TH AND 11TH AND ASKED ME TO MEET WITH HIM <br />