HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0176.090 2006-2008 1) HI MY NAME IS PETER HOULE ~ .
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2) I AM IN THE AGRICULTURE FIELD~AND HA~ BEAN
FOR SIX GENERATIONS. _
3) GRADUATED A5 A CHEMICAL ENGINEER.
4) AFTER READING THIS BILL # 51 SEVERAL TIMES IT IS
MY BELIEF THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO RESTRICT THE
BUILDING OF HOUSES AND SUBDIVISIONS.
5) BUT THIS BILL # 51 IS LABELED A FLOODPLAIN
MANAGEMENT BILL.
6) IN REGARDS TO AGRICULTURE, FARMINGy GRAZING,
PASTURING; AND OUTDOOR NURSERIES MANY OF US
WORK WITH THE NRCS. NATURAL RESOURCE
CONSERVATION SERVICE ( USDA
7) IN WORKING WITH THE COUNTYAND COUNTY
REQUIREMENTS AND CODES OF CHAPTER 10. I WAS
AMAZED AT HOW COMPLETELY OPPOSED THE RULES
WERE TO THE NRCS. C ou k 7N v s ~ s 01~
8) WHEN GRUBBING NEW FIELDS FOR PAPAYA LAND IT
TOOK ALMOST A YEAR TO OBTAIN A GRUBBING PERMIT
AND I WAS EXPECTED TO REMOVE THE BERMS OF
TREES AND VEGETATIVE MATERIAL WITHIN 3 MONTHS.
DOING THIS IS NOT ECONOMICAL AND WOULD HAVE
COST ME $108,000.00 TO REMOVE THIS MATERIAL FROM
THE SITE.
9) THE NRCS GIVE GUIDELINES ON HOW TO ESTABLISH
BERMS AND USE THEM AS FILTER STRIPS AND REDUCES
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EROSION AND RUN OFF. AND UNDERSTANDS THE
BERMS WILL BE EXCELLENT MULCH MATERIAL FOR
THE NEXT CROP. P~ v~ ~ ~-~l°P
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10) NO DATA IS GIVEN IN THIS REPORT ON HOW MUCH
RAIN TO EXPECT ON A 100 YEAR FLOOD.
11) MENTION OF LEVEES OR WALLS BUT NO DESIGN
CRITERIA IS GIVEN.
12) HOW MANY INCHES OF RAIN IS IN A 100 YEAR
FLOOD?
13) THIS BILL IS VERY THREATENING TO ME AS A
FARMER, TAXPAYER AND RANCHER.
14) WELL I HAVE SOME DATA AND I CAIV1'~PREPARED TO
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15) 25 ACRE FIELD 1800 FEET LONG IF 2 INCHES OF ~ 2 S,~ T
RAIN FELL ONTO THAT WAS WATERLOGGED. ~
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ON A 5% SLOPE IT WOULD REQUIRE A 37.5 FOOT WALL - ~ 2
TO HOLD THE WATER IN. ~
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CROPS DO NOT SURVIVE NOR DO PEOPLE LIVING IN A
SUBDIVISION AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS SLOPE
NOT TO MENTION A 10 % SLOPE
NOT TO MENTIONA 31 INCHES OF RAIN
NOT TO MENITON A BREAK IN THE WALL LIKE KAUAI
WHICH KILLED PEOPLE.
16) WHO IS LIABLE FOR THE WALL THAT BROKE OR
WASN'T BUILT RIGHT OR WASN'T DESIGNED RIGHT.
17) WHEN IS RAINED 31 INCHES A FEW YEARS BACK YES
THERE WAS A LOT OF RAIN A SOME PROBLEMS BUT THE
NEXT DAY MOST THINGS WERE BACK TO NORMAL.
THE RAIN FOUND ITS WAY TO THE OCEAN THE NATURAL
WAY. WITHOUT LEVEES OR ROCK WALL TO RETAIN THE
WATER AS YOUR BILL # 51 SUGGESTS.
THIS BILL GIVES AS WRITTEN SHOWS NO MAPS, ZONES
OF FLOODINGS NO DATA ABOUT FLOODING , NO
CALCULATIONS ON HOW TO DETERMINE FLOOD
PROBLEMS AND FLOOD SOLUTIONS.
THIS DOCUMENT HOLDS NO WATER AND HAS F~,.,o.~~:-~~~-
THREATENING LANGUAGE AS WRITTEN AND IS A?DEATH
WARRANT TO THE PAPAYA FARMERS, FRUIT AND NUT
GROWERS, CATTLE RANCHERS, NURSERIES AND TO
AGRICULTURE IN GENERAL. IT IS CONFLICTING AND
RESTRICTING AND APPEARS TO BE DISGUISED AS A BILL
TO HALT THE BUILDING INDUSTRY AND PUT MORE
RESTRICTIONS ON AGRICULTURE.
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