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From: Felix_Lopez@fws.gov (Felix_Lopez@fws.gov)

To: coralations@yahoo.com;
Date: Tue, September 9, 2008 3:56:47 PM
Cc:
Subject: Fw: Construction General Permit/MSGP, Threatened and Endangered Species, Criterion A Can Not
Be Used in Culebra

FYI

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Lantner.Murray@ep
amail.epa.gov
To
01/07/2008 11:36 DECA-WCB@epamail.epa.gov,
AM Rivera-Ocasio.Evelyn@epamail.epa.go
v, Rivera.Jose@epamail.epa.gov,
Bosques.Sergio@epamail.epa.gov,
Villafane.Carlos@epamail.epa.gov,
Ortiz.Hector@epamail.epa.gov,
Rodriguez.Teresita@epamail.epa.gov,
Geliga.Jaime@epamail.epa.gov
cc
Singelis.Nikos@epamail.epa.gov,
"EPA NOI Center"
<noi@avanticorporation.com>,
Felix_Lopez@fws.gov
Subject
Construction General Permit/MSGP,
Threatened and Endangered Species,
Criterion A Can Not Be Used in
Culebra

For those of you conducting construction or industrial storm water

inspections in Culebra, based on this email from the Fish and Wildlife
Service, Boqueron Field Office, Facilities in Culebra Puerto Rico
submitting Notices of Intent claiming that there are "No federally
listed threatened or endangered species or their designated critical
habitat in the project area" under Criterion A, are unacceptable because

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the waters around Culebra are listed as critical habitat.

Murray Lantner, P.E., Environmental Engineer

USEPA Region 2, Water Compliance Branch, 20th Floor
290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007
(212) 637-3976 (ph.)
(212) 637-4211 (fax)
Email: Lantner.Murray@epa.gov

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Felix_Lopez@fws.
gov
To
01/04/2008 01:31 Murray Lantner/R2/USEPA/US@EPA
PM cc

Subject
Re: Crashboat Beach, Puerta Del
Mar Development, West End Street
G , West End Street G

Murray, a letter should be going out next week. We had provided a

consultant for the project with technical assistance regarding T&E
species
back in 2005. There are none reported for the project area. We did
express concern with erosion and sedimentation affecting the waters
around
Crash Boat and had our doubts about the sedimentation pond they were
proposing.

Also we are a bit concerned with the NPDES general permit, for Culebra
Is.
there should not be any Criterion A compliance since the waters around
Culebra are designated Critical Habitat by NOAA. Also NOAA is in the
process of working with its endangered coral listing, once the areas of
high concentration are designated, then Criterion A would not apply to
them
either.

Felix Lopez

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USFWS

Lantner.Murray@ep

amail.epa.gov

To
01/03/2008 01:05 Felix_Lopez@fws.gov

PM
cc

Subject
Crashboat Beach, Puerta Del Mar

Development, West End Street G ,

West End Street G

Felix:

Happy New Year:

I am writing a letter to F&R Construction for Storm Water Pollution

Prevention Plan deficiencies. The project is near Crashboat beach, but
up the hill a little bit. I wanted to know if there could be some
problems with turtle nesting, etc. in the area.

Let me know.

(See attached file: USFWS_ESA-Question_F&R.wpd)(See attached file:

P1250123.JPG)

Murray Lantner, P.E., Environmental Engineer

USEPA Region 2, Water Compliance Branch, 20th Floor

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290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007

(212) 637-3976 (ph.)
(212) 637-4211 (fax)
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Felix Lopez/R4/FWS/DOI]

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