EPA and State Water Resources Control Board Incident Reports on Richardson Bay (Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9)

This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=EPA-2022-002916&type=request)

* Tracking Number: EPA-2022-002916
* Requester Name:
Robbie Powelson
* Date Submitted: 03/06/2022
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

All water quality reports in Richardson Bay between February 28th 2021 and January 1st 2011

All septic overflow reports by local government corporations abutting in Richardson Bay between February 28th 2021 and January 1st 2011

All gasoline/diesel spill reports generated in Richardson Bay February 28th 2021 and January 1st 2011

All chemical spill reports generated in Richardson Bay February 28th 2021 and January 1st 2011

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Robbie Powelson

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03/07/2022
Robbie Powelson
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RE: Freedom of Information Act Request - EPA-2022-002916
Hello:
Please see the attached letter.
Sincerely,

National FOIA Office
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

The FOIA request EPA-2022-002916 has had its Tracking Number changed to EPA-R9-2022-002916. This is normally due to the request being transferred to another agency (for example, EPA to Dept. of Commerce) or to a sub-agency to process it. Additional details for this request are as follows:

* Old Tracking Number:
EPA-2022-002916
* New Tracking Number:
EPA-R9-2022-002916
* Requester Name:
Robbie Powelson
* Date Submitted:
03/06/2022
* Long Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

All water quality reports in Richardson Bay between February 28th 2021 and January 1st 2011

All septic overflow reports by local government corporations abutting in Richardson Bay between February 28th 2021 and January 1st 2011

All gasoline/diesel spill reports generated in Richardson Bay February 28th 2021 and January 1st 2011

All chemical spill reports generated in Richardson Bay February 28th 2021 and January 1st 2011

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Robbie Powelson

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Dear Robbie Powelson,

I'm an attorney in EPA's Region 9 office in San Francisco. I've been assigned to coordinate your FOIA request, EPA-R9-2022-002916, regarding Richardson Bay water quality, septic overflow, gasoline and diesel spill, and chemical spill reports.

I'm reaching out because I'd like to set up a time to discuss clarifying the scope of your FOIA request so we can identify and review the responsive records as quickly as possible. Please let me know if you have availability for a half-hour meeting during any of the following times:

Thursday March 17: 10am, 2:30pm
Friday March 18: 10 am
Monday March 21: 12pm -1:30pm, 2:30pm-3:30pm
Tuesday March 22: 1:30pm-2:30pm
Thursday March 24: 1:30pm-2:30pm, 3:30pm

If we can find a time that works, I would then send you a Microsoft Teams invitation. I am hoping that our EPA subject matter experts would be able to join the call, too.

Thank you.

Best,

Catherine Schluter
US EPA, Region 9
Office of Regional Counsel
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
schluter.catherine@epa.gov<mailto:schluter.catherine@epa.gov>
(415) 972-3911

Dear Robbie Powelson,
Please see attached letter requesting your clarification of the scope of your request before we can proceed processing it. In addition, we are extending our expected completion date to June 7, 2022. Should you have any questions, please contact Catherine Schluter. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Sandra Lesch

Dear Robbie Powelson,
Please see attached letter. It is our third attempt at contacting you to clarify the scope of your FOIA request. Please respond within ten calendar days. Should you have any questions, please contact Catherine Schluter. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Sandra Lesch

EPA-R9-2022-002916 has been processed with the following final disposition: Request Withdrawn.