In April, 2022, a few months before Mr. Lundstrom attempted to divert water from the spring, he came to my house. I <br />recall the month because we were doing construction work on our house at that time, and the walkway from the sidewalk to <br />my front door, which bridged a deep gap, had been temporarily removed. For this reason, Mr. Lundstrom was unable to ring <br />my doorbell, so he waited in his car in front of my house until I noticed him and came out through the garage door. I took <br />him down the steep hill behind my house and showed him the spring, which bubbles up 365 days a year at the base of the hill. <br /> I pointed out that this was obviously a natural spring and not a broken pipe, and he said something like “well, I don’t like that <br />at all.” I understood this to mean that he would have preferred it if the water had been coming from a broken pipe rather than <br />a natural spring. <br /> <br />I have taken short videos of the spring and am submitting them with this letter. (See attached videos.) The videos <br />were made on July 23, 2024, in the middle of Eugene’s dry season. There has not been any substantial amount of rain in <br />Eugene in months, and since there is no stormwater, the water from the spring cannot be coming from a broken stormwater <br />pipe. <br /> <br />In addition, the developers of Braewood North, of which my home was a part, were aware that this water source was a <br />spring as long ago as 1995. I am attaching a page from the Final Geotechnical Evaluation prepared for Braewood North <br />developer Randy Cuddeback by Oregon Geotechnical Services on September 4, 1995. On page 8 of the report, engineers <br />David Reich and Scott Goebel report as follows: <br /> <br />The project area was investigated to determine if there were any significant and outstanding natural features <br />that warranted special treatment. A number of areas were identified and are discussed below. . . . Area SI - 1 <br />consists of a spring/seep located at the base of the slope at the west edge of the development area (Lot 3). Due <br />to the likelihood that other seeps may be encountered when roads and homesites are constructed at the base of <br />this slope, no roads or homesites have been located in this area. <br /> <br />(See Attachment 3: Braewood North PUD Application 95-20, at p. 100 of 147.) <br /> <br />The Lot and Street Plan map in the above application shows that my home is located on Lot 3 of the Braewood North <br />development. (See Attachment 4: Braewood North PUD Application 95-20 at p. 61 of 147.) <br /> <br />I do not understand why Mr. Lundstrom is making or permitting to be made statements he knows are false regarding <br />the source of the water in question. However, that water is coming <br />Mr. Nick Gioello <br />July 30, 2024 <br />Page Three <br /> <br /> <br />from a natural spring that has been present and documented on this lot for at least 30 years. I enjoy watching deer and other <br />local wildlife watering at the spring, and vegetation that is unusual for this area, such as black cottonwood trees, which only <br />grow near freshwater sources, are only a few feet away. The wetlands that cover much of the area Mr. Lundstrom and his <br />company want to destroy to cover with homes are fed by this natural spring. They are an important natural resource, and I <br />want to see them preserved in order to continue supporting wildlife and the natural streams and vegetation in this area. If they <br />are to be destroyed or compromised in some way so Mr. Lundstrom can build homes, I at least want to be sure the decision- <br />making agencies are accurately informed and that false representations in the relevant applications are corrected. <br /> <br />Thank you for your attention to this matter. <br /> <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br />Gabriel Wayne <br />