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, . No sock, no fabric, this holding pond in Eagle Pass is just a muil hole now. 'C t t' ;,;,j!;'..",h" ',., ons ruc lOnNl1~'t,;;" .',7:, ':';-:'ii~;.;.,:,:~_T.'.~ ~~'prompts pond#i,~~:i '~." . ;:!~'~:',"r-'~:i1s~:~,'::'J:,t. complamt "':~";; , . ,.',.." '.~:\ Two citizens appeared:' af the regular Centerville coun-", eil meeting June 26 to lodge a " 'complaint about a holding , pond on Eagle Trail'; and, Dupre Road in the Eagle'Pass ' Development. Roberta Wirth, ". who has lived in the dev~lop", ' ment for about five years; said the construction compa";' . nyworking on the last phase, of the development is filling the pond with sediment, pumping mud and water into the pond. Wirth, a pollution control specialist with" the MPCA, had it inspected: and, . reported the. construction company is in violation of several MPCA rules. Citing MPCA rules, Wirth said Swift Construction is pump,; ing water and sediment'into: the pond with no sock and no fabric to protect the' inlets. The inlets that did have fabric were filled with mud. Wirth asked council to take action and asked who was responsi- ble for maintaining the pond after construction is com- plete. Wirth wants the pond dredged out immediately. Council took no action on the matter. Mayor Tim Swedberg said if the MPCA and Rice Creek Watershed District'are interested in taking action against the construction cOm- pany, then they should do 'it, H According to Wirth, these' MPCA rules' are frequently violated during new construe, tion. ' ,,' After calling. the Rice Creek Watershed District, Wirth reported the RCWD intends to enforce thell: per- mit and force Swift to clean the pond immediately. The pond is one of two in the development that flows into Hardwood Creek, and .even- tually into Peltier Lake. ,Spe also reported that the compa- ny did not install erosion fences until June 25. 'j .~u ~