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La Porte County board orders halt to Scipio Sunrise work, directs attorney to demand homeowner stop pumping into detention basin
Summary
Contractor says one Scipio Sunrise detention basin could not be finished because a homeowner was pumping well water into the basin; the board voted to stop the contractor's work for now, have the county attorney send a cease-and-desist/certified letter requiring the well be capped within two weeks, and to review contractor claims at a later meeting.
A La Porte County Drainage Board emergency action halted further work at a Scipio Sunrise subdivision detention basin and directed the county attorney to send a certified cease-and-desist requiring a homeowner to stop pumping well water into the basin.
Contractor Alan, of Alan Excavating, told the board that crews had completed three of four basins but were unable to finish the fourth because a homeowner had opened a well and was pumping water into what the board described as a detention (not retention) basin. Alan said the team had worked in saturated conditions, had men in hip…
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