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Property owner accuses county staff of permitting stormwater discharge onto private lots in Circle Oaks
Summary
A Circle Oaks property owner told the Napa County Board of Supervisors that county staff approved and inspected work that allowed stormwater to be discharged onto neighboring private properties after a prior settlement, and asked the board to direct enforcement. The board heard the allegation and did not announce immediate enforcement actions.
Thomas Falcon, owner of property at 307 Circle Oaks Drive, told the Napa County Board of Supervisors during public comment that county staff had approved and inspected work that now discharges stormwater onto his and adjacent properties despite a prior board settlement intended to resolve slope and drainage problems.
"Staff approved inspection. Staff observed the work. Staff signed off on a permit knowing drainage plans were nonexistent," Falcon said, describing the issuance and inspection of a permit that he alleges lacked required drainage plans. He said the new work has already routed stormwater onto three additional private properties and warned that…
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