[Durham INC] Fw: Jordan Lake rules hijacked by DOT!

[Melissa Rooney]

We're getting hit on water issues all at once. I hope you all will read the disturbing news below and contact your legislators ASAP (easily done by email, all info required below).

--Melissa


--- On Thu, 6/11/09, Haw River Assembly <info at hawriver.org> wrote:

From: Haw River Assembly <info at hawriver.org>
Subject: Jordan Lake rules hijacked by DOT!
To: mmr121570 at yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 6:59 PM




 Jordan Lake rules hijacked by DOT!
 
The Jordan Lake Rules were yanked off the Senate floor on Wednesday just when  they were at the home stretch.   DOT got them removed from a vote by the full Senate in order to  try and  weaken the  part of the rules that reduces nutrient pollution in run-off from existing roads under their jurisdiction.  The Haw River Assembly is frustrated that a bill so long in coming, and finally agreed to by the other stakeholders is being held up.  Everyone, including DOT needs to do their fair share to clean up Jordan Lake!



 



HB  239, "Restore Water Quality in Jordan Reservoir" -- the bill that will finally make cleaning
up Jordan Lake a reality, passed the
House and was approved on Tuesday by the Senate Agric./Environment/Natural Resources Committee.  As you know, r
 epresentatives of upstream and downstream local governments and the agriculture 
and  environmental community agreed to a compromise bill, including the Haw River Assembly.  The compromise lengthens the timeline for nutrient
reductions, but overall keeps strong measures in place for
improving water quality in Jordan Lake –as well as all the streams that flow to
it.
 
 

 
Please - one more time, send a message to your Senator and tell them that the Jordan Lake rules need to be passed now - and that DOT needs to do their fair share to reduce pollution.  This time you may wish to  send your message to all the Senators in the Haw River/Jordan Lake watershed since their local governments support this bill.  Their email addresses are below:
 
 
 
 

 Dear Senator ___________
 
 
Jordan Lake is an important resource that provides water for
more than 400,000 people and a popular recreation destination for 1 million
people each year. But currently it violates state and federal water quality
standards because of too much nitrogen and phosphorous from wastewater and
runoff. Local governments in the Jordan Lake watershed - upstream and downstream - and the environmental community have
forged a compromise solution that will clean up the Lake.  
Please vote to support the HB 239 in the Senate without further delay and without changes that would
weaken it. Everyone needs to do their fair share to clean up the lake. That includes the pollution that runs off our highways and streets, under DOT's control.
 

 Sincerely,
 
 
(your name)

 (your address)
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

 
 

 
Email addresses for State
Senators in the Haw River/Jordan Lake watershed:
 

 
Alamance and
Caswell counties:
 Tony Foriest    Tony.Foriest at ncleg.net
 
 
Chatham:
 Bob Atwater (chair of SenateAg/Env./Natural Resources that will take up bill first) Bob.Atwater at ncleg.net





Durham:
 
Bob Atwater (chair of SenateAg/Env./Natural Resources that will take up bill first): Bob.Atwater at ncleg.net
 
Floyd McKissick Jr. Floyd.McKissick at ncleg.net





Guilford County:
 
Don Vaughn: Don.Vaughan at ncleg.net
 
Katie Dorsett: Katie.Dorsett at ncleg.net


Phil Berger (also Rockingham) :Phil.Berger at ncleg.net
 
Stan Bingham (also Davidson): Stan.Bingham at ncleg.net
 
 
 Orange:
 
Eleanor Kinnaird (also Person): Ellie.Kinnaird at ncleg.net
 

 
Rockingham County:

 
Phil Berger (also Guilford) :Phil.Berger at ncleg.net
 

 
Wake:
 
Dan Blue: Dan.Blue at ncleg.net
 
Neal Hunt: Neal.Hunt at ncleg.net
 
Josh Stein: Josh.Stein at ncleg.net 
 
Richard Stevens: Richard.Stevens at ncleg.net
 
If you have the time please also send a message to the members of the Senate Agriculture/Environment/Natural ResourcesCommittee chaired by Senator Bob Atwater. Go to this link for members names and emails.
http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/Committees/Committees.asp?sAction=ViewCommittee&sActionDetails=Senate%20Standing_66 


 
You can also send a message to Senator Marc Basnight, President Pro Tempore of the Senate Marc.Basnight at ncleg.net
and the Senate Majority Leader, Tony Rand, whose district downstream on the Cape Fear River will benefit from cleaner water flowing out of Jordan Lake.
Tony.Rand at ncleg.net


 
Thanks for all your help - we're almost there!


 
 Elaine Chiosso


 
Haw RIVERKEEPER

Haw River Assembly

P.O.Box 187 

Bynum NC 27228

(919) 542-5790

www.hawriver.org
chiosso at hawriver.org 

   





  
    
      
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