[Durham INC] Falls Lake --

[TheOcean1 at aol.com]

Hold the phone on this one, Melissa, facts aren't quite in yet.
 
What I've heard:
Seems the land we kind of donated to provide water so  Raleigh and Cary 
could expand, land we could have developed, but is now a  reservoir, it might 
sound like that water is now fouled.... but it appears to be  in better shape 
than the deeper water the dam created.
 
We all want to protect our water, and that includes the water we send  
Raleigh's way via this reservoir, and the phase one of this proposal might  even 
be justified. The second phase requires measures far beyond our  financial 
ability, and require us to reduce our lake impact to less than it  would be 
if we returned all the acres surrounding the lake back to forests...and  we 
still might not be able to reduce our environmental impact enough to  
satisfy the requirements.
 
If the ludicrous second phase is required, who shall bear the costs?  
Durham, who lost developable land (as a favor if I recall) or Raleigh who  
benefited, and still does?

I'm not an environmental expert, but have  heard conflicting information. 
In our strong desire to protect our aqua filter,  it is certainly possible to 
over react. A single drop of oil on your driveway  probably wouldn't 
require a billion dollar clean up, but if it did, who should  pay?
 
Can't even sign this "in my humble opinion" because that opinion is still  
forming, and all the information doesn't appear to be in yet. The only part 
I'm  sure of is the "Who should pay?".... if such a clean up is required. In 
my  opinion, the answer is Raleigh.
 
Here's more on the subject, from a source I respect:

_http://reynblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/solution-to-falls-lake-is-simple-follo
w.html_ 
(http://reynblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/solution-to-falls-lake-is-simple-follow.html)  
 
Bill  Anderson



 
In a message dated 8/6/2010 11:26:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
mmr121570 at yahoo.com writes:

 
FYI -- Melissa



----- Forwarded Message ----
From: "Elizabeth Ouzts, Environment North  Carolina Director" 
<action at environmentnorthcarolina.org>
To: Melissa Rooney  <mmr121570 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 3:58:08  PM
Subject: Go jump in a  lake

 
(http://www.environmentnorthcarolina.org/action/clean-water/falls-lake?id4=ES) 
Hi Melissa, 
With the hottest July in recent memory behind us -- and August looking  
pretty warm itself -- I'd like to jump in a lake right about now. Usually,  
Falls Lake is a great place to do just that. 
But algae blooms have already caused beach closings at Falls Lake  several 
times this year -- and they also affect the quality of our drinking  water, 
and choke fish and other wildlife. 
To save Falls Lake, state officials have developed a cleanup plan that will 
 cut the nitrogen and phosphorous that cause algae blooms by more than 70  
percent over the next several years. 
_Send them an e-mail to support this plan to restore  Falls Lake._ 
(http://www.environmentnorthcarolina.org/action/clean-water/falls-lake?id4=ES)  
Detractors of the plan are arguing that not all parts of the lake deserve a 
 comprehensive cleanup. 
But, in addition to drawing more than 750,000 visitors each year for  
swimming, camping, fishing and hiking, Falls Lake also provides drinking water  
to nearly half a million residents of Wake County.  
But today, uncontrolled development is threatening its waters.  More paved 
surfaces create swift conduits for oil, dirt, and other  pollutants to flow 
right into the lake and the streams that feed it. 
With opponents of the cleanup plan arguing loudly against it, state  
officials need to hear from you. 
Click the link below to send an e-mail to state officials in  support of 
their Falls Lake cleanup plan. 
_http://www.environmentnorthcarolina.org/action/clean-water/falls-lake?id4=E
S_ 
(http://www.environmentnorthcarolina.org/action/clean-water/falls-lake?id4=ES)  
Then, ask your family and friends to do the  same.

Sincerely, 

Elizabeth  Ouzts
Environment North Carolina Director
_http://pirg.org/tools/http://www.environmentnorthcarolina.org_ 
(http://pirg.org/tools/http://www.environmentnorthcarolina.org) 

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