[Durham INC] Falls Lake --

Sat Aug 7 17:53:41 EDT 2010

Or... it may be easier if you know the blog url is ...  
_www.bullcitymutterings.com_ (http://www.bullcitymutterings.com)  

or see more below

Bill    

In a message dated 8/7/2010 3:00:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
reynbowman at gmail.com writes:

Thanks  for doing that.  If anyone ever asks here is that link explaining 
the  solutions they use in the PNW to rejuvenate lates but without my  
editorial.  Always wonder how many people do click-throughs.  
_http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/algae/lakes/LakeRestoration.html_ 
(http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/algae/lakes/LakeRestoration.html)    I can't imagine 
our NC counterpart isn't fully aware but the solutions used up  in the PNW 
are not as expensive as those being discussed in Raleigh for  sure.

On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 2:53 PM, <_TheOcean1 at aol.com_ 
(mailto:TheOcean1 at aol.com) > wrote:

Here's some more on the subject:  

_http://reynblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/ideas-from-one-lake-to-another.html_ 
(http://reynblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/ideas-from-one-lake-to-another.html)  

Bill  Anderson
REALTOR

919 282-8209 Cell
919.682.6538 Home
919.220.2058 fax

_www.SeagrovesRealty.com_ (http://www.seagrovesrealty.com/)   

In a message dated 8/7/2010 2:39:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
_TheOcean1 at aol.com_ (mailto:TheOcean1 at aol.com)  writes:

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_ (mailto:mmr121570 at yahoo.com)  writes:

FYI -- Melissa

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: "Elizabeth Ouzts, Environment  North Carolina Director" 
<_action at environmentnorthcarolina.org_ (mailto:action at environmentnorthcarolina.org) >
To: Melissa Rooney <_mmr121570 at yahoo.com_ (mailto: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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