20140957 Ver 2_We Need the Atlantic Coast Pipeline_20170811 (7046)

Strickland, Bev
From:Gary OMalley <[e-mail]>
Sent:Friday, August 11, 2017 1:16 PM
To:SVC_DENR.publiccomments
Subject:We Need the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Re: We Need the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Dear Ms. Higgins,

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

RE: Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) 401 Permit Application

The safety of our environment—our water, air, plants and animals—is of utmost importance. But we must
balance it with infrastructure that allows our communities to survive and thrive. That is what the Atlantic Coast
Pipeline will do.

The ACP will bring cleaner, affordable American energy to North Carolina, which will mean lower bills for
consumers, opportunities for business growth, and economic stabilization in much of our state—and we are
eager for it.

But that doesn’t mean the ACP isn’t taking every precaution when it comes to environmental safety. The ACP’s
stream and wetland crossing techniques and pipeline construction methods meet state and federal requirements
designed to protect water quality.

In addition, the ACP project team has reviewed each stream crossing to ensure the chosen construction method
is appropriate given the site-specific characteristics of that stream. Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is
being proposed in many locations to avoid impacts to major waterbodies.

Please do not delay the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. North Carolina needs it.

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A copy of this letter will be sent to my local, state and federal elected officials.

Sincerely,
Gary OMalley
[e-mail]
205 Monterey Dr.
Wilmington, NC 28409
Constituent
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