Al Goshaw

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Dear Mr. Bashaw,
Al Goshaw <goshaw @phy.duke.edu>
Saturday, March 29, 2014 8:41 PM
Bashaw, Justin P SAW
Al Goshaw
[EXTERNAL] Solar Bees in Jordon Lake
I am writing to request that the Army Corps does not give approval for the use of the Solar
Bees in Lake Jordan. As you are aware, Lake Jordan is the primary source of drinking water for
more than 300,000 residents in the Triangle.
The Solar Bee is not the answer to reduce the nutrient pollution problem flowing into Jordan
Lake. These Solar Bees do not treat nitrogen and phosphorus pollution from upstream. The
failure to responsibly address this problem jeopardizes the public health of the residents of
NC.
Hans Paerl, Kenan Professor of Marine and Environmental Science at the UNC- Chapel Hill
Institute of Marine Sciences, has stated publicly that the proposal for mixing as a solution for
Jordan Lake is an experiment and not based on historic data and a long -term, deliberate
process.
Not only are we jeopardizing the public health of our residents but we are also creating
dangerous situations for boaters, water skiers and jet skiers. Someone traveling fast enough
could crash into the Solar Bees and become seriously injured.
Please do not allow the use of Solar Bees on Lake Jordan, NC.
Yours sincerely,
Al Goshaw
A. T. Goshaw, James B. Duke Professor
Physics Department, Room 277
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708
919 - 660 -2584