Jane Forbes

Wainwright, David
From:
Jane Forbes <Jforbes988 @aol.com>
Sent:
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 10:00 AM
To:
Bashaw, Justin P SAW
Subject:
[EXTERNAL] CLEAN JORDAN LAKE
Dear U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District Mr. Justin Bashaw,
Please oppose the use of SolarBees on Jordan Lake. North Carolina needs to move forward with the promised controls of
runoff from new and existing development, and upgrades to upstream wastewater treatment plants, NOT by employing
unproven floating mixers in the lake. The $1.65 million state earmark that funded the SolarBee project created a single -
source, no -bid contract that funnels money to the company that makes the mixers. This means no competition and no
serious evaluation of whether this technology will work on Jordan Lake. It's just another way for lawmakers to delay real
pollution controls on this beautiful lake.
I urge you to please oppose the use of SolarBees on Jordan Lake.
This "technology" is very expensive and WILL NOT WORK!
THE REAL PROBLEM IS THE FAILURE OF THE LEGISLATURE TO MAKE UP- STREAM POLLUTERS CLEAN UP.
Despite what authorities tell us, the water is NOT safe to drink, play in or eat fish from. You know this and so does the
EPA.
If you really, really want to clean Jordan Lake, I can and will show you a much less expensive method and "WORKS ".
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jane Forbes
635 Bear Tree Creek
Chapel Hill, NC 27517