Jerry Ayers

Wainwright, David
From: Jerry Ayers <jcayersl @gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 4:47 PM
To: Bashaw, Justin P SAW
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Jordan Lake
Dear U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District Mr. Justin Bashaw,
I am an avid fisherman who spends lots of time on our NC lakes. And after reading about the pollution problems on
Jordan lake, I urge you to oppose the use of SolarBees on that body of water.
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.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jerry Ayers
8341 Long Island Rd
Catawba, NC 28609