Jim Smith

Wainwright, David
From: Jim Smith <JSmith @hagersmith.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 11:14 AM
To: Bashaw, Justin P SAW
Subject: [EXTERNAL] SolarBee Public Comments
Dear Mr. Bashaw,
I urge you to reject the application to use "SolarBee "s to decrease algae blooms in Jordan lake. Some of my reasons for this request
are as follows:
• The mixers do nothing to clean up the pollution from upstream.
• There is very little evidence that these mixers will be successful, they have only been tested in small bodies of water, not
large lakes like Jordan. They did not successfully restore water quality in a recent test in Cabarrus County, NC.
• The mixers will create safety hazards to boaters and recreational users due to their low profile and lack of warning lights,
etc.
The Clean Water Act requires water pollutants to be controlled at their source. In order to truly clean the lake, the Jordan Lake
rules need to be implemented immediately!
Jim Smith, AIA, LEED AP
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and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt