Karen Polk

Wainwright, David
From: Karen Polk <karenpolk @mindspring.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 9:48 PM
To: Bashaw, Justin P SAW
Subject: [EXTERNAL] The wrong solution for Jordan Lake
Dear U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District Mr. Justin Bashaw,
I urge you to please oppose the use of SolarBees on Jordan Lake. SolarBees are the wrong solution for a problem with
upstream origins. The federal Clean Water Act requires that pollution be treated at the source of the problem, not
downstream in public waters. Upstream communities may resist imposition of regulations to clean up water flowing into
the lake, but such regulation would be far more effective in improving water quality in Jordan Lake. By employing
floating mixers (known as SolarBees) downstream in Jordan Lake the state is not complying with federal law. This is
unacceptable!
Jordan Lake is plagued by nitrogen and phosphorus pollution from upstream sources and these unproven floating mixers
do not treat that. When these mixers fail to do their job, the condition of Jordan Lake will be worse than ever.
Please oppose the use of SolarBees on Jordan Lake.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Karen Polk
909 W Lenoir Street
Raleigh, NC 27603