Katie Locklier

Wainwright, David
From: Katie Locklier <katie.locklier @duke.edu>
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 12:22 PM
To: Bashaw, Justin P SAW
Subject: [EXTERNAL] from concerned water resources graduate student at Duke University
Dear U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District Mr. Justin Bashaw,
Please oppose the use of SolarBees on Jordan Lake. A million people visit the lake each year to camp, swim, boat, paddle
or fish and these floating mixers pose a real threat. The mixers sit low in the water and could be easily missed by
boaters, water skiers and jet skiers. There is also no evidence that these mixers will work to clean up the pollution in this
popular recreational destination.
It has been well- documented that the main issue with Jordan Lake is the sheer amount of nutrients entering into it from
developed areas. Better mixing of the water column will only increase the efficiency of nutrient transport, potentially
increasing the amount of blooms. Even if they are able to bring up more dissolved oxygen from the depths to reduce fish
kills, they will only MASK the problem that is really going on, which is cultural eutrophication, or nutrient enrichment, of
a lake.
Furthermore, it is illogical for the Corps to pursue a solution that is exponentially more expensive than nutrient
reduction at the source. Doing so would not only be a waste of money, but also an abuse of the trust the public has in
the Corps to responsibly manage water resources.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Katie Locklier
2714 Sarah Avenue
Durham, NC 27707