Peter Landstrom

Wainwright, David
From: Peter Landstrom <peterssusanb @bellsouth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 3:47 PM
To: Bashaw, Justin P SAW
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Oppose Jordan Lake SolarBees
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 which could result in serious injury. It is also unclear how many mixers will actually be
needed to reduce the blue /green algae.
There is no evidence that these mixers will work to clean up the pollution in this popular recreational destination. It
seems that at most they will disperse the algae. However, this does not get at the root of the problem which is
continuing inflows of nitrogen, phosphorus, fertilizers, dirt, oil, and other chemicals from upstream cities, suburbs and
farms which the original legislation was designed to do. Merely stirring it up does not solve the problem of the
continuing pollution of Jordan Lake.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Peter Landstrom
435 Nicks Bnd W
Pittsboro, NC 27312