HomeMy WebLinkAbout20061203 Ver 2_Scoping Comments for Western Wake_20100222Western Wake Regional Wastewater Management Facilities - Scoping Meeting Comments
(April 19, 2007, Apex Town Hall)
Scoping Comments Grouped by Category
(from Scoping Meeting held April 19, 2007, Apex Town Hall)
A) Effect on New Hill Community
1. Community of New Hill will not be included in project without construction of
pump station.
2. No one came to New Hill to get input and thoughts on project even though they
are in the center of project. Keep New Hill informed about each step in NEPA
process. (been working well with DENR)
3. New Hill Historic District- No one has made effort to protect New Hill Historic
District. Cultural Resources section 106. Consult with SHPO.
4. Inverse condemnation of community (smell adversely impact land values).
B) Environmental Justice
1. Environmental Justice Issues - mitigation plan for these issues does not include
entire community of New Hill
2. New Hill already had "share" of projects for "public good" i.e.: Sharon Harris,
Jordan Lake, US 1, Dixie Pipeline, Progress Energy High Voltage transmission
lines. (Environmental Justice Issue)
Progress Energy asking to extend license. May have to add new (another) reactor
rods. Don't have economic ability to fight. (another "hit" for the community) EJ
issue.
4. Environmental Justice- study of demographics of affected areas vs. service area
C) WRF Site Evaluation and Selection
Want to see evaluation of alternatives sites S&E of US 1 particularly once with
contiguous borders. How were borders determined? (versus individually owned
tracts not individual parcels). Progress energy owns 25,000 acres, why not use
some of this property instead of individually owner property?(sites 18-24 all
owned by Progress Energy)
2. Why weren't citizens informed before land was condemned?
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When sites were ranked, selected site at best was ranked #4. How did it get to be
#1?
4. If project were sited South and East of US 1, there would be no issue. "Want it in
our backyard, not our front yard." --support project just not at current site
selected.
5. Will cost be the only determining factor for site approval?
6. Site 14. Discussion involved 1 mile exclusion area around the plant. There are
other sites on Progress Energy Property that are not within exclusion area.
7. Site 30 would cost $3 million more than site 14; Apex proposes to spend $3
million to mitigate for EJ issues. Site 30 avoids Historic District, churches,
cemeteries, center of town.
8. Move facility to Progress Energy would cost $27 million. Asked for details,
didn't get them. Got 1 sheet of paper with 10 line items.
9. Why not consider future values (location/community) and uses to specific sites.
30 over 14 example vs. cost of installation (same $)
10. Thorough review of site selection process on an equal basis. Specifically the
Progress Energy sites. Why were they excluded?
D) Potential Spills and Contamination
Cary's record of managing sewer plants. What is back up plan for if and when
wells, ponds, wetlands are contaminated? Water supply during clean up? (people,
livestock, crop irrigation) ie: Honolulu
2. Do towns have to have performance bond to pay for clean up?
3. Pipeline routing goes through farms and woodlands. If there is a spill, it can go
on for days before discovery. If it (pipe) follows highway right of way-it would
be easier to visually discover the spill (concern about influent line).
4. Monitoring lines in case of spills.
Compliance issues about existing sewer plants especially since Cary will be
running new facility.
6. With regard to the potential/inevitable for leaks in force main. Like to see
specific mitigation preparedness response and recovery plan for this project. In
addition to the existing plan for Town of Cary maintenance.
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7. With regard to operation, we need to specific reaction and service plan to address
local problems as they arise-Apex has 7D but Cary operates the facility. Who
will be accountable for issues? How will "they" be enforced?
8. Compare project to ones Nationwide success/ failure of ones of similar site/scope.
E) NEPA, Procedural Issues, and Review Process
1. State said project is being handed to Corps. What does that mean? If one says
yes and the other says no, does it go forward? NEPA vs SEPA
2. Does Corps have all of the information that has been provided to DENR? (New
Hill can provide it).
3. Where advertised?
4. "Project will be located within wastewater treatment area." This is incorrect in
Public Notice document.
5. Is process influenced by 2011 deadline? There will be a lot of pressure to get this
permitted. NEPA process.
6. Can Corps influence DENR to change deadline (2011)? DENR and partners.
7. Thorough review by federal EPA regional office Atlanta.
8. EIS needs to be reviewed by Chatham County Environmental Review Board
F) Comments on EIS Document
1. Need to cover physical characteristics of area and use similar to list provided in
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scoping Meeting for their EIS (he provided
written list).
2. Need accurate depiction of waters, wetlands, ponds, and influent and effluent
pipelines for entire project.
G) Project Alternatives Analysis
1. Re-evaluate non-regional option or the other presented options (alternatives).
2. Explore inter basin transfer at a regional level. Perhaps there is really no net loss
justifying requirement to return water. (example Durham County Exchange)
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H) Discharge Location
CP&L Lake-enough effluent from WWTP to cool reactor? Harris has Auxiliary
Lake. Can't WWTP effluent go there without polluting main lake? Expansion of
existing facility (reactor)
2. Location of facility closer to river-distance? Evaluate discharge sites
downstream, possibly 3 miles -relocate to less populated areas -evaluate less
expensive discharge site benefiting Chatham County.
1) Secondary and Cumulative Impacts
Secondary and cumulative impacts report developed by several of the
communities (towns). None of them cover adverse impacts to New Hill (DENR
said the Impacts Reports are acceptable). New Hill has no representation in the
towns.
J) Effects on Chatham Cou
1. Explain who has legal authority to cross into Chatham County without
notice/review/approval with Chatham County government
2. Explain how Chatham County population growth will affect Jordan Lake-
wastewater.
3. Mitigation approach is to allocate some of the 38 million gallons per day to
Chatham County. Problem 117,000 people -solution give Eastern Chatham
County some of allocated 38 million gallons per day.
4. How did Cary receive increased allocation of water from Lake Jordan without
considering the expected increase of needs from Chatham County?
5. Explain why Chatham County has not been consulted or contacted (project
sites/discharge through Chatham county? x2 (project partner)??????????
6. Explain effects of project causing Eastern Chatham County to become
involuntary, annexed into Apex/Cary. (more vulnerable to include Holly Springs).
7. Will this project limit future project in Chatham County to spray fields only?
K) Effects on Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant I Progress Energy Issues
Progress Energy wants to develop some of their land for commercial, residential,
and industrial development. They have been given preferential treatment. Tax
money spent on waste water treatment study.
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2. Five mile exclusion area at Sharon Harris. Project would allow increased
development within this area. How would this impact evacuation routes and
plans in case of nuclear accident (event)?
L) Pipelines
1. As taxpayer, object to cost of 13 miles of effluent pipe line (64 feet of??? line)
2. Why can't sewer line cross Crops property at Jordan Lake?
3. Forced sewer line, Beaver Creek, reasoning behind choice of alternate (#2) to be
used over option #1. Why not alternative #2 extended through wetlands.
4. Should effluent be routed so that future post processing can occur, pre-discharge
into Cape Fear River. (reduce nitrates, phosphates, etc.)
Areas south of US 1 require fewer bore crossings of US 1 and rail roads. Why
was this not considered?
M) Other
1. Explore option of pushing this facility to a stage III facility-weigh cost/benefit
including above concerns.
2. Explain why WW partners did not have open community meeting and consulted
the affected residents at existing plant or at any final location within 1 mile. -
Why reports were misrepresented to DENR.
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Additional Written Comments
Provided to US Army Corps of Engineers
Name Organization/Agency/Address
Linda Archer 7505 Wellesley Pk
Raleigh, NC 27615
New Hill Community Association - President
Paul Barth PO Box 68
New Hill, NC 27562
Sue Barth 2108 New Hill - Olive Chapel Road
New Hill, NC 27562
Dr
David G
Bristol 2521 New Hill Olive Chapel Road
.
. New Hill, NC 27562
John D
Brubaker 3000 Old US 1 Highway
. New Hill, NC 27562
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Shari Bryant PO Box 129
Sedalia, NC 27342-0129
Larry Butterton 804 Olive Street
Apex, NC 27502
Chatham County Board of PO Box 1809
Commissioners Pittsboro, NC 27312-1809
First Baptist Church New Hill
Rev. James E. Clanton, Jr. PO Box 238, New Hill Holleman Road
New Hill, NC 27562
A. Berry Credle, III 2920 Ridgepine Drive
Apex, NC 27502
Rick Cross 2909 Jason Drive
Rocky Mount, NC 27803
Barbara P
Edmonds 409 Westlake Court
. Niceville, FL 32578
Ray Fields 13116 Saddletree Court
Ann Fields Matthews
NC 28105
Sheila Fields ,
New Hill Community Association, Inc. - Publicity Chair
Tonya Forbes PO Box 68
New Hill, NC 27562
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Name Organization/Agency/Address
Tonya P. Forbes 3636 Bosco Road
New Hill, NC 27562
Jane Gregory 404 Meadomont Circle
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Gerald W. Gunter
Patricia P. Heiderman
Carl C. Holt
Jr. 409 Westlake Court
, Niceville, FL 32578
Bob Kelly 3020 Olive Farm Road
Apex, NC 27502
Anne King 8012 Country Haven Lane
New Hill, NC 27562
Diana H. Lawrence
John Moore 3804 Mason Road
New Hill, NC
Sheila Morrison New Hill
Philip Calvin Nordt, Jr. 915 Cameron Woods Drive
Apex, NC 27523
Mariam Norman 2219 Twin Pond Road
New Hill, NC 27562
Irvin Parker 1769 Briggs Road
Lexington, NC 27292
Jason Parker 1765 Briggs Road
Lexington, NC 27292
Roger Parker 509 Varner Drive
Lexington, NC 27292
New Hill Baptist Church
Rev. Joe A. Pleasant 3700 Old US Highway 1, PO Box 74
New Hill, NC 27562
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Name Organization/Agency/Address
John Reseigne 108 Hunt Club Lane
Raleigh, NC 27606
Gary Scoggins 7805 Fayetteville Road
Durham, NC 27713
Frances Sink 705 Brookgreen Drive
Lexington, NC 27292
Janet Sink 2301 New Hill Olive Chapel Road
New Hill, NC 27562
Jay Houghton Sink 111 Harbor Drive
Hampton, VA 23611
Makesha Sink 2301 New Hill Olive Chapel Road
New Hill, NC 27562
Randel Sink 2301 New Hill Olive Chapel Road
New Hill, NC 27562
Katie and Travis Smith 2340 Joyner Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278
William Sommers 1067 Fearrington Post
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Apex Chamber of Commerce President
Brenda H. Steen 220 North Salem Street
Apex, NC 27502
Ronnie Story 2025 S. Newburg Road
Westland, MI 48268
Brenda Taylor 1112 Poplar Creek Trail
Raleigh, NC 27610
Mark Wegman 6019 Heather Stone Road
Raleigh, NC 27606
Dave Yeary 12300 Staunton Court
Raleigh, NC 27613
Loretta Roundy Young 2717 New Hill - Olive Chapel Road
New Hill, NC 27562