20061203 Ver 1_Public Notice Comments_20060705 (2)

2205 New Hill-Olive Chapel Road
New Hill, NC 27562
Ms. Cyndi Karoly
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
June 29, 2006
Dear Ms. Karoly,
We are writing in reference to the Western Wake Regional Waste Water Treatment Facility. The
Western Wake Partners (WWP) plan to locate this facility near the center of the unincorporated
town of New Hill. This plan concerns us, as New Hill residents, for several reasons one of which
is our concern for the environment.
We chose to move to New Hill 18 years ago, to enrich our quality of life by "planting" ourselves
in a community that offered a quiet, rural atmosphere offering plenty of trees and wildlife. We
have enjoyed the refreshment that comes from living outside the hubbub of the cities and towns
that are growing so quickly around us and appreciate that New Hill is the last, best "back to
nature" community in Wake County.
Now, we fear for the potential disruption to our environment if the waste water treatment facility
is located in New Hill. The selected site is located several miles from any of the municipalities
that will use it. Raw sewage will be pumped from those towns to the plant site. The proposed
routes go through areas in which a spill might not be detected for days or longer. The recent
sewer line break in Cary has heightened our concerns about the potential effects on our
community. New Hill residents rely on wells for our drinking water. The area is replete with
creeks and ponds some of which are used to water livestock and crops. How will New Hill be
provided with ample clean water if our wells, streams, and ponds become contaminated?
We beseech you to help us preserve the tranquility and environment of New Hill by denying the
permit for the Western Wake Regional Waste Water Treatment Facility to be placed here. We
also ask that you re-evaluate the other sites in this geographic region that can serve the WWP's
needs in meeting the inter-basin transfer and lead the WWP to a more suitable location.
Sincerely,
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Philip A. Johnson
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Cynthia Carter Johnson
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