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Mcmillan, Ian
From Reeder Tom
Sent Tuesday January 03 2012 11 27 AM
To Higgins Karen Mcmillan Ian
Subject FW Martin Marietta Mining petition vs Blounts Creek (Creek) and the Castle Hayne Aquifer
Tom Reeder
Director NC Division of Water Resources
Phone [phone]
email tom reeder @ncdenr gov
From Bob <freshwaterbob @dishmail net>
Date Mon 2 Jan 2012 15 55 29 0500
To Govenor Perdue <govenor office @nc gov>
Cc Dee Freeman <dee freeman @ncdenr gov> <randell woodruff @co beaufort nc us> <chuck walked @ncdenr gov>
Tom Reeder <tom reeder @ncdenr gov>
Subject Martin Marietta Mining petition vs Blounts Creek (Creek) and the Castle Hayne Aquifer
Governor Perdue,
My name is Robert(Bob) D Ebe I live in a community called Freshwater in Blounts
Creek, NC This community is named after the navigable Creek that flows thru the township
and into the Pamlico River The natural resources available to all the homeowners in the
community are fishing in brackish waters for Rockfish in season, flounder, bass enjoying
boating, skiing, tubing and crabbing for blue fin crabs
I moved here in'97 and built a house in a community which offered these amenities
and have enjoyed the Creek as it is known as ever since This brings me to the point of this E
Mail
Martin Marietta Mining is petitioning the Corps of Engineers to dig an open pit quarry covering
more than 640 acres that will fulfill their needs for 50 years This open pit mine will be over
100 feet deep and will need to pump more than 9 million gallons of water daily from the
Castle Hayne Aquifer to keep the quarry dry and process the rock daily Then they will funnel
the discharge into two 5 5 mile ditches dug to flow this water, 375,000 gals per hour into
tributaries (headwaters) that form the Blounts Creek This will go on for 24 hours a day and
365 days a year No more small fish fry,vegetation or fish will survive in this environment
Gone will be the Bald Eagles so majestic in flight only to swoop down into the Creek to catch
fish for the eaglets in their nests which border the Creek The porpoise which visit the Creek
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will no longer be able to swim in this discharged water Presently the Creek is brackish water
suitable for all habitat
Martin Marietta has said on record that because of the extensive disturbance of the mining
operation, wetlands and water impacts are unavoidable Since when does our government
allow a private for profit Company to ruin natural resources, habitat and waters that will never
come back to a healthy conditions
I presently am connected to a well for potable water from the same Aquifer that will be
severely impacted by this drawdown if allowed The Beaufort County Water Dep't' Is also very
concerned since this mine and the deep wells associated with it if it gets the go ahead could
have an adverse effect on supplying water within District 6 which supplies water to Blounts
Creek residents on County water
Thank you for taking your time to read this and am asking to use your political clout to halt this
petition before it gets any further along Robert D Ebe
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240 Freshwater Dr
Blounts Creek, NC 27814
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