20111013 Ver 2_Public Comments_20130321 (4)

Strickland, Bev
From: Stecker, Kathy
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:47 PM
To: Karoly, Cyndi; Rawls, Paul; Belnick, Tom; Strickland, Bev
Cc: Parker, Michael; Adams, Amy
Subject: more
Attachments: Blounts Creek- Martin Marietta discharge permits
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From: Stecker, Kathy
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 3:50 PM
To: Karoly, Cyndi; Rawls, Paul; Belnick, Tom; Strickland, Bev
Cc: Parker, Michael; Adams, Amy
Subject: RE: Blounts Creek Fishing Report 3 -20 -13
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From: Karoly, Cyndi
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 12:41 PM
To: Rawls, Paul; Stecker, Kathy; Belnick, Tom; Strickland, Bev
Cc: Parker, Michael; Adams, Amy
Subject: RE: Blounts Creek Fishing Report 3 -20 -13
By all means, anything you get, whether paper, email or otherwise, please forward it on me
and I'll make sure it gets scanned in.
Bev - please add this one Kathy received to the record. Thanks.
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From: Rawls, Paul
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 12:07 PM
To: Stecker, Kathy; Belnick, Tom; Karoly, Cyndi
Cc: Parker, Michael; Adams, Amy
Subject: RE: Blounts Creek Fishing Report 3 -20 -13
All:
Anything that comes in that "could /can" be deemed part of the record, until the closing date
of the record, should be forwarded. My thought....
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From: Stecker, Kathy
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:09 AM
To: Rawls, Paul; Belnick, Tom; Karoly, Cyndi
Cc: Parker, Michael; Adams, Amy
Subject: FW: Blounts Creek Fishing Report 3 -20 -13
Did y'all get this too? I have a feeling there will be more, so I just want to know if I
should continue to forward them to you.
Kathy Stecker
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From: Bob Daw [mailto:bwdawl(@embargmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 6:45 AM
To: Stecker, Kathy
Subject: Blounts Creek Fishing Report 3 -20 -13
Before we get to the fish, I cant wait for you to see the picture of a Osprey that I took
today with zoom on my new cannon camera. This female has lay -ed clam to her last years nest
on the no wake sign at the mouth of the Blounts Creek. She and her mate will set there and
raise their young and fuss at every boat that goes by, but will never abandon that nest. I
caught two big stripers today, but had to release them as they were 23 inches and out of
slot. Picture 2 is of David Massengill from Smithfield with a 27.2 inch striper that he
caught yesterday. John Sheaves from Knightdale is showing two fish in the picture that I took
of him. A nice 19 inch trout and 21 inch striper. I just received a call that another
friend had caught a limit of big trout up at the little end of the creek today. I am to get
that picture tomorrow for your next report.. Bob Daw
NOW, News Flash.. Not only are we sportsmen /women fighting against the mining company
killing our creek with their 9,000,000 plus gallons daily of waste water but just click on
the icon below to see that people that we voted for are now wanting to raise our boat
registration from $40 dollar every three years to a whooping $450 dollars every three years.
Have they gone raving mad. At what point do we all turn in our boat paddles and rods and
reels and tell they have won and we all relocate to another state. We already have to go to
Virgina to catch croakers. The last place that is good to fish <Blounts Creek> will be
destroyed and we will not be able to afford boat registration anyway. Is anyone out there..
hello - -hello
http:/ /www.northcarolinasportsman.com /printer friendly.php ?id =3273
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Strickland, Bev
From: Bob Daw [bwdaw1 @embargmail.com]
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:41 PM
To: Stecker, Kathy
Subject: Blounts Creek- Martin Marietta discharge permits
Attachments: Blounts Creek destroyed. zip_renamed; Blounts Creek destroyed Itr.pdf
Hello Kathy, I did send this to Chuck but I certainly wanted you to have a copy. Check out
my pictures to. Thanks Bob Daw
Attached are comments and supporting pictures in reference to objections of the Martin
Marietta draft permits (NPDES & CWA Section 401) for open pit mining in Beaufort County.
Thank you for your consideration.
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226 Crisp Landing Rd.
Chocowinity, NC 27817
March 22, 2013
Chuck Wakid
Director
NCDENR — Division of Water .Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1617
Dear Mr. Wakid:
This purpose of this letter is to support and add to my comments made at the public
hearing in Washington, NC on March 14, 2013 regarding the Martin Marietta's requested
discharge water permits to run a 649 acre open pit mine in Beaufort County. l am not
against the operation of the mine but I am against any discharge of their waters into our
pristine brackish Blounts Creek waters when there are other viable options.
My Wife and I currently live on Blounts Creek and I have had an intimate love for the
creek for over 20 years. I currently write and submit email fishing and wildlife reports
with pictures to over 100 + people. Most are fishing friends that I have met over the years
from all over Eastern North Carolina. I have many pictures of fish caught in this creek
that are typical of brackish and saltwater fish like speckled trout, puppy drum, black
drum, flounders, etc.
We are not a freshwater creek and it makes my blood boil for "want -to -be experts" to say
otherwise. You don't catch speckled trout, blue crabs and puppy drum in Goldsboro or
Greenville. Our Neuse & Tar Rivers in these areas are under a lot of stress from
agriculture, industry and city sewer treatments. I would pause to eat many fish from
these. Blounts Creek is one of the last little bodies of water unspoiled by business
pollutions.
Experts can generate data to say about what they want. I do not understand much of the
data and scientific mumbo jumbo but I do have common sense. You can't dump as
much water as Martin Marietta wants to in Blounts Creek and not change it for the worse
and forever.
I want to spend my aging years at Blounts Creek along with my children, grandchildren
and if I am lucky, my great grandchildren, enjoying the variety of fishing and wildlife we
have here. My children & grandchildren often say I want to come to the "creek ". I am
not a man of much monetary means but I am so rich to be able to live on and be a part of
what this beautiful Blounts Creek has to offer. I would like to leave this legacy for my
family and other for many years to come.

Chuck Wakid
March 22, 2013
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In closing, please use common sense that I suspect that you can back by scientific
knowledge to deny Martin Marietta's discharge permits. Along with this letter, I am
submitting some pictures of coastal brackish water fish caught in this creek that are not
found in fresh water.
Thank you for accepting my comments along with pictures.
Sincerely,
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Bob W. Daw
Resident of Blounts Creek

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