20111013 Ver 2_Public Comments_20130325 (3)

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Atten: Cyndi Karoly
Division of Water Quality, Wetlands and Stormwater Branch
1650 Mail Service Center, �G D
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1656
MAR 2 5 2013
From: John M. Chrystal
569 Chambers Point Rd. NR _ wA uu_m,
Belhaven, NC 27810 -9582 °I Wancn
Cyndi:
I am writing to you to voice my strong opposition to the granting of the 401 permit
to Martin Marietta for their plan to dump up to 12 million gallons of waste water per
day into Blounts Creek in Beaufort County from their proposed quarry operation.
Let me review my basic reasons for my opposition below:
• The 20 or so jobs that the quarry will generate will NOT compensate for the
many jobs and incomes of the people who WILL be negatively effected by the
dumping of this fresh water into Blounts Creek
• Blounts Creek is a major nursery area for both commercial and recreational
important fish species.
• Through very carefully and scientifically designed rules and regulations, both
Blounts Creek and the lower Pamlico River, have seen an uptick in numbers
of sport and commercial fish, oyster and shrimp harvests.
• This improvement in harvest numbers for the species mentioned above has
meant an increase in annual incomes for hundreds of folks in an otherwise
economically depressed area.
• Anyone who doesn't think that the dumping of 12 million gallons of "fresh"
water into Blounts Creek will not negatively effect the harvest of the above
species is either in extreme denial or is so interested in their own profit that
they could care less about anyone else.
• The rate of the proposed flow will also result in changes to the flow and
steam beds in the swamp area where the water will be dumped and will
erode and change the properties on either side of the small creeks leading
into Blounts Creek. This would be very intolerable for those who own those
properties that WILL be so effected by this erosion.
• When PCS was given it's last permit approval, it was noted that the level of
the Castle Hayne aquifer in Beaufort County was 10 feet below historic levels.
Much of this decline was attributed to the massive amount of pumping the
PCS does. Further, it was noted that it takes 10 years of normal or above,
rainfall the recharge the aquifer by ONE FOOT.
• The Castle Hayne aquifer is THE water source for not only Beaufort County,
but also for all the developing areas to the south, including Wilmington.
• A further large withdraw of water from this aquifer puts our drinking water
source at an increasing danger of saltwater intrusion which would end it as a
source of drinking water and of our future in Eastern NC. And in the short

term, it WILL result in the failure of many of the private wells in the vicinity
of the quarry.
Finally, in college, when I studied economics and Capitalism, I was taught
that when you wanted to start a business venture, if you can not do ALL
aspects of the venture and make money doing it, then don't start it in the first
place. Obviously, Martin - Marietta missed this leson and instead, wants to
push of the costs of the waste water issue onto everyone else.
In conclusion, the astounding absurdity of Martin - Marietta's request to be allowed
to dump large amounts of waste water into the Pamlico River system through
Blounts Creek SHOULD BE CATEGORICALLY DENIED BY DWQ
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. Chrystal
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