20111013 Ver 2_Public Comments_20130403 (2)

Strickland, Bev
From: Karoly, Cyndi
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 10:34 AM
To: Strickland, Bev
Subject: Fwd: Protect Blounts Creek written comments
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Subject: FW: Protect Blounts Creek written comments
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From: Larry [mailto:mdrdneckCa)yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 8:02 AM
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Subject: Fw: Protect Blounts Creek written comments
Subject: Protect Blounts Creek written comments
I'm writing to vote against approval of the NPDES Discharge permit Martin Marietta has
applied for.
As a 10 year Resident of Blounts Creek I have noticed what happens when we have to much
fresh water in our creek. I purchased my water front property back in 1998 in hopes to someday
retire here . In 1998 There was so much grass growing in the creek you could hardly get a boat
through it during the month of July.
After getting all my Permits from CAMA 2002 to build a pier having the correct hight above
the wetlands so that I would not damage any of the grasses and not to disturb any of the cypress

tree roots or any of the surrounding wetlands I finally was able to have a pier. The process was
painful at times but I stuck within the rules so not to damage any of the enviroment.
I moved in to my house June 2003 we still had thick grass growing in the creek, And abundance
of small and large fish mostly puppy drum in the grass flats , Grass shrimp, Crabs , Spot, Croaker
, Stripers , Black drum and Speckled trout.
Then it happend , Hurricane Isabel hit, With all the fresh water that Isabel dropped in Blounts
creek it killed that grass. Fishing /crabbing for the next 3 years was poor at best. The creek since
then has had some of the grasses returning and as the grass returns so do the fish.
After Hurricane Irene the same scenario played over again. Fishing was Very poor for months
after the hurricane . Blounts Creek residents know that after we have a lot a rainfall the fish tend
to leave the creek.
With all of this said, If we have 9 - 12 million gallons of Freshwater being dumped into Blounts
Creek everyday it will be the same as a Major Rain event. Grasses will die, Fish will leave. The
Creek will be ruined forever because this man made rain event will continue everyday.
I know that Martin Marietta would have to spend more money in order to filter the water and
pump it back into the ground however they would still stand to make money. Maybe not as much
money as they wish but it would be a win win for everyone. They could promote how much they
care about the enviroment and how they did not destroy peoples wells, property, and family
dreams that they had hoped to live out in Blounts Creek. This would probably help Martin
Marietta expand in future mining divestitures.
My water comes out of the ground and is returned into the ground. I'm not allowed to pump it in
the Creek and I feel Martin Marietts shouldn't be allowed either. If you don't think 9 -12 million
Gallons a day won't damage anything, turn on your outside water faucet at your house and walk
away and let it run for years and tell us what happens to your property.
Sincerely
Captain Larry Payne.
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