HomeMy WebLinkAbout20111013 Ver 2_Public Comments_20130412 (4)Strickland, Bev
From: Karoly, Cyndi
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 3:18 PM
To: Strickland, Bev
Subject: FW: Comments on Proposed Permit for Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
From: Jimmy Daniels [ mailto :cottonpatchlandina(ayahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 2:54 PM
To: Adams, Amy; Belnick, Tom; Karoly, Cyndi
Subject: Comments on Proposed Permit for Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
Amy Adams
Tom Belnick
Cyndi Karoly
Cotton Patch Landing & Marine, Campground on Blounts Creek, Miss Bea Charters
and Kat Scratch Fishing Charters are businesses located on Blounts Creek that rely on
the current vegetation and wildlife found here. Below you will see the letter that was
submitted and published by the Washington Daily News expressing our concerns on
the impact that Martin Marietta Materials' waste water will have on our
livelihoods. Thank you for taking our comments into consideration as you make your
decision.
Beaufort County Businesses Could Be In Jeopardy
As business owners on Blounts Creek, we are concerned that if Martin Marietta
Materials is permitted to discharge 12 million gallons or more of water, per day into the
creek, all we have worked for and invested in will be harmed or come to an abrupt end.
Miss Bea Charters brings sight seers up the creek to enjoy all that Blounts Creek has
to offer. Not only are the tourists able to enjoy the beautiful landscape, but they see
wildlife that live in and around the water, such as otter, porpoise, eagles, osprey,
pelicans, etc. These amazing creatures feed on the diverse fish that live in Blounts
Creek.
Kat Scratch Fishing Charters is also based out of Blounts Creek. If the pH of the water
is changed, as we fear it will be, they will no longer be able to bring fishermen into the
creek to catch striper, trout, flounder and drum.
The majority of campers at Campground on Blounts Creek are fishermen and women
who enjoy fishing in these waters. They are able to catch saltwater and freshwater fish
in the same area. All enjoy the fact that they don't have to own a boat to catch several
species of fish right off the fishing pier. If this ceases, the campers may move to a
different county, taking their tax dollars and money spent in Beaufort County with them.
Cotton Patch Landing & Marine opened their doors four years ago with the blessing of
the neighborhood, but will be forced out of business with the killing of the creek. During
the winter, we depend entirely on fishermen to keep our doors open. They come for
trout, drum and stripers, as they make their seasonal run up the brackish waters of the
creek.
None of us are against the Martin Marietta Materials' mine coming into Beaufort
County. We just want them to find a more beneficial use for the water that they want to
discharge into the creek. Destroying the creek will not only hurt each of our
businesses, but Beaufort County will also lose tourism and tax dollars, as well as jobs.
Jimmy & Pam Daniels - Cotton Patch Landing & Marine
Dan & Frances Bradley - Campground on Blounts Creek
Captain Bob Boulden - Miss Bea Charters
Captain Larry Payne - Kat Scratch Fishing Charters
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