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Strickland, Bev
From: Tarver, Fred [fred.tarver @ncdenr.gov]
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 4:18 PM
To: Reeder, Tom
Cc: Fransen, Tom; Reed, Steven
Subject: CCW & tipping point
Tom,
Tom Fransen asked me to investigate Cleveland County Water's future demand capacity and what "tipping point" may
exist to shift the least environmentally damaging practicable alternative (LEDPA) from an alternative source back to the
applicant's preferred alternative of a reservoir on the First Broad River.
I called Henry Wicker and we discussed this issue. Here are the bullet points of our discussion:
The Corps doesn't work that way. "Reverse engineering" a project to fit the applicant's preference may have
legal ramifications. (He mentioned that the Southern Environmental Law Center has served a FOIA on the Corps
regarding this project.)
• The evaluation is based on Purpose and Need, and the Corps sees no indication that current projected demands
can't be met by one or more of the alternative sources. No "tipping point" yet exists.
We didn't discuss what it would require to be considered a firm future demand outside of the present and projected
service areas.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if you wish to discuss further.
Fred