HomeMy WebLinkAbout20051457 Ver 1_Potential Meeting with Cleveland County Water Board.msg_20120315Strickland, Bev
From: Reeder, Tom [tom.reeder @ncdenr.gov]
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:41 AM
To: steven.a.baker @usace. army. miI; Samuel. K.Jolly @usace. army. miI; Wicker, Henry M JR SAW
Cc: Christine Brayman; Patricia. L. Prentiss @usace. army. miI; Robin Smith; Kari Barsness; Karoly, Cyndi;
Matthews, Matt
Subject: Potential Meeting with Cleveland County Water Board
Colonel Baker / Ken — Yesterday I met with several members of the Board and staff of the Cleveland County Water District at
their offices in Cleveland County. Also in attendance at the meeting was State Senator Warren Daniel. The sole topic of our
discussion was Cleveland County's desire to build a dam and create a reservoir on the First Broad River. This proposed project
is currently going through the Environmental Impact Statement process under the guidance of Henry Wicker. The Cleveland
County representatives are extremely concerned with what they feel is their uphill and costly struggle in order to acquire the
necessary 404 Permit for this proposed impoundment. I want to be very clear that they do not have concerns about Henry's
performance in this matter. I have been a party to many of these discussions and Henry has done an outstanding and
professional job in handling this difficult assignment. However, they expressed a desire to be able to state their case for the
approval of the 404 Permit, from their perspective, to someone higher in the chain of command. Accordingly, they asked if I
would be willing to contact you on their behalf and see if you, Ken, and Henry would be willing to meet with their delegation,
in your offices in Wilmington, to discuss their 404 Permit application and the associated Environmental Impact Statement. If
such a meeting can be arranged they also expressed a desire to conduct the meeting on a Friday, as that would facilitate their
travel arrangements. Please let me know if you would be willing to have such a meeting and then I can ask the Cleveland
County reps to get in touch with Patricia to make the necessary arrangements. Thank you.
Tom Reeder
Director, NC Division of Water Resources
Phone: 919 - 707 -9027
email: tom.reeder @ncdenr.gov
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