20150041 Ver 1_Keely Wood - Comments on 404 Permit 401 Permit_20150326

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From: Mary Ann Perkins <mapnbrickhaven @windstream.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 1:48 PM
To: Craig.J.Brown @usace.army.mil
Cc: Higgins, Karen; Devane, Boyd; james.crawford @chathamnc.org;
mike.cross @chathamnc.org; diana.hales @chathamnc.org;
karen.howard @chathamnc.org; walter.petty @chathamnc.org
Subject: Comments on US Army Corps 404 Permit & NC DENR 401 Permit to Green Meadows,
LLC
Dear Mr. Brown & Others:
Thank you for the citizen opportunity to comment on the stream & wetlands permit applications of Green
Meadows, LLC, (affiliated with Charah), for the proposed storage of coal ash in Southeast Chatham County,
generated from several plants owned by Duke Progress Energy.
My family and descendants have resided in the Brickhaven Community for almost 100 years so you might say
that we have a "vested" interest and ownership. We have witnessed the operations of the local power plant,
as we live less than 2 miles from it. When it was built, we were thankful that such a large company (Cape Fear
Steam Plant) provided jobs to many families in the area. In those early years, we had no idea of the upcoming
air & water pollution that this plant was generating. We were shocked and dismayed to learn that the trusted
company that fed and clothed many families were purposely polluting our drinking water and the air we
breathed.
As a result of the power plant, other heavy industry eventually came to our area even a nuclear plant. The
residents refer to our community as the "dumping" ground for Chatham. Even the local television station
(WRAL -TV) refers to our area as the "Booth Hill" of Chatham due to its shape! (Not a complimentary
comment.)
Safety & Economics: In a given day within the Brickhaven Community, you have tons of vehicles on Corinth
Road. We presently have the power plant owned by Duke Progress Energy currently being "dismantled ", 2
wood product plants, 1 glue /formaldehyde plant, 1 Brick Manufacture Plant, a new Solar Farm with thousands
of panels, a RV Park, the Dickens Farm, and a community store. Residents are interspersed among all this and
most own their home, except for the RV Park! And, Corinth Road is only 3+ miles long to boot! (You get the
picture). The industries work 3 shifts, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Therefore, we have commuters traveling
on Corinth Road at all times, along with the aggravating log trucks, tanker trucks, dump trucks, brick trucks,
sawdust trucks, UPS /Fed Ex trucks, etc. The Moncure and Corinth Communities are also impacted by this
traffic. Approval of the permits to allow coal ash to be dumped here could affect the economics of the area
and would affect the safety of all. Local property owners would see a decrease in the value of their land, and
storing coal ash could possibly keep other companies from locating at the Moncure Megasite. Who wants to
work and live near a Coal Ash Dump?
Another major safety issue is the railroad lines. On Corinth Road, there are 3 railroad crossings. We
understand that the coal ash will be transported by truck and rail. Just think of the number of people who will
be exposed to the fly ash. Truck and rail accidents happen and when they do people and our environment will
pay the costs. The spills would be absorbed in our streams and water supplies. Already Goff Creek on Corinth

Road has been destroyed by the clay pit "mining" from the brick company. On some days the creek runs red
and other times it is mud. Trees have been destroyed and landowners have flooding, and this has been the
norm for several years. Please come see for yourself! This creek runs into the canal and Cape Fear River. Also,
most home owners in the Brickhaven community use private wells for drinking water and are VERY concerned
about groundwater contamination from coal ash.
At the last meeting between the Chatham County Board of Commissioners and Charah, they stated they will
take the leachate to a waste water treatment plant. At that time, they could not identify a plant willing to
accept it. As you well know, such plants are set to remove organic matter, not inorganic chemicals which are
in coal ash. Again, imagine what would happen should one of these trucks or tankers have an accident while
transporting the leachate.
In summary, our community requests that you reject Green Meadows' permit(s), due to the adverse effect on
our environment and humankind.
Sincerely,
Mary Ann Perkins
3045 Corinth Road, Moncure, NC 27559