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Strickland, Bev
From: Arlene <alicearlene @yahoo.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2015 11:05 AM
To: Burdette, Jennifer a
Subject: Say no to coal ash dump
Dear Ms. Burdette, This week Duke Energy received a hefty fine and a 5 year probation not to pollute any more ground or surface
waters. In light of that fact, I don't think that they should be granted the permits needed to come to Lee and Chatham Counties and
pollute our waters.
The liners have never been tested for coal ash disposal. Some have leaked after just 12 months!
The liner companies say their product will last approximately 20 years. Then what? That is a very short period of time. I took the
liberty to contact Dr. Dennis Lemly, a professor at Wake Forest University who is an expert on coal ash related environmental
concerns. He wants to do a proposal to test the lined facility at the Ashville Airport. It will take one month to complete and will cost
$15,000. This will be the first field test of this type. Duke Energy said they would not fund this research. Who will fund it? Should I
contact Charah? Shouldn't the liner companies be forced to test their product before they are applied and have a negative impact
on thousands of people? The time to do this is now, not after the 20 million tons of toxic waste are dumped on our communities in
Chatham and Lee Counties.
Until the liners are properly tested I don't think you should put the lives of these people in jeopardy. Your first response should be
to deny them the permits. Let this matter go back to the legislature. Let them look at all the negative impacts this will cause. They
may send it back to you and say pass it anyway, but at least you can say you tried to keep the people safe and you can have a clear
conscience. They may tell Duke Energy to find a way to keep the coal ash contained on its own property by building more than the
two lined landfills, or storing it using salt block technology. Other ways to make coal ash safe are outlined in the article called
Closing the Floodgates. I will e -mail that to you today.
Thank you,
Arlene Jackson
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