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Strickland, Bev
From:Tom Spencer <blues49man@hotmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, August 06, 2017 11:14 PM
To:SVC_DENR.publiccomments
Subject:ACP
Dear Sir or Madam:
Believing it will be impossible to construct the ACP without adverse impacts to streams, rivers, wetlands,
groundwater, aquatic life, human health and Environmental Justice, I ask the Div. of Water Resources not to
grant a 401 permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
First and foremost, the ACP is not needed. Total electricity demand has remained relatively flat for the past
decade or so. No more gas-fired power plants are needed, therefore, no gas pipelines are needed.
This pipeline will carry fracked methane. Fracking itself causes health and environmental degradation, and
should not be enabled by building pipelines which encourage more production.
Energy companies want to produce more gas in order to sell it overseas where it commands a higher price. They
place profit value over the value of the environment they will ultimately pollute.
Too many of North Carolina's unique environmental resources are placed at risk by the construction and
continued operation of a large pipeline. Wetlands, streams, rivers, forests, etc. are all at risk.
Private wells are at risk of contamination. Valuable farmland will be removed from production.
This pipeline intrudes upon depressed communities and communities of color to a larger extent than is
necessary.
The risk is too high and the reward is too low. This pipeline makes no economic sense.
Tom Spencer
813 Burning Bush Dr.
Pleasant garden, NC 27313
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