20140957 Ver 2_Public Notice Comments_20170806

Strickland, Bev
From:Tom Spencer <[e-mail]>
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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