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Strickland, Bev
From:Keely Wood <keely@bionaturae.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 18, 2017 8:03 AM
To:SVC_DENR.publiccomments
Subject:ACP
Please do not approve the ACP application due to the WETLANDS that will be harmed.
Making an 8 foot deep trench for the pipeline through wetlands creates a preferential flow path for
contaminants to reach downstream waters.
Wetlands provide natural water filtration and protect and replenish surface waters.
Nearly 600 acres of forested wetlands would be cleared for construction, which could take up to 30 years to
regrow, creating long-term adverse impacts to the ecologic functions of those wetlands. Those impacts should
not be considered temporary due to the extended time required for regeneration of mature forested wetlands.
Construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline would dig up, cut through, or clear cut more acres of wetlands than
the state of North Carolina permits for the entire state in a year.
The draft permit requires no monitoring or reporting to ensure that wetlands actually remain wetlands.
There is no mitigation plan for offsetting the so-called “temporary” loss of forested wetlands for the next 30
years.
Keely Wood
Euro USA Trading Co. Inc.
Central & Eastern Sales Manager
919-708-5221
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