20140957 Ver 2_Public Notice Comments_20170718 (246)

Strickland, Bev
From:Keely Wood <[e-mail]>
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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