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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20080868 Ver 2_Public Comments_200901263 Date: January 21, 2009 vl"-D ?.J? UyV_ To: Coleen Sullins, Director North Carolina Department of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Dear, MRS. SULLINS; ID E IL-117i 'I", FEE JAN 2 2 2009 k My name is Glenn I. Hockney, a citizen of Hyde County, North Carolina, with very serious problems involving PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. of Aurora, North Carolina and Potash a Canada the Parent Corporation, a phosphate mining operation in Aurora, Beaufort County, North Carolina directly west of Hyde County. Main problems high lights listed below: First, Due to excessive over pumping to depressurization of the Castle Hanes Aquifer that is located under Hyde County, North Carolina. To take fresh waters convert them to saline waters that are harmful to the people, 9 r-; ? ? Oij g and depressurize to remove the water from the Peat soils making them to compact. Peat can hold up to ?`/ I eighty (80%) percent water, this water has disappeared and farm lands change to wet lands, then marsh L?1_ JAN `,! 6, 2009 lands, to deprived of one's property rights, as afforded by United States Constitution, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. Damages caused by loss, deterioration, caused by the negligence, design, of The PCS 1EN!t go.iERQ!1AL!IY VE rLAh!o1-AM^sTORV''$?A6RANCh Phosphate Company, Inc. to do business in North Carolina, against the people of Hyde County, North Carolina without compensation, demand reparation is of such treble damages being requested by the Clayton Act. Second, Discharge of toxic wastes (chemicals) into our ground waters and Castle Hanes Aquifer with no testing of any meaning to protect the people and natural resources. Third, North Carolina Government not providing protection of Public Trust Lands, Waters and Natural Resources as Trustee's for the people, in addition, cover-up of aquifer reports of Perry Nelson, concerning Hyde County destruction in 1960's, not providing information on aquatic toxic's, lasts, lack of inspections to protect people lives. Also the actions of Glenn Hockney letter of May 8. 1991 and the follow up on the problems list their kin. by the water quality section ground water sections, Call this Letting the fox to guard the hen house" and a cover-up to take lands and waters of Hyde County People. -k- 4e- & c. L lam' Fourth, United States Government involvement not to provide information on the LEASES OF PUBLIC TRUST LANDS, WATERS and NATURAL RESOURCES given the above companies, and cover-up of known violations committed by the Texas Gulf Phosphate, with a name change to cover up violations, to PCS Phosphate Company Inc., Potash the parent Corporation, plans to spend $260 Million Dollars to made plans to changing the laws, rules and inspections to protect Corporate Rights disregarding the People's Properties Human Rights. United States Government directs North Carolina Environment Department and its people on this never ending of taking private properties without compensation. This is a Human Rights violation and must be corrected, money has turned many persons to crime, and need to serve time in our prisons, and take all their assets. Information is being with held by others to protect this corporation and harm the Hyde County people. Ob? UD Requesting the following information, since Washington Office can't or will not supply this information. 1. Perry Nelson report on the Castle Hanes Aquifer in Hyde County, North Carolina, 1960 or 1961. 2. All Chemicals being used at PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. 3. All Chemicals being manufacturing at PCS Phosphate Company, Inc.? 4. All Chemicals being discharged by PCS Phosphate Company, Inc.? 17 5. Where is the chemicals not used by PCS Phosphate disposed? 41 6. Who ,s respons,ble for testing all of the above chemicals? 7. Does PCS Phosphate have any Leases with North Carolina? If so, provide a copy. 8. How much money has PCS Phosphate Company Inc. paid North Carolina in the past ten years? 9. Who approved the final 401 water quality permit? Who else was consulted? Was this meeting recorded? Where did this meeting take place? These questions are very important since we expect an open government. 10. Provided all information received from PCS Phosphate Company Inc within the past sixty days? C.'9 11. Who test all the fill being put back in these pits? Where is the replacements fill coming from? Six tons mined only five tons is returned. Explained how this land can be not lowered? If you mined a several millions of tons each year. Will we have a big hole in the ground? 12. Is any chemicals added to the discharge waters to protect the oxygen in the water. 13. How often do you check the waters downstream? /14. Is this public Waters? X15. Who has title to these lands? ?16. Does PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. lease these lands or waters? Who is held accountable for these lands and waters? to, 17. Need an organizational chart of you de artment.??y'? ? 18. Do you have the power to revocation of water permits? 19. Is people's health important enough to revocation these water permits? 20. The buck stop at your desk concerning water permits? 21. Provide all divisions of Government who made the final revisions on the Water permit of December 2008, and their written resonances. ;, I Please answer all these questions by returned mail. My address is as follows: Glenn I. Hockney: 109 White Plains Road MiddletownvEngelhard, NC 27824 Phone (252) 542-0700 t? USA FIRST-CLASS FOREVER ?I. i' i s ! M x zoo pq O u t7 3 -o a r' W T 7 (6 O _ c 0 C Z m• U c - (D L rn d Z O O Z CO (.? r •r•E !;E 4jE E'•..