Public Comments_20181030

Public Notice Name
DWR - NC 540 Triangle Expressway Southeast E�ension (Complete 54
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First there are sevearl endemic species of mussel that live in the affected area and I strongly believe that the
plan to "transplanY' them is far too risky and is not assured of success.
Second, the Neuse River Waterdog, endemic the Neuse and Tar, is also affected. Alvin Braswell, well known
herpetologists has submitted comments to the Environmental Impact statement that discusses these concerns
in detail.
Third, there are 60+acres of wetland impact. Wetlands provide many ecosystem services (water filtration to
improve water quality, flood control, habitat to endemic and endangered species, environmental education,
bank stablization, etc.). Wetlands are also tremendous stores of carbon and they are one of our most important
ecosystems for mitigating global warming and the resulting change in our climate. Impacting wetlands in any
way will releast carbon into the atmosphere and given the seriousness of the IPCC report, I knowthis is NOT
being takine into consideration. And any wetlands mitigation plans probably will not address carbon storage.
Our Planet cannot afford to have more carbon put into the atmosphere and we cannot wait for mitigation
projects to try to put some of it back into the ground and the vegetation.
There were several better routes to choose from and even better plans were submitted by the Souther
Environmental Law Center that would deal with the traffic problems in a more direct way.
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