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I h a v e h a d a n o p p o rtu n ity to re v ie w th e D re d g in g R e s o lu tio n th a t h a s b e e n p ro p o s e d fo r

c o n s id e ra tio n b y th e A lb e m a rle C o u n ty B o a rdo fS u p e rv is o rs a n d o ffe r th e fo llo w in g

c o m m e n ts to a s s is t th e S u p e rv is o rs in th e c o n s id e ra tio no fthis issue:

( l )R iv a n n a c o n c u rs w ith th e im p o rta n c eo f th e re s e rv o ir a n d w a te rs h e d a s o u tlin e d in

th e firs t w h e r e a s c la u s e , a n d th e d a ta p ro v id e d in th e 's e c o n d a n d th ird w h e re a s

c la u s e s a g re e w ith th e d a ta p re s e n te d b y G a n n e tt F le m in g to R W S A .

(2) RW SA

s ta ff w a s in fo rm e d b y th e C o u n ty P la n n in gs t a f fo n e d a y b e fo re th e P u b lic O u tre a c h M e e tin g o n d re d g in g th a t M r. M a rtin h a d c o n ta c te d th e C o u n ty a b o u t a d re d g in g p ro je c t in D e c a tu r , Illin o is ,

W e im m ed iately referred th is in fo rm atio n to

G ai1 'IlettF le m in g a n d th e y c o n ta c te d o ffic ia ls in D e c a tu r a n d v is ite d D e c a tu r 's

w e b s ite .

G a n n e tt F le m in g a d v is e du sth a t D e c a tu r d id d r e d g e a n d

d e w a te rls to c k p ile d re d g e d s p o il o n a la rg e tra c to fla n d th e y ow n a d ja c e n t to th e ir

w ater supply reservoir, but they have not transported the dredged spoil to a

disposal site aw ay from

the reservoir.

G a n n e tt F le m in g in fo rm e d u s th a t th e ir

e s tim a te s fo r d re d g in g a n d d e w a te rin g a t S o u th F o rk R iv a n n a , w h ile c o n s e rv a tiv e

a n d in c lu d e s o m e c o n tin g e n c y a s a re th e e s tim a te s fo r a ll w a te r s u p p ly

a lte rn a tiv e s , a re c lo s e to th e c o s ts fo r D e c a tu r w h e n in fla tio ni sa d d e dt o c o v e r th e

tim e since D ecatur perform ed dredging:

G a n n e tt F le m in g h a s a d d e d c o s ts fo r
tra n s p o rta tio n a n d d is p o s a l (w h ic h a re s ig n ific a n t), a s s u m in g th a t th is c o m m u n ity
w ill n o t a c c e p t lo n g -te rm

s to c k p ilin go fd re d g e d s p o il im m e d ia te ly a d ja c e n t to th e

reservoir (the terrain around the South Fork is also steeper than the terrain in

D e c a tu r, m a k in g s u c h a s to c k p ilin g w ith o u t e ro s io n b a c k to th e re s e rv o ir m o re

d iffic u lt),

In th e p a s t tw o w e e k s th e R W S A

s t a f fhave been heavily focused on

th e D e c e m b e r 2 P u b lic O u tre a c h M e e tin g , b u t w e d o p la n to h a v e fu rth e r

d is c u s s io n s w ith D e c a tu r a n d ta k e a d v a n ta g eo fa n y b re a k th ro u g h o p p o rtu n itie s o r

id e a s s u c h c o n ta c t m a y b rin g ,

(3 )W e 'v eh e a rd s e v e ra l re fe re n c e s in p u b lic c o m m e n t th a t th e " la k e w ill d ie "i f
d re d g in g is n o t p e rfo rm e d , b u t th is p h ra s e is v e ry g e n e ra l, m e a n s d iffe re n t th in g s
to d iffe re n t p e o p le , a n d is th e re fo re d iffic u lt to re sp o n d to .