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Sirs,
I am a concerned citizen of Claiborne County in the State of Tennessee ...
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Response (SDW Hotline) - 08/01/2005 02:49 PM
The following information has been provided in response to your question:
Title: Can the development of new homes utilizing septic systems adversely
affect a nearby stream used as a drinking water source?
URL: http://safewater.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/safewater.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1582&p_created=1099199125
Title: To whom can we address our concerns that our state transportation department
has plans to move a natural spring that serves as a partial source of drinking
water for our community's well?
URL: http://safewater.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/safewater.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1364&p_created=1099198917
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Thank you for your interest in safe drinking water.
Auto-Response - 07/29/2005 03:18 PM
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Title: Can the salt used for highway deicing affect the quality of my drinking
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Title: How does EPA define "other sensitive ground water areas" under the
Underground In
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Title: Who is involved in the standard setting process?
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Title: What can I do to determine if lead is in my drinking water?
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Customer - 07/29/2005 03:18 PM
Sirs,
I am a concerned citizen of Claiborne County in the State of Tennessee whose
public water supply is being compromised by plans to build a large Marina
just yards away. Per your data this system serves 12,251 residents
of Claiborne County. This supply is unusual for the Norris reservoir
because its water comes from the top of the TVA reservoir from which it sits.
It is about 15 years old and has served the communities of Tazewell and New
Tazewell quite well for all those years.
To my knowledge there was no effort by those that to who the Public Notice issued by
the Army Corps of Engineers
in February of 2004 to see that the public was made aware of the possible
risks to the public when building this Marina.
I have obtained most of the permit information from TVA along with a copy
of the joint TVA ACE Public Notice. I have emailed both agencies asking
what efforts at the time the notice was written did they make to inform the
public of their right to comment on the construction of this Marina.
I have gotten limited response and plan on following up with the sources,
the local one day a week newspaper and the United States Post Office, to
see if they actually did post these notices as requested or required.
I have a website with much of what I have just explained on it. If
you would could you let me know the legalities behind a public not being
forewarned that this recreational Marina could compromise their public water
supply. Should marinas, especially of this magnitude be allowed to
be built this close to a public surface water intake.
My website is:
http://www.joepayne.org/claiborne/
Joe Payne
New Tazewell, TN 37825
423-231-3676
Question Reference #050729-000014
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Topics: Source Water Protection
Date Created: 07/29/2005 03:18 PM
Last Updated: 08/01/2005 02:49 PM
Status: Resolved
