ML20148J041

Forwards Authors Ltr to Editors of Greensboro Daily News & Winston-Salem Sentinel Re Perkins Pwr Plant Potential Misuse of River Water

ML20148J041
Person / Time
Site:	Perkins
Issue date:	10/09/1978
From:	Pfefferkorn L AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	Stephens C NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
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Will nuclearplant 'kleed' the Yadkin?

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through six' lakes and power plarits.

Editor oi the Daily News-The Perklas plant, if 5ialiGsh especially in the warm months - '

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planned, could and probably will end ([when the pond will be slowly

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and has served the water needs of the the middle of North Carolma, the populous Yadkin River valley. Down i there the average daily flow and the t either in uncertain and restricted dry or slowly being pumped up with ~

c Vadkm Hiver is a very va uable water usual daily flow are not too far e;, art. ' - electric production, or serious and - Yadkin River water.

resource for a m llion an more continuous harm to the Yadkin River '

Duke Power should move this Per-i But for questionable reasons, Duk2 ! - a river that is already overworked ' kins plant site down the valley below pie whose numbers an water n s continue to grow every year.

decided to locate this Perkins plant i and partially polluted.

the six lakes and dams, where the above the six lakes and dams, and I The Duke Power Company severa above most of the people in the val-Near the plant site in Davie Coun flood waters and the high waters have i

years aRo decided to locate a huge

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dear power plant on,this river. fu ley. At this site, the power plant will f Carter Creek Por#' for use in trying I been tamed by the six lakes. Then not have any way to use any of about, to protect the Yadkin River durin Duke will not need any mud pond, proposed ' I,eikins power p a

and Duke will not be misleading the would consume tblow away) 50 to half of the yearly river flow (flood 1 ' low-flow times. This pond is not', an I

people when they continue to state t water that passes in a few days,a few

'cannot, be large enough to prevent ;, that their plant will not substantially milhon gallons of water from the r.iv-times a year). The rest of the year the er every day. This is many times the water flow is quite variable occasion' constantly damaging the river flow, (. only be taking a small percentage of the Perkins plant's' water use from affect the river flow because they will amount of water Winston Salem con-ally, and low much of the time.

draw out and blow away very large I. mosquito-infested mud flat during {i sumes daily tuses and does not re-This means that Duke's plan to but the pond (If used) will be a big the " average" daily flow.

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LAWRENCE G. PFEFFERKORN The enoimous proposed bleeding of quantities of the river water every laseveral extended periods of time, i-liigh Rock Lake Association Board Chairman, Emeritus the Yadkin itiver flow near W nston-day will not show much consideration Salem is not unreasonable. says Duke for the welfare of the Yadkin River, [

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• Power, because the water loss only which has no surplus water available

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amounts to a small percentage of the at the plant site during long periods down the valley each year. Duke's ar. t, of the year, f

total amount of water that flows

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Duke had pmposed to locate tne Per-gpi kins plant farther down the Yadkin valley -- after the river has been

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' e Argurnents % ws, wouid,nts bad activities of. tended,enods o,t dunng severa and ptity stateme miested mud fla Persu unner m,,rown ome.,s,eciaHy.

terest hv.hurtmg a good congressman. the warm months,- when the pond will I am mdebted to I wnter who made

- LUCILLE CARMICHAEL be slowly going dry or slowlv bems qw rue m a ton a vie that pef-t un.w em.'

pumped up wnh Yadkm River water y

.Sqdes even si viles e envy of Duke Power should move this even erne words h Hi I wish !

Perkins plant site down the valley 9

Move 'Perlu.ns Plant had nume of thon are en ow me si, iakes and dams. wnere t

with the very language u editonal rfreedom for WFU.

. the ficod waters and the high waters t

For about 100 miles down threugh the have been tamed by the six lanes. Then d

2i mnidle o( North Carolma. the Yadkin Duke will not need any mud pond. and Without being present at the River is a very valuable water resource Duke will not be misleadmg the people 4

numerous Bapttst meetmgs (fiat have for a million and more people whos* wnen they continue to state that their heen called to consider the Wake numoers and water needs continue to plant will not substantially affect Llie i

Forest problems this year, you have gruw every year.

river flow because thev will only be i

omehow caotured the very spent of The Duke Power Ce several years the Wane Forest trustee leadership ago decided to locate a huge nuclear

t. axing a small percentage of the

. average dadv flow INr aim is undoubtedly Utopian, to power plant on titis river. This This emphasis of Duke's nn' keep all our old f riefids and make rome proposed Perkins power plant would 4ve age" daily flow suggesis the new m the ellurt to broaden the base of consume ablow awavl $0 to M million story of the statistician wno could not our support whetner we end up ncher gallons of water from the nver every swim and was drowned one day while or poorer is less important than day. This ta manv itmes ttte amount o(, wading across a river with an wnether we are. m fact. free. The water wiststori-Salem consumes daily. average" depth of three feet-aunmomv of the board of trustees is the auses and does not returni

-LAWRENCE G PFEFFERKORN heart of my proposal

.The ' enormous' propnsed bleedmg of Board Chairman. Ementus

- J AMES R, SCALES the Yadkm River flow near Winston.

High Rock Lake Assoetation President Salem is not unreasonable, says Duke Wmston Salem.

Wake Forest University Power. because the water loss only W irmton4alem.

amounts to a small percentage of the i

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total amount of water that flows slown Neal HeIped the vallev each vest. Duke s argument wouid be more sensibie,( Du e had nesse. ym, miHmt, rissans of proposed to locate the Perkins plant Steve Neal, tell him he s got to do more Mr Neal is a gond. conscientious and lartner down the Yadkin vallev - after than drnwn us m a sea of tax-ped prmt.

h srd-workinu e ungressman and those the river has been through sia lakes arid in whwh he 4%ures us that he wears a uno are sermd ninerwise do am know power piants and has served the water smcere tie. that he wants the job and is s hal ihev are talkmq obuut I can saw needs of the populous Yadkm River val., doing his best. It won t wash. it's not ihn bee ause I hase espenenced the lev Down there. the average daily llow good enougn it's a pity he didn t spend re-uH os hh rum ern for an averago and the usual daily flow are not too f ar as much etfart representing the 5th-iinmn of hn dminci 4 Dart.

Distnct wnile he had the chance as he I hied for daarnhty under kanal But for que1tionable reasons. Duke has latdv spent m trying to refute Ham-

.wuriiv twrause I have had one lunit decided to locate this Persms plant Horton s proof of his incompetency removed have dnheuttv breathmg and

.enove the six lanes and dams. and Take up sour marbles and go home.

a tone-lt n duticun for me to move

.i r..n m l 1 our due tur wid thev thousnt atu e most of the people in the valley Steve - back to McLean. Va Mavbe i'

I ouahned lur tut I doabihty nenetH>

it this site. the power piant will not, vou can get a job where you live and

\\lv riasm wa, denied My mter tuid hase any way to use any of about half of pas la sim The itti District can't me to rail Mr Neal a utlwe because he.the veany nver flow filood water that stand any more of what you ve been do, had helped her wHh a problem ! called, passes i.rr a few days, a few times a mg for them.

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mediately He contmued to follow up on tities of the river water every day will

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mv proclem and wrote me a number of nM snow much consioeratton for the hmes in f act, he advised me of the welfare of the Yadkin Rlver, which has name 04 the judge who would hear my no surolus water available at the plant M

apptW betore I was notified by Social S'te durmq tong genods of the year.

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great nelp I deeply appreciate what he : uncertain and restrteted electric

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4 mans inhers in Ina distnet that are as harm to the Yadkin River - a river

.y he. g cr.oeine e 1 am int the hetp he has that is Jlready overwor*ed and partial.

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men them In Dolluted l ihna the penote should kinu the NeJr the plant site in Davie County N

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evptamcel lo us that ha wants to heip us Carter Creek Pond for use m trymg to hw*

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m holdme Juan influmn. reducing protect the Yadkin River dunnir low.

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@eb'4(%[.% j, ll, i y 4 w ermnent spendicg and cutting flow times This pond ts not and cannot no r.

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q b. ara lonunate to have Mr W.es plant s water use tram constanity

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