[Green] Fwd: RE: [Non-DoD Source] LRH-2020-293-OHR (UNCLASSIFIED)

Wed Aug 5 10:17:48 CDT 2020

Green People:

    My letter to the editor on the virtual public meeting finally appeared today in the Marietta Times. Unfortunately, it was an earlier version. In a later version I added the fact that the fracking waste will be sent to a pump station across the road (Rt. 7), then to be sent about 3-4 miles along Harmar Hill to the injection well, which is located behind the district office of the Soil & Water Conservation on Rt. 676. It's too bad that we don't have time to make that point before the public meeting. It's also unfortunate that Deep Rock will not be at the public meeting--the USACE would have no interest in what happens to the fracking waste after it is taken away from the river -- the reality is that it is a risk to those residents of the area around that well and to the aquifers.

---- Rebecca Phillips via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote: 
> Thanks, Vic. The ACE is not making commenting easy for us, are they?
> 
> Rebecca
> 
> "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."-- Cicero
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Green <green-bounces at fuusm.org> on behalf of Vic Elam via Green <green at fuusm.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 5:48 PM
> To: Green Sanctuary List for Environment Issues <green at fuusm.org>
> Cc: Vic Elam <elamva4 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Green] Fwd: RE: [Non-DoD Source] LRH-2020-293-OHR (UNCLASSIFIED)
> 
> Adeline,
> 
> I have used webex for years and have always found it to be user friendly - works very much like zoom.
> 
> Vic
> 
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 5:15 PM Adeline Bailey via Green <green at fuusm.org<mailto:green at fuusm.org>> wrote:
> Thanks, George, for your follow-up. Now, what is WebEx? (And is it easy to use without advance experience/training?)
> 
> 
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
> On Aug 4, 2020 4:55 PM, gbanz42--- via Green <green at fuusm.org<mailto:green at fuusm.org>> wrote:
> >
> > Green Colleagues:
> >
> >    Here's the scoop on the access to the virtual public meeting.
> >
> >     With the last minute notification, they're probably hoping that  many people will miss the information and not attend. Let's prove them wrong.
> >
> >
> > --
> > George Banziger
> > 202 Lawton Road
> > Marietta, OH 45750-1111
> > 740-434-5685
> > cell: 740-434-3354
> >
> > CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
> >
> > It will take place on WebEx. We will send the meeting invitation information via email on Friday.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Kayla N. Adkins
> > Regulatory Project Manager
> > North Branch
> > U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
> > Huntington District
> > 502 8th Street
> > Huntington, WV 25701
> > 304-399-5850
> > 304-399-5085 (fax)
> > Kayla.N.Adkins at usace.army.mil<mailto:Kayla.N.Adkins at usace.army.mil>
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gbanz42 at suddenlink.net<mailto:gbanz42 at suddenlink.net> [mailto:gbanz42 at suddenlink.net<mailto:gbanz42 at suddenlink.net>]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 11:16 AM
> > To: Adkins, Kayla N CIV USARMY CELRH (USA) <Kayla.N.Adkins at usace.army.mil<mailto:Kayla.N.Adkins at usace.army.mil>>
> > Subject: RE: [Non-DoD Source] LRH-2020-293-OHR (UNCLASSIFIED)
> >
> > Ms. Adkins:
> >
> >      I have submitted an RSVP for the August 7 virtual meeting on the Deep Rock application.
> >
> >     Will you be sending a Zoom meeting ID# or other means to participate in this meeting?
> >
> > ---- "Adkins wrote:
> > > CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
> > >
> > > Please use the link below to view the latest public notice for Ohio.
> > >
> > > LRH 2020-293-OHR
> > > DeepRock Disposal Station, LLC
> > >
> > > Blockedhttps://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices/Article/2268826/lrh-2020-293-ohr/<http://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices/Article/2268826/lrh-2020-293-ohr/>
> > >
> > > NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a virtual public meeting will be conducted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to afford the public an opportunity to present their views, opinions, and information on the permit application.  Please reference the link above to confirm your attendance, receive the meeting link and call-in information, or to submit a question prior to the meeting.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: gbanz42 at suddenlink.net<mailto:gbanz42 at suddenlink.net> [mailto:gbanz42 at suddenlink.net<mailto:gbanz42 at suddenlink.net>]
> > > Sent: Monday, May 25, 2020 5:24 PM
> > > To: Adkins, Kayla N CIV USARMY CELRH (USA) <Kayla.N.Adkins at usace.army.mil<mailto:Kayla.N.Adkins at usace.army.mil>>
> > > Subject: [Non-DoD Source] LRH-2020-293-OHR
> > >
> > > Ms.Adkins:
> > >
> > >      A colleague of mine, Dawn Hewitt,  has informed me that she contacted you last week about this project application for a barge offload facility of hydraulic fracturing waste near Marietta, OH. Ms. Hewitt reported that you had said that the comment period will not be extended but that you are engaged at the USACE in continuing evaluation of the project.
> > >
> > >    I previously wrote to you about my concerns regarding the project in terms of the risks it would present to the health of people in this area and to the environment.
> > >
> > >     The issue I am presenting in this message is the timing and public notice. Nothing about this project appeared in the Marietta Times, the major newspaper in this area. The comment period covered (ending May 6) involved a time when most everyone's attention is on the coronavirus pandemic.
> > >
> > >     With all due respect, it seems that USACE has done the absolute minimum to present this application to the public. While this approach might be legally appropriate, it is far from the right thing to do. Those who are most directly impacted by this project, i.e., people living in and around Marietta), have had very little opportunity to give their comments.
> > >
> > >     We hope that in your continuing evaluation you arrange at least  one public meeting in the Marietta area--when such public meetings can be done safely and fully publicize the event.  Until such time as a public meeting is held, then the project should not proceed.
> > >
> > >     Thank you for considering our concerns.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > George Banziger
> > > 202 Lawton Road
> > > Marietta, OH 45750-1111
> > > 740-434-5685
> > > cell: 740-434-3354
> > > CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
> >
> > --
> > George Banziger
> > 202 Lawton Road
> > Marietta, OH 45750-1111
> > 740-434-5685
> > cell: 740-434-3354
> >
> > CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
> >
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George Banziger
202 Lawton Road
Marietta, OH 45750-1111
740-434-5685
cell: 740-434-3354