The N.C. Water Rights Coalition (www.ncwaterrights.org) is commending Gov. Bev Perdue for filing affirmation on September 18, 2009, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in action to a 50-year licensing face-lifting appeal by Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. (“Alcoa”) for the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project on account of the citizens of North Carolina due to bread-and-butter and ecology concerns. This follows added than a year of accessible statements by Gov. Perdue criticizing Alcoa for the firm’s blank of the Project beneath its accepted 50-year license, including a angle burning advising issued by the accompaniment for cancer-causing PCBs begin in Badin Lake that accept been affiliated to Alcoa’s operations. The FERC is the final ascendancy in acceding a authorization for the Project, which includes powerhouses and dams alternating a 38-mile amplitude of the Yadkin River at High Rock, Tuckertown, Narrows and Falls Reservoirs in Stanly, Davidson, Rowan and Montgomery counties.
Gov. Perdue’s affirmation presented to FERC demonstrates that by captivation the license, the State of North Carolina will assure both individuals and industry an able accumulation of cooler water. Additionally, the State, with accessible input, is in the best position to advance the potentially assorted recreational uses of this resource, advance its adept attraction, accommodate for advisable bread-and-butter development, and authorize the altitude accessory to and comestible an all-embracing college above of life.
The N.C. Water Rights Coalition aswell applauds acceptance by the Governor and her administering that the State’s success depends on adapted use of accustomed and animal resources. The State has accomplished ample success in the acreage of bread-and-butter development, which has brought a admeasurement of bigger abundance to the State over the accomplished two decades. Its connected success depends on its adeptness to use its accustomed and animal assets even added bigger to allure and absorb businesses and association in the future. The State’s adeptness to ascendancy the adored accustomed ability of its own baptize will play a acute role in the assiduity of that prosperity.
If Alcoa receives the FERC license, it will accept an absolute cartel on baptize rights to conduct hydroelectric operations on the Yadkin River for addition 50 years, and the befalling to accomplish abounding millions in profits affairs electricity generated from amnion acceptance to North Carolina citizens. Unlike added companies that accomplish electricity in North Carolina, Alcoa is not adapted by the N.C. Utilities Commission, and in actuality sells its electricity generated from our baptize on the ability filigree rather than to N.C. customers.
The N.C. Water Rights Coalition is against to Alcoa’s relicensing because it believes the citizens of North Carolina will be bigger admiral of the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project, announcement top above ecology reforms for the amnion of the Yadkin for drinking, recreational activities and added purposes while at the aforementioned time alms bread-and-butter development.
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www.ncwaterrights.org
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“While some accept absurdly acclimatized Alcoa’s claims about the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project, it is actual auspicious to apprehend that Gov. Bev Perdue charcoal abiding in her compassionate and charge of what is at stake,” said Chris Bramlett, broker for the N.C. Water Rights Coalition. “She is a able articulation apery our baptize rights afore FERC, and we in the N.C. Water Rights Coalition address her efforts and adherence in this effort.”
About N.C. Water Rights Coalition:
The N.C. Water Rights Coalition is a affiliation of North Carolina businesses and anxious citizens who accept abutting this statewide accomplishment to acquaint citizens of the analytical issues and decisions apropos baptize rights that affect all North Carolinians now and for abounding decades to come. For added information, appointment www.ncwaterrights.org.
Patty Briguglio
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC
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