I posted this yesterday to the ST list using a smaller version of the image. Did it not go through? At my end, it seemed to post...
-------------------------------------- Gay Nicholson, Ph.D. President Sustainable Tompkins 309 N. Aurora St. Ithaca, NY 14850 www.sustainabletompkins.org 607-533-7312 (home office) 607-220-8991 (cell) 607-272-1720 (ST office) g...@sustainabletompkins.org On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 12:45 PM, Cait Darfler <ckdarf...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here is a smaller version of the image. I hope it comes through.[image: > cargill_lansing_mine_2017_aerial_small.jpg] > > > On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 10:57 AM Tony Del Plato <tonydelpl...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> PLEASE NOTE: THE MAP OF CARGILL PLANS DELETED DUE TO FORMATTING & SIZE >> CONCERNS >> Tony >> >> >>> To *All* who enjoy living around Cayuga Lake, >>> >>> In 1994, the largest salt mine in the United States - the Retsof Mine >>> outside Geneseo - collapsed, flooded and permanently closed, after damaging >>> a freshwater aquifer, drying drinking wells, creating sinkholes, destroying >>> roads, and releasing methane and natural gas. This occurred 67 miles from >>> Cayuga Lake. What if the salt mine under 22% of Cayuga Lake had a similar >>> failure? Our lake is ALREADY severely impacted with contaminants and >>> invasive species, and there are big businesses who continue to put our most >>> precious resource, our lake, at risk. >>> >>> >>> >>> We write to you today with a request to pick up the phone or send a >>> letter. The aim is to bring transparency and environmental review to the >>> expanding salt mine beneath our Cayuga Lake. We need the Governor and the >>> DEC to know we care about this lake and want to protect it. >>> >>> >>> >>> Any day NY DEC could issue a permit to allow Cargill to drill a new >>> shaft to access the northern reaches of their mine (in Lansing, across from >>> Taughannock Park). This proposed shaft project urgently needs a substantive >>> and unbiased environmental review * before* being issued a permit. >>> >>> Here’s our request of you who enjoy Cayuga Lake and want it available >>> for the future. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. *Call* Governor Cuomo: *518-474-8390 <(518)%20474-8390> (press 2 >>> after the recorded message to get a live person)* >>> >>> After you’ve called, *email* him here: http://governor.ny.gov/ >>> contact/GovernorContactForm.php >>> >>> >>> >>> *AND* >>> >>> >>> >>> 2. If you have energy, *call* NYS DEC Commissioner, Basil Seggos at* >>> 1-518- 402-8545 <(518)%20402-8545> * >>> >>> After you’ve called, *email* him: basil.seg...@dec.ny.gov >>> >>> >>> >>> *LASTLY* >>> >>> >>> >>> 3. Please *track* that you’ve made contact here: Tracking form link >>> <https://goo.gl/forms/n4AP1QZyN6UkurKJ2> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *What do we want the Governor and the DEC to do regarding Cargill’s >>> Application? * >>> >>> >>> >>> *Here are your requests!* >>> >>> >>> >>> - *Require* a DEIS (Draft Environmental Impact Statement) for both >>> parts of the Shaft 4 project: a 2,500-ft deep shaft and a one-mile tunnel >>> to connect the shaft to the mine >>> >>> >>> - *DELAY* the permit for Shaft #4, at least until an adequate DEIS >>> has been completed >>> >>> >>> - Complete *public meetings* on these projects in all communities >>> that could potentially be affected by impacts to Cayuga Lake: Ithaca, >>> Lansing, Genoa, Ledyard, Aurora, Cayuga, Springport, Union Springs, >>> Aurelius, Montezuma, Ulysses, Covert, Sheldrake, Canoga, and Seneca Falls >>> >>> *Here are talking points for your phone calls and emails* >>> >>> · There is a salt mine under 22% our lake that continues to >>> expand. An Environmental Impact Statement is needed. >>> >>> · New Yorkers own the lake and it is the State’s responsibility to >>> ensure our resources are protected. >>> >>> · Independent geologists have reviewed documents related to the >>> Cargill’s existing mine and proposed Shaft #4 and are concerned about the >>> risk of flooding during proposed shaft construction by upward reaming >>> drilling. >>> >>> · Cargill’s existing shafts are already draining groundwater >>> resources from a very large area into the mine. A 4th shaft will worsen >>> this problem. The proposed storage of Shaft 4 leakage waters in the mine is >>> risky and should not be allowed. >>> >>> · The old salt mines under the Town of Lansing are unsafe due to >>> pillar erosion caused by the storage of under-saturated shaft leakage >>> waters in the old #4 level salt. >>> >>> · We CANNOT have a repeat of the Retsof mine, which collapsed in >>> the same geologic group only 67 miles away in 1994. -- The Retsof Mine >>> collapse caused long term salinization of a freshwater aquifer, left >>> drinking wells dry, created sinkholes, destroyed roads, and released >>> methane and natural gas. >>> >>> · There is no closure plan for this mine. For the safety of >>> residents and our valuable resources, the State must require an adequate >>> and publically-vetted closure plan. >>> >>> · The value of the post-closure bond, $3.5M, is completely >>> insufficient financial security for Cayuga Lake, a multi-billion dollar >>> asset. The bond must be raised orders of magnitude to protect our lake >>> ecosystem, water resources, and tourism. >>> >>> · We need more transparency from Cargill and DEC regarding the >>> operation of this mine and potential risks involved to Cayuga Lake and its >>> nearby residents. This is crucially important, considering the collapse of >>> the Retsof Salt Mine, located not far away. >>> >>> Further Information: >>> >>> - *Cargill* >>> >>> - DEC has variously maintained that the mine is grandfathered in >>> and has never needed an Environmental Impact Statement, they see no >>> potential adverse environmental impacts, and Cargill does not recognize >>> their right to regulate sub-surface mining. >>> >>> - Dry abandonment of the mine preserves options for other uses >>> such sequestration of carbon dioxide. A planned flooding of the mine may >>> slow surface subsidence issues, but could also put the lake at risk of >>> long-term salinization. An accidental flooding may increase the risk of >>> lake salinization. Even if mining stopped today, there may be no good >>> options. >>> >>> - *Retsof* >>> >>> - https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1182/pdf/14Retsof.pdf >>> >>> - https://ny.water.usgs.gov/pubs/fs/fs01798/FS017-98.pdf >>> >>> - *Further Information* >>> >>> - *http://www.cayugalake.org/content/view/CLE >>> <http://www.cayugalake.org/content/view/CLE>* >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you for voicing your concerns now! >>> >>> May 30, 2017 >>> >>> >>> >>> *CLEAN* >>> >>> *Cayuga Lake Environmental Action Now >>> <http://www.cayugalake.org/content/view/CLEAN>!* >>> >>> >>> >>> *Clean the Lake. Protect the Lake.* >>> >>> >>> >>> If you would like further details on our efforts for transparency and >>> environmental review to protect Cayuga Lake, please feel free to send us an >>> email at cayugalakeea...@gmail.com. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> “Someone needs to explain to me why wanting clean drinking water makes >> you an activist – and why proposing to destroy water with chemical warfare >> doesn’t make a corporation a terrorist.” Winona LaDuke >> > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at t...@cornell.edu.
