Virginia has some of the best water on the East Coast and this water should be protected for and by all Virginian's. Over the past few years our waters have become more and more effected by storm run off and polution. We must act now to protect our dwindling supply of clear, clean water. Although I fish a great deal in Virginia, the water we as a state enjoy is also crucial to our economic development and therefor can't be managed in a "make a buck today plan tomorrow fashion".
I support the Virginia River Keepers proposal to allow public access to the sedimentation plans under current review. The decisions we make now will be passed down to our children and I for one don't want to take my children to another state to show them what water used to be like in the Old Dominion.
I emplore those that can make a positive change to do so. I am currently working on a series of conservation articles that shows a consistent lack of concern for the environment in West Virginia government and those at Snow Shoe Water and Sewer. They are not happy about what I have written about the Elk River and are even less happy about what I am relaying to the general public about thier polution levels in this river becasue a lack of state oversite, but its all true.
I hope Virginian's and those that lead this state will do all they can to protect our public lands and our diminishing levels of clean water. Please keep me informed of your decision.
Beau Beasley
6729 Eckert Ct.
Warrenton, VA 20187
Respectfully
Beau Beasley
Author of Fly Fishing VIrginia
