I am so tired of hearing how the efforts to improve the quality of our waterways is short-sighted and an "added burden" to developers and/or land owners...rivers run for hundred and even thousands of miles; what we do on any one piece of the river impacts every inch of the river and its environs all the way down...I am a fisherman, but more centrally, am an "appreciator" of everything a river offers and provides... and I heartily support the Shenandoah Riverkeeper and Potomac Riverkeeper’s efforts to change the Construction General Permit so that Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) are made available to the public for every constructions site in the Commonwealth. As custiodian of our resouces (with the resposibility of ensuring their health for our children and our children's children) the Commonwealth must take "the long view" to protect and repair our rivers and streams and the Commonwealth of Virginia should be a leader and do more to protect streams that are already “impaired” from additional damage which would be caused by sediment running off construction sites. Please, Govenor Kaine, have Virginia take these steps now, rather than wait another five years for the next permit renewal.
JUST DO IT ! ! !
Michael Mulloy
2345 Paddock Lane
Reston, VA, 20191-2622
