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Resident urges ADEM to weigh sediment risks to Brown Creek, TVA peninsula wildlife
Summary
A resident told the Alabama Department of Environmental Management that increasing sediment in Brown Creek is threatening recreational access and wildlife on the TVA peninsula, and asked the agency to consider impacts to water, air and land before moving forward with any action.
A resident spoke during the Alabama Department of Environmental Management public comment period to warn that growing sediment in Brown Creek is altering the lake and threatening wildlife and recreation. The resident said she has kayaked the area for 13 years and has noticed "Each, each year there's more sediment that's flowing through," and asked the agency to consider what additional sources of sediment would do to the area.
The resident listed local wildlife and habitat features at risk, saying there is "a heron rookery on that TVA Peninsula," as well as eagle nests, beavers and even a swamp rabbit, and said the area is important for bird watching and kayaking. She urged protection of "our air, our water, our land," warned that cleanup can take a long time, and closed her remarks by quoting The Lorax: "Unless, unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot nothing's going to get better."
