x-sender: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from mail pickup service by IQ12 with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 9 Oct 2015 05:21:50 -0400 thread-index: AdECc+3CdIIl1aGVRhGw5FiC/u4euQ== Thread-Topic: EMERGENCY FLOODING SANTEE DELTA EMPOUNDMENTS From: To: Subject: EMERGENCY FLOODING SANTEE DELTA EMPOUNDMENTS Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 05:21:50 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Importance: normal Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.1.7601.17609 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Oct 2015 09:21:50.0419 (UTC) FILETIME=[EDC6FA30:01D10273] CUSTOM DR GLENN D ANDREWS 2899 NORTH SANTEE RIVER RD GEORGETOWN SC 29440 ABDREWS625@GMAIL.COM 843-670-8825 843-238-1414 EMER EMERGENCY FLOODING SANTEE DELTA EMPOUNDMENTS 50.36.33.194 DUE TO UNPRECEDENTED FLOOD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE SANTEE RIVER, THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS IS MAXIMIZING WATER RELEASE INTO THE SANTEE RIVER CAUSING RECORD FLOODING ALONG THE RIVER. THERE ARE VAST AREAS OF THE DELTA THAT ARE DIKED TO CREATE IMPOUNDMENTS FOR DUCK HUNTING. ALTHOUGH SOME DIKES ARE UNDOUBTEDLY BREACHED, THE OPENING OF THE RICE TRUNKS TO ALLOW WATER INTO THE IMPOUNDMENTS WOULD ALLOW THE LAND DESIGNED BY NATURE TO ACCEPT INCREASED WATER LEVELS THUS DOING ITS ENVIRONMENTALLY NATURAL JOB AND HELP BUFFER THE INCREASED WATER RELEASE. THIS BUFFER WILL GO A LONG WAY IN PROTECTING HOMES NEAR THAT DELTA FROM FLOODING. AS OF YESTERDAY OF ALL THE RICE HOPPERS SEEN, ALL WERE SET TO PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING THE IMPOUNDMENTS. I SUGGEST AN EMERGENCY ORDER TO OPEN THESE TRUNKS, ALLOW MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER IN, AND HOPEFULLY SAVE SOME HOMES.