{"id":1375,"date":"2015-03-02T01:30:18","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T01:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/?p=1375"},"modified":"2015-03-02T01:30:18","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T01:30:18","slug":"help-stop-mechanized-gold-prospecting-in-our-trout-streams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/?p=1375","title":{"rendered":"Help Stop Mechanized Gold Prospecting in our Trout streams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>T.U. Member time to <a href=\"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/power-jet-driven-dredge1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1376\" src=\"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/power-jet-driven-dredge1-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"power jet driven dredge1\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lrctu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/power-jet-driven-dredge1-300x157.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lrctu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/power-jet-driven-dredge1-1024x537.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/lrctu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/power-jet-driven-dredge1-800x420.jpg 800w, http:\/\/lrctu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/power-jet-driven-dredge1.jpg 1424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>take action <span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT129_com_zimbra_date\" class=\"Object\"><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT140_com_zimbra_date\" class=\"Object\">today<\/span><\/span> to prevent damage to Tennessee streams from mechanized gold prospecting.<\/p>\n<p>A permit has been requested from the Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation (TDEC) to allow\u00a0 by both manual (non-mechanized) and mechanized methods. TDEC has determined that the mechanized prospecting with dredges will degrade water quality, while non-mechanized prospecting with pans and hand tools will result in minimal degradation.<\/p>\n<p>Why We Care<\/p>\n<p>Of particular concern is the potential for mechanized prospecting for gold in several tributaries in the Tellico watershed. As an organization, TU will comment on this application before <span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT130_com_zimbra_date\" class=\"Object\"><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT141_com_zimbra_date\" class=\"Object\">March 12<\/span><\/span>, meeting the 30-day deadline for written comments. Letters from individual TU members will significantly strengthen the effort to prevent stream damage from mechanized prospecting.<\/p>\n<p>What You Can Do<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By <span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT131_com_zimbra_date\" class=\"Object\"><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT142_com_zimbra_date\" class=\"Object\">March 12<\/span><\/span>, write a letter commenting on the potential for water quality degradation if mechanized gold prospecting is allowed in Tennessee streams; send a second copy of your letter to the Tennessee Council TU.<\/li>\n<li>Be sure to include in the letter the name of the permit applicant, Gold Prospector\u2019s Association of America, and the file number, NRS14.341.<\/li>\n<li>Mail your letter to: Tennessee Department of Environment &amp; Conservation; Division of Water Resources, Natural Resources Unit; William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower; 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave., 11th Floor; Nashville, TN 37243.<\/li>\n<li>Mail a copy of your letter to: Dick Geiger, Tennessee Council Chair, 265 Andorra Lane, Clinton, TN 37716.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can read the entire TDEC notice regarding the application at the link below (scroll down to \u201cWater Resources\u201d; under the date <span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT132_com_zimbra_date\" class=\"Object\"><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT143_com_zimbra_date\" class=\"Object\">February 12<\/span><\/span>, 2015, click on file number NRS14.341, Gold Prospector\u2019s Association of America).<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT133_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\"><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT144_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.tn.us\/environment\/ppo\/docs\/water\/nrs14-341.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.state.tn.us\/environment\/ppo\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Dick Geiger<br \/>\nChair<br \/>\nTennessee Council 9TN<br \/>\n<span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT134_com_zimbra_email\" class=\"Object\"><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT145_com_zimbra_email\" class=\"Object\">geiger3892@gmail.com<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n(865) 599-2604<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T.U. Member time to take action today to prevent damage to Tennessee streams from mechanized gold prospecting. A permit has been requested from the Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation (TDEC) to allow\u00a0 by both manual (non-mechanized) and mechanized methods. 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