Buffalo River Watershed Alliance |
Four Sample Letters
Sample 1
Governor Asa Hutchinson
State Capitol Room 250
500 Woodlane Ave.
Little Rock, AR. 72201
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Dear Honorable Governor Asa Hutchinson:
I am worried that Arkansas is not doing enough to protect the Buffalo River. The factory farm which confines some 6,500 hogs should never have been permitted in the Buffalo River watershed.
It is my understanding that the river and its tributaries are showing signs of impairment due to increased algae, and compromised dissolved oxygen levels. While I realize that there can be other contributors of impairment, allowing these industrialized swine factory farms near the Buffalo only worsens any other problems the river might face.
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Sample 2
Governor Asa Hutchinson
State Capitol Room 250
500 Woodland Ave.
Little Rock, AR. 72201
Dear Governor,
There are many issues surrounding the ill placed swine CAFO in the Buffalo River watershed. That our state has spent so much money on this one swine entity points to the conclusion that swine CAFOs have no place in the sensitive karst terrain of the Buffalo National River
Let your legacy be one that saves and furthers the natural state’s tourism, not one that allows this vital resource to be destroyed.
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Sample 3
Governor Asa Hutchinson
State Capitol Room 250
500 Woodlane Ave.
Little Rock, AR. 72201
January 2017
Dear Governor,
I sincerely believe you would like to protect the Buffalo National River which is the center point of our tourism trade in Arkansas. I request that you do the following because I believe they are reasonable and doable actions.
New evidence by the United States Geological Survey show that the dissolved oxygen necessary for aquatic life is impaired on Big Creek, a major tributary of the Buffalo. This corroborates evidence submitted by the National Park Service last year that Big Creek is an impaired stream.
Therefore please act to
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Sample 4
Governor Asa Hutchinson
State Capitol Room 250
500 Woodland Ave.
Little Rock, AR. 72201
Governor Hutchinson,
I urge you to support ADEQ’s decision to deny a Reg. 5 permit to the ill-sited hog factory farm in the Buffalo River Watershed.
Closure of C&H seems to be the only solution towards preservation
and protection of the Buffalo National River. I hope you will find a way to
help the owners to move forward as the closure process takes place.
Swine concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) simply do not
have a place in the sensitive karst terrain of the Buffalo National River watershed
where hundreds of families depend upon the health of the Buffalo River for
their livelihoods.
Governor Hutchinson, let it be part of your
legacy to Arkansas, that under your governorship you saved and
protected the Buffalo National River.
Do the right thing and SAVE THE BUFFALO now before it is too late.
Let your legacy be one that saves and furthers the natural state’s tourism, not one that allows this vital resource to be destroyed.
I would appreciate a response to my concerns.
Sincerely,
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My address: ______________________________________
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