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Ira Gershwin said it best

2011-07-20T14:04:00.000-07:00

Letter to the editor in this week's Sandersville Progress

Three years ago Washington County leaders got “engaged” to Cobb EMC, a non-profit co-op entangled in a web of court cases costing co-op members. The shadow of those questionable deals and bad decisions now stretches all the way to Washington County.

Perhaps our local leaders didn’t know the true extent of Cobb EMC’s problems when they signed on for Plant Washington. But now, after repeated court battles which have cost the co-op millions of dollars and forced the members to take THEIR co-op to court at their own personal expense, the writing is on the wall in big bold letters.

Dwight Brown’s legal woes are not over. On July 7, Brown was re-indicted, and charged with additional crimes. In addition to the 31 original counts of racketeering, theft, and making false statements, Brown is now charged with four counts of intimidating witnesses. The District Attorney has not ruled out the possibility of more indictments against other people.

The legal problems aren’t over for the Cobb EMC Board of Directors either. Judge Schuster has ordered the Board of Directors to appear in his courtroom on August 12. The ‘Marietta Daily Journal,” a respected newspaper in Cobb County owned by Ben Tarbutton III’s father-in-law, recently described the Cobb EMC Board of Directors as “unindicted co-conspirators.”

Did our local leaders know about the dirty dealings at Cobb EMC? We hope not.

We may have fallen in love with Cobb EMC and all the pretty promises it made to us together with Power4Georgians. Four other EMCs called off the engagement two years ago.

It’s not too late to call off this wedding. Some people will be disappointed. Feelings might be hurt. If we stop now, no one has to buy a bride’s maid dress they don’t like and will never wear again. There won’t be a mess to clean up after the raucous reception. A lot of money can be saved.

This engagement has run its course. Ira Gershwin said it best, “Let’s call the whole thing off.”

Katherine Helms Cummings

FACE Executive Director

Washington EMC member

Dean Alford's " Ford Pinto of Power Plants"

2011-07-14T14:23:00.000-07:00

This letter appears in the July 12 edition of The Sandersville Progress

Not long after Plant Washington was announced, Power4Georgians conducted some field trips for small groups of people, including elected officials, to visit a South Carolina coal-fired power plant with a proposed expansion. P4G proudly pointed to that facility as a role model for Plant Washington.

Has anyone noticed that Dean Alford isn’t mentioning that plant anymore? Well it may be because the expansion to build another unit was cancelled. The company announced that due to falling energy demand, and the increased costs of using coal, the project, called “the Ford Pinto of Power Plants,” is now trying to sell equipment and parts to cover their losses. As published in the company’s annual report, “In 2010, Santee Cooper is rethinking ways to help customers reduce their electricity consumption, working towards our goal to meet 40 percent of our energy needs by 2020 from non-greenhouse gas emitting resources, biomass fuels, conservation and energy efficiency.”

P4G also isn’t talking about a Kentucky plant dropped by the East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC, similar to our EMCs) late last year. FACE provided the Washington EMC with a copy of the audit conducted by the Kentucky Public Service Commission that influenced EKPC’s rejection of the KY plant. Members of Washington EMC should be aware that in our state, the Public Service Commission has no authority over EMCs; therefore we must count on our Board to make good fiscal decisions. We have no one else to appeal to if they make bad ones.

After 3.5 years of asking the EMC Board repeated questions, FACE members have finally learned that there is no independent study that supports assertions by our EMC Board and Power4Georgians that the success of the Plant Washington project is based on an independent analysis. “Power4Georgians Plant Washington Coal-Fired Power Plant: Too High a Price for Consumers,” released by Georgia Watch on June 22nd, is another independent analysis providing detailed information on why Plant Washington will increase our bills instead of saving us money. FACE has posted the report on our web site at faceenvironment.org. EMC members can read it for themselves.

In his response to the Georgia Watch report, Dean Alford of Power4Georgians implies that Plant Washington is necessary and economically viable, therefore worthy of funding. It is misleading to speak about Plant Washington as if the $2.1 billion has been secured. As of this date, no lender has funded Plant Washington. Furthermore, studies show that there is an excess of electric capacity in our state.

FACE urges EMC members and Washington County taxpayers to learn for themselves why Plant Washington will cost most of us our hard earned dollars while a few very wealthy people are made even richer.

Katherine Helms Cummings

FACE Executive Director

New blogs on Cobb EMC and Plant Washington

2011-07-05T11:09:00.000-07:00

There are two new blog postings that are worth a quick read. SACE has a post out about the report issued by Georgia Watch concerning a careful analysis of rate increases for EMC members involved in Plant Washington. This is one of several well researched reports, in stark contrast to the fact that the Washington EMC Board Chair Frank Askew said recently that there are NO independent studies making the case in favor of the plant.

Cobb EMC Owners Association members are working even harder now that elections will be held, and a new CEO must be hired. Judge Schuster has called the Cobb EMC Board of Directors on the carpet for their management of the co-op. Congratulations for all the hard work, and good luck as you go forward to make your co-op a reputable business in your community.

Our creeks and rivers are under attack

2011-06-27T08:55:00.000-07:00

This letter to the editor of The Sandersville Progress was printed June 21, 2011

Three years ago when concerned local citizens came together to learn more about our community’s natural resources and how to protect them, the Fall-line Alliance for a Clean Environment (FACE) was organized. We are best known for our work to educate our friends and family about the very real environmental, health, and financial risks posted by coal fired Plant Washington, but FACE is more than a “one issue” group.

In the past two months the health of Keg Creek and the Ogeechee River, have been compromised. Local citizens asked us for help when Keg Creek began to look unhealthy. We have worked with the Altamaha Riverkeeper and the Oconee River Project staff to learn more and share contacts and information with concerned citizens.

When the Ogeechee River was contaminated resulting in over 30,000 fish and other wildlife being killed, we updated the public with news and information as soon as it became available. The state agency charged with protecting our natural resources told FACE that it wouldn’t even post any of its own health advisories on its web site until test results were back on the fish and water!

FACE wanted to give the public an easy way to know what our state said about the river, and we, our state’s taxpayers, were turned away. Why won’t our own state agency answer our questions? And why did EPD official Burt Langley say he thought “we,” the people who pay taxes so he can work for us, wouldn’t “be dumb enough to swim with a bunch of dead fish.”

Dianna Wedincamp, the Ogeechee Riverkeeper, said during our Annual Meeting last week that the once-pristine Ogeechee is "in big trouble". Several industries are in violation of their permits. While the EPD is aware of this, she explained that they are understaffed, underfunded, and do not have enough people to cover everything they already need to cover across Georgia.

Georgians are smart enough to understand how healthy our air and water are, and we are smart enough to know that we have a lot of work to do to clean up the messes we already have. The more we learn, the more we know that we have to speak up as citizens, even when it isn’t easy.

I urge concerned citizens to help speak up for a cleaner environment. Use our website and Face Book pages for the latest updates. Please contact FACE at www.facenvironment.org. Call Katherine Cummings at 478.232.8010

Thank you,

Paula Swint

Warthen, Georgia

Cobb EMC members claim victory in GA Supreme Court

2011-06-13T14:59:00.000-07:00

Cobb EMC co-op members have another court ruling in favor of electing board members. The case was filed after the Cobb EMC board changed the bylaws following a 2008 settlement agreement. Take Back Cobb and co-op members who plan to run in the elections are pleased with the ruling. Read Take Back Cobb's blog today.

Katherine Helms Cummings
FACE Executive Director

EPA is told that utility companies have had long enough to kill us

2011-05-31T10:00:00.000-07:00

The EPA held hearings on Thursday, May 26 in consideration of strong national standards on mercury and other toxic emissions found in our air. Mercury, a neurotoxin which can cause birth defects and developmental problems, is also recognized as a carcinogen.

Parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, elected officials, physicians, health advocates, faith leaders, citizens who have lived their entire lives as next door neighbors to coal plants, and yes, environmental leaders, covered a long list of reasons for adopting, and enforcing, these standards. There were very few people who opposed them, and most were working for a company creating the toxic emissions.

Chris Hobson of the Southern Company said in his testimony that he didn't know if EPA has the authority to regulate "HAZARDOUS air pollutants like mercury." Which raises the question: if Southern Company testifies that mercury and other emissions they generate are hazardous, shouldn't they be interested in protecting us from them?

Americans have waited 21 years since stronger clean air standards were announced for consideration. My husband and I raised our daughter from birth to 21 years old in that time frame. She has lived her entire life with air that is dirtier than it has to be. Why should we or anyone else wait any longer, as industry leaders beg?

Tom Pierce with the Kentucky Sierra club summed it up nicely, "I would urge you to turn a blind ear to those who say they need more time to kill us."

Katherine Helms Cummings
FACE Executive Director

Dean Alford remains stuck on coal while Georgia Power moves forward

2011-05-09T07:28:00.000-07:00

Georgia Power has recently announced that it will reduce its reliance on coal for generating electricity. Future plans include purchasing existing natural gas powered plants rather than building new facilities.

The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy posted a sharp analysis of why Georgia Power is choosing a more progressive approach for their rate payers and shareholders, while asking why Dean Alford and Power4Georgians continue to insist that a new coal fire plant is the best use of EMC member dollars. The entire post is here.

Santee Cooper Announces Fire Sale for Abandoned Coal Plant

2011-03-29T13:52:00.000-07:00

Concerned about the impact on ratepayers, South Carolina's largest public utility, Santee Cooper, announced the final abandonment of its proposed 600 megawatt Pee Dee coal plant. Now, in an attempt to recoup some of the lost money it poured into the plant’s development, Santee Cooper’s ad in Power Engineering magazine advertises the sale of the used coal plant parts and the land surrounding the project.

EMC members know that Power4Georgians’ EMCs have already wasted millions of our dollars on the same outdated dirty coal technology that Santee Cooper abandoned. Yet our Board continues to pursue two coal fired power plants in rural Georgia. We wish we knew exactly how much of our money has been spent, but our EMC Board hasn't answered a single question we have asked during the last three EMC Annual Member Meetings.

Santee Cooper realized that a dirty, expensive, coal plant is unnecessary for South Carolina. It's just as unnecessary in rural Georgia.

Katherine Helms Cummings
FACE Executive Director

EMCs should embrace new found enthusiasm for transparency

2011-03-28T09:12:00.000-07:00

If Judge Robert Flourney III’s dismissal of the 31 indictments against Dwight Brown resulted from a technicality about accessibility, then we encourage Cobb EMC, and our own Washington EMC, to embrace this new found enthusiasm for transparency and full disclosure, and set an example by applying this business philosophy to all their operations.

Former Gov Roy Barnes, who appointed Flourney and is defending Brown, said the indictment must be presented in court “so that a man with mud on his feet, dirty, smelling, can walk right in.”

Yet the same man, or a freshly showered EMC member, cannot access the meetings of his or her elected representatives on the Cobb or Washington EMC Board of Directors. Cobb and Washington EMC members must submit a written request to attend a Board meeting of their own co-op.

Washington EMC members have respectfully asked our EMC Board for a special meeting so that co-op members can ask questions, and hear answers, from the Board members we elected to represent us. Instead we have been told that our Board will only meet with members in very small groups.

Why isn’t our Board of Directors willing to bring all members together so that everyone hears for themselves why our Board believes out-dated, expensive dirty coal is the best choice for EMC members, taxpayers, and property owners?

Visit the FACE web site at http://www.faceenvironment.org for updates as Cobb District Attorney Pat Head appeals the ruling. Washington EMC members are encouraged to ask their board representatives to operate in a member oriented, transparent way for the benefit of all co-op members. Contact information for the Board members is here: http://washingtonemc.com/maps/map.aspx or call 552-2577.

Cobb EMC Board choses to stick with indicted CEO as leader

2011-03-01T09:13:00.000-08:00

February 28 was supposed to be Dwight Brown's last day as the CEO of Cobb EMC. A court ruling had determined that. The Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) and the Marietta Daily Journal (MDJ) both reported last night that the Cobb EMC Board has decided that Brown must stay.

The Marietta paper wrote, "In a prepared statement, Cobb EMC board Chairman Larry Chadwick said, "Nobody knows our co-op and the electric industry better than he does and his expertise will help us continue meeting the objective of supplying reliable and affordable power to our members."

According to the MDJ, the settlement in a previous civil suit with Cobb EMC members required that Brown step down on February 28 and his employment not be continued. While EMC leaders wait for the judge to respond to their request, Brown will work as an independent consultant for the co-op.

Board Chair Larry Chadwick was reported in the AJC to say that eight candidates were interviewed but none could match Brown's knowledge of the co-op or the industry.

This decision by the Cobb EMC Board raises numerous questions, which include:

how did a co-op of this size become so invested in one employee that no one else can replace that person?

if Brown is found guilty of any of the 31 counts of indictment what happens next for the co-op?

if the judge decides that Brown may not work for the co-op in any capacity, what will the next steps be?

if Brown is allowed to work for the co-op, what happens when Brown is no longer able to work (due to health issues or his desire to retire)

will the Cobb EMC Board ever abide by court rulings and operate within them rather than returning to court repeatedly?

The February 28 date for Brown's departure was determined long ago. Cobb EMC members continue to demand an open and fairly run co-op, which under current leadership they have not received.

The dark cloud over Cobb EMC leadership continues to grow. The members are to be commended for their determination and work over several years to be sure that their co-op is run for the benefit of members, not for a limited number of insiders.

Use these links to read the AJC and MDJ coverage.

Katherine Helms Cummings
FACE Executive Director

Peach Pundit blogs about Cobb EMC leadership

2011-03-01T08:24:00.000-08:00

The Peach Pundit, a Cobb County resident, has weighed in on the Cobb EMC Board and Dwight Brown.

EPD staff withhold Federal, State,and Chamber of Commerce comments from DNR Board members

2011-02-09T08:37:00.000-08:00

The Columbus Ledger Enquirer reported today about the EPD staff did not present letters from Federal and Alabama state officials concerning proposed IBT rules, which they did not support. Letters from the Rome and Augusta Chambers of Commerce were also considered by EPD staff to be part of, "approximately 1,000 comments against the measure....from a form letter on an environmentalist web site." The entire article is here.

FACE contacted people who did submit comments, either by a letter they wrote themselves, or with a letter online. We value the time that was invested in doing that. In the future FACE will follow up with decision makers to make them aware of comments which have been sent.

We appreciate that fact that DNR Board Chair Earl Barrs was interested in what was submitted, and would have welcomed an opportunity to be aware of the comments. In the future we hope that EPD staff will better inform board members.

Katherine Helms Cummings
FACE Executive Director

Cobb EMC members are asking lots of questions about their co-op leadership

2011-02-03T07:10:00.000-08:00

Since Dwight Brown was indicted on 31 counts of racketeering, theft, and making false statement last month, Cobb EMC has invested considerable money in advertising in support of Brown, along with a media event. Replies in support of Brown in the Marietta Daily Journal, which serves as the local paper for Cobb County, have primarily, if not solely, come from Cobb EMC employees/board members.

This week the paper has several letters to the editor from Cobb EMC members, none offering praise for Brown, board leadership of the EMC, or a full accounting of co-op expenses. Member points include:

"Why is Brown running so hard from standing in front of an impartial judge?"
"Now what kind of excuse will attorneys defending Brown come up with?"
"There will never be any transparency concerning Cobb Energy as long as Brown and his board are involved."
"It should be clear to all that as long as Cookerly,Kelly, and the Cobb EMC Board are quick to claim transparency as along as they get to choose the topic, the timing and who asks the question."
"This much is clear: We Cobb EMC members will be paying for Plant Washington for a long, long time ... and dearly."

The response must from members must have been significant as the MDJ chose to run only some of their comments, as they indicate here:The Marietta Daily Journal - COBBWEB MDJOnline readers sound off on EMC Sweeney

FACE commends the Cobb EMC members who continue to demand what any business owner/partner should: full and fair financial reporting, access to business leaders for questions and answers concerning operations and long range planning, abiding by the bylaws determined by members and legal rulings as issued.

We encourage our fellow Washington EMC members to expect our own board of directors to lead OUR co-op with openness to member involvement, full reporting throughout the year, and answering member questions with complete honesty and integrity.

Katherine Helms Cummings

FACE Executive Director

Cobb EMC members are concerned about co-op leadership actions, costs to members

2011-01-18T08:19:00.000-08:00

The Marietta Daily Journal has Letters to the Editor from two Cobb EMC members in today's paper. Phil Finkle is asking about the legal expenses members must pay for Dwight Brown, even though the indictments pertain to Brown's alleged racketeering, false statements, and theft to the harm of the co-op and its members. Seth Gunning, who has been a proponent of transparency and improved leadership at the co-op, raises questions about Cobb EMC's "predatory acts."

Both letters can be found here.

Katherine Helms Cummings
FACE Executive Director

Dwight Brown indcitment includes 31 charges of theft, racketeering, and making false statements

2011-01-06T18:36:00.000-08:00

In April 2009 the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Dwight Brown's home, office at Cobb EMC, and the homes of three Cobb EMC Board Members had been searched by GBI agents and Cobb County deputies. Read more here. Cobb EMC has been a leader among five EMCs pursuing two coal fired power plants lead by Power 4 Georgians.

Cobb EMC members became so concerned about the operations of their co-op that court cases have resulted as members have tried to participate in the operation of their own company as described in co-op bylaws. According to testimony during the air permit appeals in September of this year, Cobb EMC has still not complied with earlier court rulings pertaining to operations, and has yet to hold board elections as well. Find out more about efforts to Take Back Cobb.

Now in the early days of a New Year, Cobb members and coal plant opponents have a reason to continue their work. Today a Cobb County grand jury said that the practices of Cobb EMC's leader merit indictments which could result in 20 years of prison time for racketeering, and 10 years for the other charges.

While companies across the United States have abandoned coal as a profitable and responsible way to produce electricity, Cobb EMC and Power 4 Georgians have clung to outdated coal technology as the "best" solution for these five EMCS. FACE commends the work that Cobb EMC members have done to make sure that their co-op operates in the best interests of the members. Congratulations on a big step toward making your EMC one that responds to, and serves, its members.

Katherine Helms Cummings
FACE Executive Director

Jac Capp at Georgia EPD offers no support for enforcing new air regulations

2011-01-01T07:41:00.000-08:00

This morning Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) included coverage of the new EPA Greenhouse Gas regulations which go into effect tomorrow (EPA regulations set for January 2, 2011.) They included comments from Air Division Director Jac Capp (the audio is not currently available and will be posted here if it is available later).

Capp said that meeting the new regulations will require additional costs for energy producers in Georgia. In the second sound bite he said that the EPD is not sufficiently funded to cover enforcement of the regulations. He never mentioned the positive impact that cleaner air will have on citizens' health or our natural resoruces.

At an EPD question and answer session over a year ago citizens asked how the EPD will monitor the coal ash waste and emissions from Plant Washington. At one point Capp said that they will stay on top of these issues, but he then said that because the EPD is underfunded and understaffed, that the public should call their offices if we see ash blowing in the area. It seems that the public is responsible for monitoring the toxin wastes and emissions in our neighborhoods.

Today's news coverage shows that the Air Protection Branch of the EPD is more concerned about protecting the profits of energy producers in Georgia rather than the health of citizens and our natural resources. We should tell our state legislators that the EPD must enforce these regulations, and the General Assembly should provide funding for the EPD to do this work.

Lastly, for those plant supporters who keep saying, "the EPD will protect us," it is clear from Capp's statements that we can't count on that, and the pollution naysayers need to know this.

Katherine Helms Cummings
FACE Executive Director

All the work is showing some results

2010-12-16T19:08:00.000-08:00

Today Judge Ronit Walker handed down her decision on the air permit appeals for Plant Washington. She ruled in our favor concerning particulate matter, carbon monoxide, and Maximum Available Control Technology (MACT). Along with our partners we are really pleased that after careful consideration Judge Walker has issued a ruling which reflects our concerns about the impact coal fired Plant Washington would have on our air quality.

FACE is most appreciative of the many hours that our partners and attorneys have invested in this work. We still have a lot of work to do, but we are glad to have this important ruling to celebrate. You can find out more here: FACE press release.

Washington County Commissioners Continue Disappointing Course of Action

2010-12-09T09:30:00.000-08:00

This morning FACE members attended the Washington County Commissioners meeting to discuss the proposed closing of Mathis Rd and re-routing of the Mayview Rd. I was on the agenda and discussed the similarities between the concern over county's household garbage landfill and the dangers of a coal ash landfill with much more dangerous toxins.

Additionally I discussed the limit on future jobs that the plant will create via degraded air and water quality. The lack of permits and enticement of jobs in the distant future were also part of my comments. I urged the commissioners to not put the cart so far in front of the horse by approving the road request.

Another point I made was that the county, and the county attorney, refused to accept the information concerning landfill privatization which citizens had presented to them in the last few weeks when the possibility of selling our landfill was announced. I think it is fair to say I chastised them about refusing to acknowledge the due diligence local citizens have done to be better informed about issues. I managed to make the Commission Chair Tommy Walker so mad he said he is glad this is his last meeting (he was defeated in the primary by returning chair Horace Daniel). I concluded by giving them 435 signatures of people who opposed the road re-routing, the issuance of water permits, and the plant in general.

Dean Alford followed me on the agenda and explained that construction traffic coming south on Hwy 15 will turn and go east on Hwy 102, then south on Sparta Davisboro Rd. Coming from the south toward the site traffic will go east on the Fall Line Hwy, turn and go north on Sparta Davisboro Rd.

Melton Jones made a motion to accept, Larry Mathis seconded, and approval was
unanimous.

During the public comment period after the items on the agenda were completed, Lyle Lansdell made several points about the health impact and her career experience in health outcomes related to toxins. She then discussed the new jobs being created via EE and conservation, and suggested that
the tech school should focus on that type of training rather than the power plant.

Lyle also raised the increased rail car traffic and pollution resulting from coal dust from the rail cars, and the highly populated areas where the rail traffic will be.

Pat Daniel spoke well about her family's decision to leave Atlanta decades ago because they preferred raising their family in a rural setting. The investments her family has in their land and homes is considerable. She told a story about a real estate deal falling apart here due to the plant. She
also said that the plant will make our county a "cesspool" of waste. Tommy Walker was surprised when she said that.

Pat also talked about the dust and soot that people living at Lake Sinclair experience.Both spoke about the fear that people have in speaking out publicly about that there is considerable opposition to the plant.

We didn't expect that the road issue would go our way, but nevertheless it is disappointing that our elected officials continue to clasp onto a mere 120 promised jobs with our health, local natural resources, and future economic development given away in the trade.

Katherine Helms Cummings
FACE Executive Director

Who Knew?

2010-12-07T20:30:00.000-08:00

Glascock County is just to the north east of Washington County where I live. This will give you an idea of where it is: Glascock County The county lives in the shadow of its neighbors, and is know for being very conservative and having very little racial diversity (86.5% white from 2009 data Glascock County data).

The tiny town of Gibson held its annual Winterfest and parade Saturday, December4. Dianna Wedincamp with Ogeechee Riverkeeper, my husband David, and I set up a display about the river and the proposed coal fired power plant and hoped for the best. We were surprised with the great response we got from people of all ages.

Very few people said they weren't interested, and many people wanted to learn more, share our flyers with their friends, and sign comments opposing water permits for Plant Washington (find out more here: FACE http://faceenvironment.org/). We met men and women who are county leaders who not only signed comments opposing the plant, but brought friends and family to our booth to sign too.

The only person who approached us who supports the plant is county commission chair Anthony Griswell. After challenging him on every point in support of the plant, he finally gave us some suggestions on how we might shape our arguments to make stronger points. We didn't change his mind, but we stood our ground.

Tabling in Gibson was much better than we expected. It was encouraging to talk with people who know we must protect our water and air. I had sold Glascock short on having community members who are forward thinking and willing to speak up for what they think is best. Saturday I learned a lot too.

Katherine Helms Cummings
FACE Executive Director

Public Comments for Plant Washington

2010-12-07T20:22:00.000-08:00

The comments tonight were dominated by opposition to Plant Washington. We were especially pleased to have new supporters from Jones and Wilkinson Counties, along with new folks from Washington County. Due to considerable work by FACE members we were able to submit 400 names in oppostion to the plant.

Having hard working partners helped make tonight a success. We had new voices thanks to Ogeechee Riverkeeper staff and volunteers. The Georgia Chapter of the Sierra Club submitted 600 comments. A native West Virginian, Amelia Shenstone of SACE, was able to refute the comments in support of coal as a plentiful and easy to access fuel supply. Midge Sweet spoke on behalf of all Georgians for Smart Energy partners and set the tone for comments based on water depletion, water pollution, interbasin transfer issues, and the need to realistically assess water demand and planning.

Please check back here for more information on both water and air permits. We welcome your support and hop you will contact FACE at stopplantwashington@gmail.com or call 478.232.8010 to find out how you can help in the work.

Katherine Helms Cummings
FACE Executive Director