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Comments received on the proposed new Order of Approval and Plan 2007 >

April 16–July 4, 2008 – Comments submitted via American Rivers

This letter has been submitted by 291 people to date (see names below).

Dear Secretary,

As a concerned citizen, I would like to comment on the International Joint Commission's draft plan for water levels regulation on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River Plan 2007. This draft plan would perpetuate 50 years of documented environmental degradation, an unacceptable loss. Instead, I urge you to protect one of the world's largest and most vital freshwater ecosystems by immediately implementing Plan B+.

The St. Lawrence River and Thousand Islands region, which contributes $445 million in tourism annually, provides world-class recreation and irreplaceable habitat for a wide range of fish and wildlife. The river is one of the great freshwater sportfishing grounds for pike, bass and muskellunge, and hosts a commercial fishery for American eel. The eel harvest has dramatically declined in recent years, due in part to dams like the Moses-Saunders and habitat destruction.

Despite growing threats from invasive species and polluted urban runoff, the St. Lawrence River still sustains a high quality of life and vital economy for residents, and is home to many fish and wildlife species, including endangered and threatened species like the lake sturgeon, Eastern sand darter and peregrine falcon. If the river's ecology is further compromised, drinking water supplies, commercial and sport fisheries, tourism revenues, and the high quality of life residents now enjoy may be diminished.

The Commission's own study shows that the current management plan does not allow for the variation in water levels essential to a healthy river. This plan has significantly reduced the diversity of plant species in river wetlands and impacted many fish and wildlife populations. As long as this antiquated plan remains in place, it will continue to degrade one of North America's great river ecosystems and increase the likelihood of further damage to the St. Lawrence River and communities that depend on it. One proposed alternative, Plan B+, would have a significant and direct positive impact on coastal wetlands, in turn, creating a river ecosystem, as well as recreation, transportation and shipping industry, that is able to thrive.

As a citizen with an interest in the health of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River, I urge the IJC to make the right decision for human and nature communities on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River by immediately implementing Plan B+.

Thank you for considering my recommendation. Please notify me in writing of your decision.

Sincerely,

Apr 16, 2008

  1. Ms. Dani Pen, Lafayette, CA
  2. Ms. Katie Little, Hanover, PA

Apr 17, 2008

  1. Mr. Mark Schneider, Garden Grove, CA
  2. Mrs. Jennifer Werndorf, Los Angeles, CA
  3. Mr. S Carhart, Pittsford, NY
  4. Ms. A. McCormick, Minden, ON
  5. Mr. John Chisholm, McLean, VA
  6. Mr. Bob Beadel, South Boston, MA
  7. Miss Shannon McEwen, Kingston, ON
  8. Ms. Kathleen Wiley, Clayton, NY
  9. Mr. Nigel Gardner, Skillman, NJ
  10. Ms. Bonnie Eppolito, Clayton, NY
  11. Mr. James Brown, De Ruyter, NY
  12. Mr. Russell Jerome, Baldwinsville, NY
  13. Mr. Robert du Rivage, Wixom, MI
  14. Mrs. Nancy Johnson, Cape Vincent, NY
  15. Mr. Craig Turrisi, Sherrill, NY
  16. Mr. Robert Lloyd, Daphne, AL
  17. Mr. Todd Somodevilla, Brooklyn, NY
  18. Mr. John Greaves, Hoosick Falls, NY
  19. Ms. Amanda Scuder, New York, NY
  20. Miss Bonnie Koshofer, Schenectady, NY
  21. Dr. Martin Bidney, Vestal, NY
  22. Dr. Zbyslaw Owczarczyk, Webster, NY
  23. Ms. Mary Stamp, Spokane, WA
  24. Mr. Edward Whitney, New York, NY
  25. Ms. F. Miller, Northport, NY
  26. Mr. Philip Costa, New Hartford, NY
  27. Ms. Janelle Moeller, Brooklyn, NY
  28. Dr. Donna Cassidy-Hanley, Freeville, NY
  29. Mr. Gideon Banner, New York, NY
  30. Dr. Tobi Zausner, New York, NY
  31. Ms. Sylvia Rodriguez, New York, NY
  32. Ms. Doreen Tignanelli, Poughkeepsie, NY
  33. Mr. Richard Heaning, N Massapequa, NY
  34. Ms. Melissa Lemke, Glens Falls, NY
  35. Mr. John Maxwell, Washington, DC
  36. Ms. Nancy Summers, Huntington Station, NY
  37. Mr. Ken Stec, New York, NY
  38. Mr. AL Schaefer, Utica, NY
  39. Mr. Jordan Weiner, Jericho, NY
  40. Mr. Scott Sobel, New York, NY
  41. Ms. Helen Phillips, New York, NY
  42. Ms. Heather Hamilton, Washington, DC
  43. Mr. Curtis Inoue, Brooklyn, NY
  44. Mr. Steve Dobson, Palm Coast, FL
  45. Mr. Robert Frey, Mamaroneck, NY
  46. Miss Christine Kwiecinski, West Seneca, NY
  47. Ms. Amy Hueber, Baldwinsville, NY
  48. Mr. John Tokarski, Blasdell, NY
  49. Mrs. May Dorn, Clay, NY
  50. Mr. Kenneth Bird, Rochester, NY
  51. Mr. Robert Jereski, New York, NY
  52. Ms. Theresa Johnson, New York, NY
  53. Ms. Sarah Johnson, Nyack, NY
  54. Mrs. Jamie Mierau, Washington, DC
  55. Mr. Greg Geffner, Brooklyn, NY
  56. Ms. Joan Abruzzo, Bayside, NY
  57. Mr. Kenneth Lerner, Geneseo, NY
  58. Ms. Judith Schultz, Round Top, NY
  59. Ms. Katherine Hart, Poughkeepsie, NY
  60. Ms. J.A. Henry, Shandaken, NY
  61. Miss Kristin Otto, New York, NY
  62. Mr. Anthony Aviles, Forest Hills, NY
  63. Ms. Debbie Burack, New York, NY
  64. Ms. Kathryn Grover, Washington, DC
  65. Mr. Keith Kolischak, Winston Salem, NC
  66. Ms. Beverly Williams, Palmyra, NY
  67. Mr. Scott Dadabo, Tully, NY
  68. Ms. Diane Gargiulo, Brooklyn, NY
  69. Ms. Yvette Rogers, Rhinebeck, NY
  70. Mr. Darryl Warner, Rockaway Beach, NY
  71. Ms. Mikki Chalker, Binghamton, NY
  72. Miss Annie Phillips, New York, NY
  73. Ms. Susan Bockus, Palo Alto, CA
  74. Ms. T. Albright, Asheville, NC
  75. Mrs. Pat Pascual, Patterson, NY
  76. Mr. Gary Oosterhoudt, West Seneca, NY
  77. Dr. Jay Gassman, Centereach, NY
  78. Ms. Susan Savion, Syracuse, NY
  79. Mrs. Mary McNeill, Wellesley Island, NY
  80. Ms. Bonnie Eppolito, Clayton, NY
  81. Mrs. Sylvia Hungerford, Webster, NY
  82. Mr. Herbert Stein, Washingtonville, NY
  83. Ms. Martha J Kenney, Clarence Ctr, NY
  84. Ms. Janet Burrows, Clayton, NY
  85. Mr. Thomas Pintagro, Jamestown, NY
  86. Ms. Billie Ozerengin, New York, NY
  87. Mr. Patrick McCooey, Syracuse, NY
  88. Mr. Tim Daugulis, Toronto, ON
  89. Mrs. Jennifer O'Neill, Burlington, VT
  90. Ms. Katherine Babiak, New York, NY
  91. Ms. Laura Neiman, New York, NY
  92. Ms. Susan Goldin, Canaan, NY
  93. Ms. Soretta Rodack, New York, NY
  94. Ms. E Gail Walder, Newfane, NY
  95. Ms. Hazel Landa, Cropseyville, NY
  96. Mr. Joseph Neiman, East Elmhurst, NY
  97. Mr. Timothy Rosser, New York, NY
  98. Ms. Karen Holt, Brooklyn, NY
  99. Miss Mana Hideki, New York, NY
  100. Ms. Roberta Bunsick, New York, NY
  101. Mr. William Freeman, Hammond, NY
  102. Mr. D. Randall, East Setauket, NY
  103. Dr. Elizabeth Kincaid-Ehlers, West Hartford, CT
  104. Ms. Karen Mott, Greenlawn, NY
  105. Ms. Linda Baumgarten, New York, NY
  106. Mr. Joseph Gilman, Staten Island, NY
  107. Mr. Bryce Bermimgham, Jackson Heights, NY
  108. Mr. Robert Davis, Saint Louis Park, MN
  109. Ms. Susan Thuener, Mohawk, NY
  110. Mr. Michael Roach, Tully, NY
  111. Mr. Robert Orlando, Cooperstown, NY
  112. Dr. Jeffrey Root, East Nassau, NY
  113. Ms. Debra Merryweather, Syracuse, NY
  114. Mr. Alex McKay, Northport, NY
  115. Mr. John Robinson, Latham, NY
  116. Mr. George Stadnik, Long Island City, NY
  117. Mrs. I. Gac, Rochester, NY
  118. Dr. Stan Scharf, Ithaca, NY
  119. Mrs. Yvonne O'Neill Imperiale, New York, NY
  120. Ms. Jackie Miller, Buffalo, NY
  121. Mrs. Pam Anderson, Rochester, NY
  122. Ms. Esther Frances, Kerhonkson, NY
  123. Mr. Anthony Martin Dambrosi, Middletown, NY
  124. Mr. Marc Beschler, New York, NY
  125. Ms. Gabriela Seoane, Long Beach, NY
  126. Mr. John Danforth, Clayton, NY
  127. Ms. Alice Bartholomew, Elmira, NY
  128. Mr. Jay Blotcher, High Falls, NY
  129. Mrs. Margherita Davis, Hudson, NY
  130. Ms. Barbara Menkes, New York, NY
  131. Mr. Richard Bodane, Niskayuna, NY

April 18, 2008

  1. Mr. George Robinson, New York, NY
  2. Mrs. Patricia Smith, Mumford, NY
  3. Mr. Jeff Salvaryn, Westchester, CA
  4. Mrs. Susan Hawes, Portland, ME
  5. Mr. Michael W Evans, Los Angeles, CA
  6. Ms. Amy Pickering, New Paltz, NY
  7. Mr. John Lewis, Carmel, NY
  8. Ms. S Nam, New York, NY
  9. Mr. Ken Boudreault, Saint-Lambert, QC
  10. Mrs. Kira Clark, Alexadria Bay, NY
  11. Mr. Bobbie Flowers, New York, NY
  12. Mr. Michael Johnson, Watertown, NY
  13. Mr. Jean-Robert Wilhelmy, Quebec, QC
  14. Mrs. Donna Lenhart, Poughkeepsie, NY
  15. Mr. Lynn Jorgensen, Endicott, NY
  16. Ms. Emily Laing, Jordan, NY
  17. Ms. Jacquelyn Baetz, Albany, NY
  18. Mr. Bill Thurlow, Harris, NY
  19. Ms. Rebecca Buerkett, Rainbow Lake, NY
  20. Dr. Judy Heinle, New York, NY
  21. Mr. Jonathan Kendall, Omaha, NE
  22. Mr. Samuel Kucharsky, Howard Beach, NY
  23. Mr. Thomas Murphy, Syracuse, NY
  24. Dr. N. SUKUMAR, Troy, NY
  25. Ms. Mija Strong, Palo Alto, CA
  26. Mr. James Doyle, Bethesda, MD
  27. Mr. Steven Huyser-Honig, Grand Rapids, MI
  28. Mr. Giovanni Mastracchio, White Plains, NY
  29. Mr. Jonathan Rubin, New York, NY
  30. Mr. John Papandrea, New York, NY 10024-1207
  31. Ms. Laura Napoleon, Little Neck, NY
  32. Mr. Carlo Zappa, Montreal, QC
  33. Mr. Louis Pontillo, Central Islip, NY
  34. Miss Joanna Bagatta, Mahopac, NY
  35. Dr. Jessica Richter, Glen Oaks, NY
  36. Mr. Anthony Kropovitch, West Seneca, NY
  37. Mr. Paul Schoenweiss, Saugerties, NY
  38. Mr. Richard McCauley, Wappingers Falls, NY

April 19, 2008

  1. Ms. Joan Travis, Austin, TX
  2. Mrs. Ann Ward, Alexandria Bay, NY
  3. Mr. Robert Dietrich, Saugerties, NY
  4. Mr. Don Cushing, Pittsford, NY
  5. Mr. William Gonzalez Garcia, Spring Valley, NY
  6. Ms. Brittin Loewy, Glen Cove, NY
  7. Ms. Merle Neidell, Saint James, NY
  8. Mrs. Jennifer Fogarty, Campbell Hall, NY

Apr 20, 2008

  1. Mr. Timothy Loew, Worcester, MA
  2. Mr. Leigh Savoye, Highland Falls, NY
  3. Mrs. Susanne Duclon, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  4. Mr. Kenneth Deedy, Bayport, NY
  5. Mrs. Veronica Wadsworth, New Berlin, NY
  6. Mrs. karen Pickett, Clarksburg, MD
  7. Ms. Bridget LaNoir, Glens Falls, NY
  8. Mr. Brendan McMahon, Buffalo, NY

April 21, 2008

  1. Mr. Gerald Schuth, Clifton Park, NY
  2. Ms. Eleanor Becher, Orchard Park, NY
  3. Mrs. Melanie Couture, St-Augustin de Desmaures, QC
  4. Mr. Jeffery Marra, Watertown, NY
  5. Dr. Steven Handwerker, Boca Raton, FL
  6. Mr. Joseph Agen, Alexandria Bay, NY
  7. Mr. Bruce McCoy, Spencerville, IN
  8. Ms. Michelle Morgan, Hollywood, FL
  9. Mr. Shelley Jesses, Union City, GA
  10. Miss Linda Johnson, Alexandria Bay, NY
  11. Mr. Andrew Potts, West Chester, PA
  12. Dr. Robert Sanders, Temple, GA
  13. Ms. Ann Colley, New York, NY
  14. Mr. David Mallette, Durham, NC
  15. Dr. Richard Allen, Ithaca, NY
  16. Mr. and Mrs. Brian and Rita Cohen, Fresno, CA

April 23, 2008

  1. Ms. Lee Cali, Cottonwood, AZ
  2. Dr. Steve Kochman, Brooklyn, NY
  3. Ms. Lynn Coffey-Edelman, Huntington Station, NY
  4. Mr. Steven Jervis, Brooklyn, NY
  5. Ms. Georgia Mattingly, Longmont, CO

May 5, 2008

  1. Mr. Terry Pitt, Kansas City, MO
  2. Mr. Timothy Shanahan, Fountain Valley, CA
  3. Mrs. Donna Seymour, Potsdam, NY
  4. Dr. Francisco Costa, Cathedral City, CA
  5. Ms. Branwen Gregory, Los Angeles, CA
  6. Ms. Lisa Haugen, Kearney, MO
  7. Miss Lauren Bloch, Clayton, NY
  8. Mr. David Behrhorst, Aspen, CO
  9. Mr. Chris Brozell, Dillon, MT
  10. Mr. Harrison P Bertram, Schaumburg, IL
  11. Mr. David Gill, Wayland, NY
  12. Ms. Karen Rubino, Huntington Station, NY
  13. Ms. Christine Georgiou, Bronx, NY
  14. Ms. Mary Ann Baier, Dearborn, MI
  15. Ms. Liette Pedraza-Tucker, Brooklyn, NY
  16. Ms. Deb Rosengrant, Lexington, SC
  17. Mr. Robert Russell, Ogdensburg, NY
  18. Ms. Mary Ann Wilson, Los Angeles, CA
  19. Mr. Joe Wilson, Oak Lawn, IL
  20. Mr. Robert Rinella, Howard Beach, NY
  21. Miss Michelle Hoff, Kintnersville, PA
  22. Mr. V. Guerra, Mililani, HI
  23. Mr. J. Stephen Adams, Brooklyn, NY
  24. Mrs. D Mossman, Antioch, CA
  25. Ms. Linda Titcomb, East Northport, NY
  26. Dr. Patricia Coffey, Langley, WA
  27. Mr. Richard Wiley, Cape Vincent, NY

May 6, 2008

  1. Mrs. Randy Neppl, Arlington, VA

May 8, 2008

  1. Miss Marcia Cooperman, Portland, OR

May 9, 2008

  1. Mrs. Shruti Biggiani, Medford, NJ
  2. Mr. Michael Mayo, Syracuse, NY

May 10, 2008

  1. Mrs. Patricia Rich, Clayton, NY

May 11, 2008

  1. Mr. Dan Horne, Worcester, MA

May 12, 2008

  1. Miss Shannon Null, Grove City, PA
  2. Ms. Frances Tan, Lawrence, KS
  3. Mr. William Renninger, Duke Center, PA
  4. Miss Nicole Loerzel, Auburn, NY
  5. Miss Natalie Abram, Louisville, KY

May 13, 2008

  1. Mr. Nathan Stansberry, Brooklyn, NY
  2. Ms. Pier Hardin, Mobile, AL
  3. Dr. Susan Armistead, M.D., Key Largo, FL
  4. Ms. Elaine Heathcoat, Winter Park, FL

May 16, 2008

  1. Miss Carrie Needler, Muncie, IN
  2. Ms. Carley Broder, New York, NY

May 17, 2008

  1. Mrs. Cynthia Nadeau, Manitowoc, WI

May 18, 2008

  1. Ms. Laurel Covington, Lutz, FL

May 19, 2008

  1. Miss Lyndsey Bauer, Seattle, WA
  2. Dr. Donna Carr, M.D., Encinitas, CA

May 20, 2008

  1. Mrs. D Cooper, N Chelmsford, MA
  2. Ms. Diana Dee, North Hollywood, CA

May 21, 2008

  1. Miss Sandra Couch, Naperville, IL

May 22, 2008

  1. Ms. Laura Stone, Jackson, NJ
  2. Ms. Wendy Walters, Brooklyn, NY
  3. Mr. Thomas Bertetta, San Francisco, CA
  4. Mr. John Brinkman, Brooklyn, NY
  5. Mr. James H. Tatum, Jr., Darien, CT
  6. Mr. Scot Parker, Albuquerque, NM
  7. Mrs. Florence Krych, Westmont, IL
  8. Mr. Robert Wolf, Naples, FL
  9. Mrs. Darlene Wolf, Naples, FL
  10. Ms. Elaine Fischer, Houston, TX
  11. Ms. Jill Davine, Culver City, CA

May 23, 2008

  1. Ms. Jessea Greenman, Oakland, CA
  2. Mrs. Karen Anderson, Annapolis, MD
  3. Mr. Barre Simmons, Springfield, VA
  4. Dr. John L. Peterson, Santa Maria, CA

May 24, 2008

  1. Mr. Mackie Jackson, Lewisville, NC

May 27, 2008

  1. Miss Jenny Vegan, Carlsbad, NM
  2. Ms. Cynthia Clinton, Orlando, FL

May 29, 2008

  1. Mr. Clint Zarnosky, Woodbury, NJ

May 30, 2008

  1. Ms. Carolyn De Mirjian, Van Nuys, CA

June 2, 2008

  1. Ms. Leila Desotelle, East Lansing, MI

June 3, 2008

  1. Mr. Ted Spiess, Hudsonville, MI
  2. Dr. David Grant, Medford, OR
  3. Mr. Craig Richards, Battle Creek, MI
  4. Mrs. Frances Kinney, Midland, MI

June 6, 2008

  1. Mr. Scott McHugh, Plainwell, MI

June 7, 2008

  1. Mr. Fred Fall, Cherry Hill, NJ

June 11, 2008

  1. Christine Sevilla, Pittsford, NY

June 16, 2008

  1. Dr. Marilyn Mayer, Canton, NY

June 21, 2008

  1. Dr. Steven Seeholzer, Hammond, NY

July 2, 2008

  1. Mrs. Cynthia Cwynar, Carpentersville, IL

July 4, 2008

  1. Mr. Eric Brooker, Delaware, OH

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