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f 0 ® s 1 <br />NC POLICY WATCH I hats #er iC�S <br />Home / Articles / News / Environment / Proposed secret chemical treatment of Jordan Lake could be dead in the water <br />Proposed secret chemical treatment of Jordan Lake <br />could be dead in the water <br />Lawmakers appropriated $1.3 million for pet project <br />By Lisa Sorg - 12/20/2017 - In Environment, Top Story <br />Print This Article <br />195 U11 11 e NaNk <br />0 <br />SePro's proposal to chemically treat part of Jordan Lake would damage all five of the congressionally authorized uses of the reservoir: fish <br />and wildlife, drinking water, recreation, flood control and downstream water quality. (Photo: US Army Corps of Engineers) <br />This is the first of two stories aboutJordan Lake. Tomorrow read about the UNC Collaboratory's findings on algae <br />and pollution in the reservoir. <br />It seemed like a bad idea at the time. Now, confirming the concerns of many scientists, environmental advocates <br />and even some lawmakers, a plan to chemically treat a portion ofJordan Lake is even worse. The US Army Corps of <br />Engineers has concluded that a proposal by the private company SePro to use chemicals to kill algae in Jordan <br />Lake would irreparably harm the drinking water source for more than 300,000 people. <br />