Energix has proven by their actions at the Wytheville, Va site and the Mount Jackson, Va site that they have no care for environmental stewardship.  Why would our location here in New Market, Va at Endless Caverns be any different?

Runoff of this site is going to be a major issue for both Smith Creek and down stream neighbors from this site. The acreage of impermeable surface of the site proposed will create detrimental runoff and potential flooding issues to downstream farmers, like ourselves, and other landowners. Smith Creek already suffers when the creek levels rise it causes bank eroding , and with more potential runoff this could highly affect the creek bank. Not to mention what would be running off into the creek? The creek hold loads of wild life. Families can be seen fishing just downstream from the potential site. If any hazardous materials from this site would settle into Smith Creek, ie heavy metals, this would be detrimental to both the wildlife in the creek, and the farmers that grow crops along the creek. This could also even potentially creep into residential well water with many of the local wells being shallow that live near this site.

Please take time to consider the potential major set back that this site will have on Smith Creek which is already considered an impaired waterway. NRCS and our local SWCD have spent millions of dollars to repair the Smith Creek Watershed, and this will be a critical setback to an already impaired waterway.

Who is going to hold Energix accountable for all the proposed solar projects, and the detriment they are doing to our precious ecosystem which we are trying so hard to uphold? Please stop this project here, and any further advances in establishing solar properties in our area to help us keep our agricultural lands as pristine as we can for further generations to come.