You Can Help

• Inform yourself. Read this and other websites. Invite your friends to do so.
• Send a contribution. All contributions are applied to Eight Rivers Safe Development, Inc. educational and legal efforts. Our all-volunteer staff receive no pay.
• Sign the Save the Elk River petition.
• Ask for a presentation. Your organization or group can request a speaker, and we'd be delighted to help with that!

Write to Public Officials

Below is the contact information for public officials who are in positions to help improve this project. In writing your letter(s), here are some points to focus on:

• Tell them you want West Virginia State Law enforced.
• Tell them the WVDEP must rescind the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and prepare a comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project.
• Tell them that an environmental assessment is required for any alternative site. This must include identifying the potential impact to caves, springs, surface streams, groundwater and trout habitat and conducting a risk assessment and alternatives to a regional sewage treatment plant.
• Tell them you want the project to conduct a facilitated rural wastewater planning workshop involving all stakeholders so that a safe and sustainable solution can be developed.
• Tell them you support the efforts of the Elk Headwaters Watershed Association in developing a comprehensive watershed plan for the Upper Elk River and headwaters.
• See the Letters of Support for examples and ideas in writing your letter(s).

List of Addresses

Pocahontas County Public Service District (PSD)

1. Bill Rexrode, PSD Chairman
   SR3 Box 122
   Frank, WV  24920

2. Mark Smith, PSD Member
   SR 3 Box 122
   Frank, WV  24920

3. Scott Millican, PSD Member
   SR 3 Box 122
   Frank, WV 24920

Pocahontas County Commission (PCC)

1. James Carpenter, PCC President
   900 10th Avenue
   Marlinton, WV  24954

2. Reta Griffith, PCC Commissioner
   900 10th Avenue
   Marlinton, WV  24954

3. Martin Saffer, PCC Commissioner
   900 10th Avenue
   Marlinton, WV  24954

West Virginia State Government

1. Governor Joe Manchin III
   State Capitol
   1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
   Charleston, WV  25305
   Phone: 1-888-438-2731
   Email: governor@wvgov.org

2. Joe Martin, Deputy Chief of Staff
   State Capitol
   1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
   Charleston, WV  25305

West Virginia Senate

1. Senator Walt Helmick (D-Pocahontas), District 15
   1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
   Room 465M, Building 1
   Charleston, WV  25305
   Phone: 304-357-7980
   Email: whelmick@mail.wvnet.edu
   

2. Senator Clark S. Barnes (R-Randolph), District 15
   Room 203W, Building 1
   State Capitol Complex
   Charleston, WV  25305
   Phone: 304-357-7973
   Email: cbarnes@mail.wvnet.edu

WV House of Representatives

1. Representative Bill Proudfoot (D-Randolph), District 37
   Room 400M, Building 1
   State Capitol Complex
   Charleston, WV  25305
   Phone: 304-340-3248
   Email: bproud@mail.wvnet.edu

2. Representative William G. Hartman (D-Randolph), District 37
   Room 202E, Building 1
   State Capitol Complex
   Charleston, WV  25305
   Phone: 304-340-3178
   Email: whartman@mail.wvnet.edu

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

1. Stephanie R. Timmermeyer, Cabinet Secretary
   601 57th Street
   Charleston, WV  25304
   Phone: 304-926-0440

2. Lisa McClung, Director Division of Water and Waste Management
   601 57th Street
   Charleston, WV  25304
   Phone: 304-926-0499, ext 1244
   Email: lmcclung@wvdep.org

Environmental Protection Agency

1. Eric Carlson, WV EPA Congressional/State Liaison
   US EPA Region 3
   1060 Chapline Street
   Wheeling, West Virginia 26003-2995
   Phone: 304-234-0233
   Email: carlson.eric@epamail.epa.gov

2. Cheryl Atkinson, EPA Mid-Atlantic Water Quality Standards Coordinator
   US EPA Region 3, Water Protection Division (3WP00)
   1650 Arch Street
   Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
   Phone: 215-814-3392
   Email: atkinson.cheryl@epa.gov

United States Government

1. The Honorable Robert C. Byrd , U.S. Senator (WV)
   United States Senate
   Washington, D.C.  20510

2. The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV, U.S. Senator (WV)
   United States Senate
   Washington, D.C.  20510

3. The Honorable Nick Joe Rahall, U.S. Congressman (WV)
   2307 Rayburn HOB
   Washington, D.C.  20515
   Phone: 202-225-3452