THE FOLLOWING PICTURES SHOW SEVERE FLOODING AT THE HALES LAKE SITE IN THE WAKE OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO IN 2006

AS THESE PHOTOS DEMONSTRATE, THE LOW-LYING PEAT SOILS OF HALES LAKE ARE HIGHLY SUBJECT TO FLOODING - THESE SOILS DO NOT DRAIN WELL!

THIS IS WHERE THE U.S. NAVY WANTS TO BUILD AN OUTLYING LANDING FIELD (OLF)!!!!  WHY?

THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS SHOW ADDITIONAL FLOODING AT THE HALES LAKE SITE DUE TO A 1999 STORM...

AS THESE PHOTOS DEMONSTRATE, THE HALES LAKE SITE IS A VERY POOR CHOICE FOR THE NAVY FOR AN OLF.

The Navy is seeking to construct an 8,000-foot concrete runway for an OLF on this site on the Camden/Currituck County border in northeastern North Carolina, just 5 miles from the town of Moyock, a burgeoning suburban town of more than 7,000 residents.

This much concrete in a flat, poorly-drained area will create a tremendous amount of stormwater runoff.  This will only exacerbate the existing flooding problems at this site.

In order to manage this massive amount of stormwater runoff, the Navy will have to construct a massive complex of stormwater retention ponds. 

The Hales Lake site is located within the Atlantic Flyway for migratory birds of all types including Canadian and Snow Geese, many species of ducks, and Tundra Swans.

The Navy's solution to handling stormwater runoff at the Hales Lake site (retention ponds) will only attract even more migratory birds to the area which will create yet another problem for OLF operations.  The presence of large numbers of migratory birds creates a dangerous operational scenario for jet fighter pilots.  Collisions with such birds have been known to down jet fighter aircraft.