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~<I~ <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />Roy Romer, Governor <br />Patti Shwayder, Acting Executive Director <br />Dedicated to protecting and improving the health and environment olthe people olColorado <br />4300 Cherry Creek Dr. 5. <br />Denver, Colorado 802 2 2-1 530 <br />Phone 1301) 692-2000 <br />February 5, 1996 <br />Laboratory Building <br />4210 E. 11th Avenue <br />Denver, Colorado 80220-3716 <br />(303) 691-4700 <br />Dan and Rita Everett <br />154 Tunnel Drive <br />Canon City, CO 81212 <br />Deaz Mr. and Mrs. Everett, <br />r~Ft^,Fn~~f~ <br />FEB 14 1886 <br />Division o1 ~alnerais ~, laeoio9Y <br />.'~ . <br />~ Itr~6 ~ <br />Colorado Department <br />of Public Health <br />and Fnvirorlment <br />The Air Pollution Control Division (Division) has received your comments regarding the Construction <br />Permit for Tezak Heavy Equipment Co., Inc (T.H.E.). Your concerns centered on the fugitive emissions <br />from T.H.E.'s operations. The Division has reviewed the fugitive dust control plan submitted by T.H.E. <br />and believes the implementation of this plan will eliminate the problem of offsite migration of particulate <br />emissions. <br />If the dust wntrol plan proves to be inadequate, the Air Pollution Control Division (Division) will require <br />a modification of this plan. The Division will be inspecting this site to determine compliance with the <br />plan and also to determine whether more stringent controls will need to be implemented. <br />The wet winter months aze not the ideal time to inspect the site for dust control problems. Production <br />tends to be lower and the wet weather suppresses dust without the need for watering. We w-ill, however, <br />check the site whenever we have personnel in the area. These checks would include driving by in the <br />evening to see if operations aze taking place without dust suppression. Please note, it would not be a <br />violation of T.H.E.'s Air Permit to operate in the evening. Any violations of the Count;! Special Use <br />Permit must be enforced by the county. <br />As for T.H.E. violating its own dust suppression plan, to date the Division has been unable to confirm <br />any violations of the current control plan. The fact that T.H.E. is trucking out boulder size rocks is not <br />an indication that the Air Permit has been violated. High wall operations are allowable under the new <br />permit, although water and fog application aze required to control dust. Again, the Division will pay <br />extra attention to this site and will require a modification of the dust suppression plan if thy: current plan <br />proves to be inadequate. <br />in response to your January 21, 19961etter to Millie Turner, again, we have not confirmed any violation <br />of the dust suppression plan. State regulations prohibit migration of dust, or dust carryout from a site. <br />The state will be inspecting the records maintained by T.H.E. to determine compliance with the <br />production limits. The permit does not limit T.H.E, to using city water for dust suppression. T.H.E. <br />may fill water trucks at other locations or may choose to purchase water from another souro~. Therefore, <br />the size of the city water line does not limit T.H.E.'s ability to comply with the dust suppression plan. <br />