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schedule must be delivered to all residences that are located within one-half mile of the <br />blasting site. The blast of July 18, 1997 was located within 1200 feet of the Rugh <br />dwelling and the Martinez dwelling, as evidenced by the information gathered during the <br />Division's inspection of the Bowie No. 2 minesite on July 21 and 24, 1997. The <br />abatement for this part of the violation involves sending copies of the blasting schedule to <br />those residences that initially did not receive such a notification. The two residences <br />cited, the Rugh residence and the Martinez residence, may not be the only residences that <br />need to be notified. <br />Rule 4.08.4(3) is the third regulation that was violated. This rule requires that each person <br />within the permit area and each person who lives or regularly works within one-half mile <br />of the blasting site must receive notification of the meaning of the blasting signals. The <br />review of the blasting notification records does not show that the Rugh family or the <br />Martinez family received such notifications. In order to abate this part of the Notice of <br />Violation, appropriate blasting signal notifications must be sent to the Rugh and Martinez <br />families, as well as any other persons who have not been notified accordingly. <br />The fourth rule cited is 4.08.5(3), (5) and (16). The Division's review of the blasting <br />records shows that none of the records contain the blaster's certification license number, <br />the wind direction and approximate velocity and the number of persons in the blasting <br />crew. It is too late to alter the present blasting records, so no abatement is possible. <br />However, all future blasting records must contain this information. <br />Because of the issues raised with this NOV, the Division requests additional information <br />in order to determine the full extent of the problem of blasting notification. The Division <br />requests that Bowie No. 2 submit a map which shows the locations of residences or <br />dwellings within one-half mile of the Bowie No. 2 permit area, and an accompanying list <br />which shows the names and addresses of all residents and owners of such dwellings. The <br />submittal of this information has been included in the NOV as the third abatement step. In <br />this way, the Division can verify that abatement steps one and two have been complied <br />with. <br />Also, because of the information provided in the blasting records, there appears to be a <br />need to revise two pages of the permit application. On page 2.05-40 and 2.05-41of the <br />permit application, reference is made to the distance from the blasting site to the nearest <br />structure, dwelling, public building, school, church, community or institutional building <br />as being about 2300 feet. However, two blasting records ,for May ] 3, 1997 and July 18, <br />1997, state that the distance from the blasting site to the neazest structure is 900 feet. <br />Also, it appears that blasting has occurred within 1200 feet of the house occupied by the <br />