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<br />We respectfully request that a copy of this letter and other pertinent information-- <br />especially the photographs and documents on the Watchdogs' web site, stories that <br />appeared in the media, letters from regulatory agencies, the proposed legislation <br />written by Representative Saliman, the letters and support from Senator Campbell, <br />Governor Owens, Mayor Angelo, Ms. Norton, Mr. Brady, Ms. Perkins, Mr. Stout, Mr <br />Zayach; letters from citizens of this community, and the commissions' own letter of <br />August 17, 1998 that references the "potential serious impact" of Southdown's permit <br />application on citizens of Boulder County' --be included in Docket SU-93-14. We feel <br />that these items are relevant to the Land Use Department's preparation for a review of <br />Southdown's permit "for compatibility, services, environmental impacts, and proposed <br />site plan." <br />Enclosed is a recent photograph of a fugitive dust plume from Southdown. This <br />photograph was taken on October 6, 1999. Time: 16:09 Wind speed: 50.4 mph We <br />have been told on more than one occasion by personnel at Southdown that there is <br />nothing anyone can do to contain an emission when the wind speed is over 30 mph. <br />We do not stop breathing, however, when these plumes sweep through the area. Are <br />we to be condemned to these plumes for another 25 years? <br />In the December 1999 meeting of the North Boulder Country Environmental Health <br />Community Task Force, Southdown stated that the "company's goal for 2000 is to <br />have no complaints." This is a goal that we applaud! In reality, however, three <br />complaints of fugitive dust emissions were filed with the Boulder County Health <br />Department on January 9 at 13:15; 14:35; 16:15 and one complaint on January 11 at <br />7:50. We respectfully request that the Boulder County Commissioners impose the <br />highest standards for best management practices and best available <br />technology at Southdown as additional safeguards for protecting residents of <br />Boulder County. <br />We also respectfully request that the county planning staff review EPA's technical <br />background document, Population Risks from Indirect Exposure Pathways <br />and Population Effects from Exposure to Airborne Particles from Cement <br />Kiln Dust. <br />Batch Plant: On November 19, 1999, the Division of Minerals and Geology heard <br />the Watchdogs' "Summary of Objections" to "Lyons Pit; Permit Amendment 006, M-74- <br />015." I asked representatives from Western Mobile why a proposed "batch plant" in <br />M-74-015 had not been deleted to reflect consistency with County Resolution 98-32. I <br />was told that this was an oversight and that all references to the batch plant would be <br />deleted from M-74-015. <br />Mr. Humphries, Supervisor, Minerals Program, explained to this point that there is no <br />one person or agency that reviews state and county permits for consistency of <br />regulations, stipulations, and complainces. Thus, the state may grant revisions <br />without knowing fully the permit stipulations imposed by the Boulder County. Is there <br />anyone on the county planning staff who makes such reviews to insure for <br />