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DRMS Permit Index
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M1977208
IBM Index Class Name
General Documents
Doc Date
5/15/1998
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SOUTHDOWN INC
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•~ ~~ ~ I II I II I II II{~ ~~~ ~ M -, -, 2 ~ g • <br />May 10, 1998 <br />Mr. Clarence Comer, President <br />Southdown, Inc. <br />Corporate Office <br />1200 Smith Street, Suite 2400 <br />Houston, Texas 77002 <br />Dear Mr. Comer, <br />r r `"FINED <br />MAY 15 ~ggg <br />tli~ ..,., ;Geology <br />CGevl J , <br />,l ~- ; <br />., r....~ ~J - ^ 1 <br />1 ~, ~~ <br />I am writing to inform you of a serious situation involving air pollution at your Lyons' <br />plant that is causing grave concerns among many residents of this community. Until <br />this situation is corrected, the animonsiry felt toward Southdown's inability to control its <br />air pollution will grow greater each day. Our homes are full of white baghouse dust. It <br />erodes the windshields on our automobiles. Wfiat do you suppose it does to our <br />lungs? <br />The Colorado Department of Health and the Environment has responded to our <br />complaints, and a copy of the department's letter to Southdown is enclosed. <br />The enclosed photograph of plumes of baghouse dust blowing off your property was <br />taken early in April of this year. On that particular day, the plumes were blowing to the <br />east through the St. Vrain Valley and then into the community of Hygiene and on into <br />Longmont. The Colorado Department of Health specifically directed Southdown on <br />February 23, 1998 that "baghouse dust should not remain exposed to the wind." (See <br />enclosed document) Yet, weeks later plumes of Southdown's dust continue to <br />contaminate our area--blown by the wind into our homes, schools, surrounding <br />communities, and into our lungs. I have personally discussed this situation with <br />officials at Southdown on three occasions. These gentlemen are cordial, but they <br />seem unable to initiate actions that will eliminate the dust from blowing off the <br />company's property. <br />The demographics of this area have changed greatly since your plant was built. Many <br />new families have settled in this beautiful region and m2n~ retti~ deve!cpments are on <br />the horizon. Also hundreds of cyclists and joggers use our roadways for recreation <br />each year. The air pollution from Southdown Lyons' facility is exposing hundreds of <br />people to a greater risk of contracting pulmonary problems and related health perils, <br />and we aren't going to put up with it. <br />Our organization is called The St. Vrain Valley Community Watchdogs, and we are <br />dedicated to protecting and improving the health and environment of the people of this <br />region. Mr. Comer, we anticipate that our letter to you will result in eliminating air <br />pollution at the Lyons' facility forever. We hope you will agree that it is easier to <br />correct this problem now than face a more aggressive approach by the citizens of 5t. <br />Vrain Valley. <br />
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