subject: Bentonite Processing Plant Zimbabwe Market [print this page] The draft EIR is an informational document focusing on environmental impacts in the area associated with the planned reclamation.
Residents from around Glen Quey, the site of the Cemex-owned land earmarked for extraction, turned out on force to the Perth and Kinross Council development control committee yesterday in the hopes of dissuading councillors from voting to approve the application to extend the extraction period to 2035.Among those who spoke were Councillor Ann Gaunt, whose ward includes Glendevon; Malcolm Best, one of the cement grinding roller mill leaders of the Stop the Quarry campaign and Glendevon representative on Auchterarder and District Community Council; Stuart Dean of the Friends of the Ochils; Dugdale Bradley from Dollar Community Council; David Louden from Dollar Civic Trust; and John Jordan from Muckhart Community Council.
After hearing from the residents, as well as people speaking on behalf of the applicants, committee member Councillor Wilma Lumsden put forward the motion to defer the decision on the application until more information was available.Speaking at the meeting, Cllr Lumsden said: I am seeking a deferral so that we can have more information regarding vehicular movements and Clackmannanshire Council calcium carbonate powder grinding mill opinions.Organizations also chimed in on the draft EIR. The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board stated the "environmental impacts have been significantly underestimated and under-identified" and raised questions about the EIR's data collection methodology.
The cement and rock quarry located just outside Cupertino in unincorporated county territory is working on a reclamation plan that will someday see the mined property returned to its natural beauty and a beneficial state, according to county Pebble Grinding Mills staff.The county is reviewing dozens of written and spoken comments from the public, according to Rob Eastwood, a senior member of the county planning staff. Comments were taken until Feb. 21, and the draft EIR could be approved at a March 22 meeting.The proposal aims to amend the 1985 reclamation plan for surface mining area at the plant and quarry, targeting an area that covers 1,239 of the company's 3,510 acres. Over a 20-year period, Lehigh will reclaim land while also mining for limestone, as crushed rock from another mined area will help fill in the facility's massive quarry pit
The draft EIR is an informational document focusing on environmental impacts in the area associated with the planned reclamation. The California Environmental Quality Act requires project planners to identify ways that environmental damage bentonite processing plant can be avoided or mitigated, according to county staff.An EIR does not advocate or oppose a project, nor does it require a project denial or address economic and social concerns.The public got its chance to ask questions and raise concerns during a Santa Clara County Planning Commission meeting on Feb. 2 in San Jose. All public comments are required by law to be addressed and answered in a final EIR.
