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Home My WebLink About20231226_Sears-D From: David Sears To: Kastrinskv,Josh;NCMininaProaram Cc: Parr,Adam; Lewis W Weatherspoon;zhowerton(abettstackle.net Subject: RE: [External]Fuquay Quarry Date: Tuesday,December 26,2023 4:29:46 PM Attachments: imaae002.ona image001pnno CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. Good afternoon gentlemen, I hope you all had a great Christmas. I wanted to add another comment about the permit application.The application says that the estimated water withdrawal rate will be something less than 2.54 MGD. This is equivalent to 8,400 houses per day at the average household rate of 300 gallons per day. I would think this will dramatically pull the water table down potentially affecting residents' well water which was mentioned repeatedly during the December 19th hearing. Please add this to the already-mentioned comments. Thanks David Sears Vice President Operations • . Bob Barker Company 919-557-4501 davidsears(@bobbarker.com From: Kastrinsky,Josh <josh.kastrinsky@deq.nc.gov> Sent:Thursday, December 21, 2023 2:14 PM To: David Sears<davidsears@bobbarker.com>; NCMiningProgram <NCMiningProgram@deq.nc.gov> Cc: Parr, Adam <adam.parr@deq.nc.gov>; Lewis W Weatherspoon <Ieatherspoon@harnett.org> Subject: RE: [External] Fuquay Quarry [** This email is from an external source: EXERCISE CAUTION! **] Mr. Sears, The Powerpoint presentation will be included as part of the hearing officer's report produced next month.The materials presented came from the application for this modification, which can be found here: 20230922_Application (nc.gov). Thanks, Josh Kastrinsky(he/him) Deputy Communications Director North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Office: (919) 707-3645 1 Cell: (984) 297-2402 josh.kastrinsky@deq.nc.gov NORTH CAROLINAD_E Q�� Department of E_immnental Uual� Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: David Sears<davidsears(@bobbarker.com> Sent:Thursday, December 21, 2023 8:25 AM To: Kastrinsky,Josh <iosh.kastrinskyl@deq.nc.gov>; NCMiningProgram <NCMiningPrograml@deg.nc.gov> Cc: Parr, Adam <adam.parrl@deq.nc.gov>; Lewis W Weatherspoon <Iweatherspoonftarnett.org> Subject: Re: [External] Fuquay Quarry CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. Thank you Mr. Kastrinsky. Will you tell me where I can find the slides that were shown on Tuesday night? Thanks David Sears Get Outlook for iOS From: Kastrinsky,Josh <iosh.kastrinsky(�deq.nc.gov> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 1:39:27 PM To: David Sears<davidsearsPbobbarker.com>; NCMiningProgram <NCMiningProgram(@deq.nc.gov> Cc: Parr, Adam <adam.parrl@deq.nc.gov>; Lewis W Weatherspoon <IweatherspoonPharnett.org> Subject: RE: [External] Fuquay Quarry [** This email is from an external source: EXERCISE CAUTION! **] Mr. Sears, Thank you for sending us your comments. This is to confirm they have been received. Josh Kastrinsky(he/him) Deputy Communications Director North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Office: (919) 707-3645 1 Cell: (984) 297-2402 josh.kastrinsky(@deq.nc.gov -----Original Message----- From: David Sears<davidsears(@bobbarker.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 11:39 AM To: NCMiningProgram <NCMiningProgram(@deq.nc.gov> Cc: Parr, Adam <adam.parrna deg.nc.gov>; Kastrinsky,Josh <josh.kastrinskyPdeq.nc.gov>; Lewis W Weatherspoon <Iweatherspooriftarnett.org> Subject: [External] Fuquay Quarry CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. Thank you for hearing the comments from the Harnett County Community of Fletcher Tutor Rd and the surrounding area last night 12/19/23. 1 wanted to send along my comments in written form so you all would have them as well. They are as follows: Good Evening I am David Sears and I am a resident of Fletcher Tutor Rd. representing our community. All of my comments will be in reference to Article 7 of the Mining Act of 1971, Section 51 Letter D. Section 51#2. There are many residents with well water along Fletcher Tutor Rd. and proximity of the quarry in the Duncan community. There is concern of the longevity of our water supply and the cleanliness of our water which we depend on daily. Runoff in our freshwater streams and nearby lakes such as Shearon Harris which is over 4,000 acres in the Upper Cape Fear River basin and is less than 2 miles from the proposed new quarry. Section 51#3. The citizens of Fletcher Tutor Rd and surrounding areas are concerned about the safety of our air quality. Many articles are written on lung function and respiratory health with citizens close to a quarry site. Dust or dangerous crystalline silica exposure is real and there are many citizens in our neighborhood with existing conditions such as COPD, Asthma, and heart conditions that would be worsened with a new quarry of this magnitude. The dust or crystalline silica that will come from approximately 200 dump trucks per day on Fletcher Tutor Rd will be within just a few feet of our houses.The American Lung Association warns against Silicosis for residents living in close proximity to a quarry site and exposed to this dust. Section 51#4. Northwest Harnett Elementary School which opened in the fall of 2023 and houses 900 students is only 2 miles from the center of the quarry, we do not want our kids exposed to the dangers of this quarry. We have been told by Martin Marrietta that there will be 200 dump trucks each day on our street. The community is concerned about the public safety of our neighborhood pertaining to pedestrians that are frequently found walking for health reasons and Dr.'s orders. There are at least 3 school buses that must back up and turn around on Fletcher Tutor not to mention the numerous school buses that come by on NC 42 where 200 dump trucks will exit daily. I have personally experienced physical damage to my property from the blasting of Martin Marietta. I currently have cracks in my foundation. I have had a French door glass shattered as well as pictures shaken from the walls of our homes. There have been issues of livestock breaking out of their fences when blasting is taking place. Pets are scared as if a thunderstorm is coming up even on a bright sunny day. Section 51#6. Martin Marietta Materials has been fined over$3MM dollars in environmental violations nationwide per Good Jobs First Violations tracker. We are very concerned as a community about environmental impacts not if they happen but when they happen to our communities which will impact our children and grandchildren for years to come. The existing quarry has been a nuisance for the community of Fletcher Tutor Rd and surrounding communities for years. Harnett County landowners on Fletcher Tutor Rd and surrounding areas' due process rights were violated by the applicant and the Wake County Board's failure to provide adequate notice of this new quarry and the hearing that took place over a year ago.The impacts to our community in Harnett County will be detrimental and we were left outside of the approval process. Please consider stopping this new quarry to preserve our community and the lives we live in Northwest Harnett County. David Sears Vice President Operations Bob Barker Company 919-557-4501 davidsears(@bobbarker.com Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official.