External Mining Permit 92-10 Protect our Park entrance (4)

Johnson, Robert E
From: Robin Owen <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 2:39 PM
To: Regan, Michael S
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Protect our Park entrance
Michaell Regain, Secretary DEQ,
l aim Robin A Owein 30 year iresident of Cary also a irecreatioinall cyclist who has enjoyed the
RDU forest for years. l aim requesting llin this Ipublic Iheair9ling that the NCDEQ deiny Ipeirmit
NO.92 10 for Expansion of Tir9�ainglle Quarry as requested Iby Wake Stone Corporation. In
ad6fioin, l request that the 50 year Sunset Clause Ibe irellinstated.
This appfication is for a Iprlivate crock mine to Ibe Iplaced oin Ipublic Ipropeirty inext to a NC State
Park, and this operation most ceirtallinlly willll vi6late section # 5 as it willll Ihave a sig16lficaint
adverse effect oin the Ipuirposes of a publicly owined Ipairk , a forest and a recreation area
linclu6ing but inot limited to Umstead State Park, The East Coast Gireeinway, Old Reedy Greek
Road connector and L.ake Crabtree County Park corridoir. There has Ibeein a Ipletlhoira of
evidence llin the course of this Ipulbllic hearing Iby otheirs very cogently, and l request that the
NCDEQ willll i and llinvestigate aIIII of the evidence offered Especially the evidence
gatheired llin the documentary Iby Charlie Morii 400 Feet Deep outfi16ling seirious effects, and
vi6lafioins of sectioin# 6 that similar operations llin6cates a substainfiall Ipossibilllity of that the
operation will iresullt llin substainfiall deposits of se6meint llin stream beds or IlaIkes , Ilaindslides,
or acid water Ipollllutioin. Most assuiredlly, the executing of said Ipeirmit willl vi6late section # 3
That the operation willl vi6late standards of air qualIlIty, surface water quafity or ground water
quafity that Ihave Ibeein IproimUlgated Iby the department.
Ceirtal161y, questions are iraised about the possible vi6lafioin of Section #7 so it makes clear
that there must Ibe imore study and liinvestigations of the impacts specifically set out as
vi6lafioins llin SEC.s #s 35 , 6 and the also the uinusuall ireirnovall of the 50 year suinset clause
that does inot appear to Ihave Ibeein processed llin any trainspaireincy .
In suimmairy l request that the 50 Year Sunset Clause Ibe irellinstated, and that the Wake Stone
Corporation Ibe deinied the Ipeirmit inuimbeir 92 10 for Expansion of Tir9�ainglle Quarry.

Robin Owein
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1009 Paimfico Dir
Cary, North afro Tina 27511