Department of
Environmental Protection
PUBLIC NOTICE OF
BLASTING OPERATIONS
Notice is hereby given that Appalachian Aggregates, LLC, 2950 Charles Avenue, Dunbar, WV 25064, (304) 768-9733, Quarry Mine Permit / Application No. Q-3022-86 situated in Town District of Raleigh County, approximately 2.3 miles northwest of Prosperity, West Virginia, will be conducting blasting activities in accordance with all State and Federal Laws and as approved by the Department of Environmental Protection. Blasting activities will occur Monday through Saturday from “sunrise to sunset”. No blasting shall be conducted on Sunday. Blasting is to commence on July 20, 2018 and continue through July 20, 2019.
All access to the specific blasting area will be safeguarded from unauthorized entry. The warning signal prior to each blast shall be audible to at least one half mile from the blast. The warning will be given three (3) minutes prior to detonation and will consist of three (3) short warning signals of five (5) seconds duration with five (5) seconds between each signal. The all clear signal shall be one long warning signal of twenty (20) seconds duration.
Blasting shall be conducted in such a way so as to prevent adverse impacts to the public or the environment.
Blasting activities will not be conducted at times other than those announced in the blasting schedule except in the event of an emergency situation where rain, lightening, or other atmospheric conditions, or operator or public safety requires unscheduled detonations.
7-20-FRI-1-RH; LG 118538
ID: 118538