STATE OF WEST
VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTIONS
DIVISION OF MINING AND RECLAMATION PUBLIC NOTICE OF BLASTING
OPERATIONS
Notice is hereby given
that:
The Harrison County Coal
Company
464 North Portal Road,
Wallace, WV 26448 740-338-3100
Situated in the Grant
District of Wetzel County,
approximately 1 mile
northeast of Smithfield,
will be conducting blasting
activities under permit
number U010483, 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 March 16,
2024 and continue
through February 2025.
Ten minutes prior to and
immediately after each
blast, all access to the
specific area will
be safeguarded from
unauthorized entry. The
warning signal prior to
each blast shall be from
an air horn audible to at
least a half mile from the
blast. The warning will be
given three (3) minutes
prior to the detonation and
will consist of three (3)
short blasts of five (5)
seconds duration with five
(5) seconds between each
blast. The all clear signal
shall be one long blast
from an air horn 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, lightning,
or other atmospheric
conditions, or operator or
public safety required
unscheduled
detonations.
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