Sand Mining sediment – West Fork San Jacinto River is 25x above normal level of dissolved solids San Antonio Vulcan Quarry @Loop 1604 / O’Connor Rd Hwy 281 outside of Marble Falls (Burnet County) Wheatcraft quarry operations along Guadalupe River in Center Point Homes in Mayfield Ranch, a neighborhood north of Austin, share a fence line with a quarry in Georgetown on Tuesday, July 30, 2019. The quarry, owned by Edwin Brazelton Snead, has been in the area since 1958. Kent Snead, grandson to Edwin and third generation to work at the quarry, noticed homes beginning to approach the the fence line in 2011. “The idea was to quarry (the area) before the houses got in so we didn’t create a disturbance,” Kent said. “We established a relationship with the developer to let buyers know there was a quarry.” While the company continues to quarry away from the homes, the cliff is still an active quarry wall and has rock that is still available to be mined. “The quarry business is not a typical neighbor and so it’s easy to be vilified,” Kent said. [BRONTE WITTPENN/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] Uncovered load on public road Fugitive dust from aggregate mining road Truck lost mixer on left turn Truck with equipment (cover) failure Overloaded truck on 2252 Garden Ridge – Fugitive Dust 20 ton load of aggregate dumped on Highway – truck left scene Dump Truck runs stop sign and rams semi rock truck @ FM1863/FM3009 Windshield-breaking aggregate spilled on county road Improperly licensed third party Class 8 truck loses load of sand in creek, potentially causing bridge damage.
Sand Mining sediment – West Fork San Jacinto RiverSan Antonio Vulcan Quarry @Loop 1604 / O’Connor RdHwy 281 between Burnet & Marble FallsWheatcraft quarry operations along Guadalupe River in Center PointMayfield Ranch homes north of Austin share a fence line with a quarryUncovered load on public roadFugitive dust from aggregate mining roadTruck lost mixer on left turnTruck with equipment (cover) failureSan Antonio Vulcan Quarry @Loop 1604 / O’Connor RdCemex MineOverloaded truck on 2252 Garden Ridge – Fugitive Dust20 ton load of aggregate dumped on Highway – truck left sceneDump Truck runs stop sign and rams semi rock truck @ FM1863/FM3009Capital Aggregates mine & hot mix asphalt plantOverturned bulk hauler on Signal HillEasy Mix Sediment FloeSilt fence hole and bypassFailing gabian baskets (Easy Mix LLC aka Atlantis Aquatics Group)Massive breach process waste water dischargeCapture truck accident/fatality I-35 @ Thousand OaksQuarry operators are not held responsible for driver behavior, licensing of truck, maintenance or damage to public property. Here a Class 8 truck operated by a third party driver loses load of sand in creek and may be responsible for damage to bridge.
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