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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 Annual Report letter 03-01-12Martin Marietta Materials Indiana District 11405 North Pennsylvania Suite 250 Carmel, IN 46032 Telephone (317) 573 -4460 Fax (317) 573 -5975 March 1, 2012 Mr. Mike Hollibaugh Director, Department of Community Services City of Carmel, City Hall One Civic Square Carmel, Indiana 46032 RE: Annual Report Letter Dear Mr. Hollibaugh: The following items are included with the submission of our annual report: An updated aerial photograph to serve as a mining progress report map. Mueller Property South 04040024SU, 05090003SU, 08030032SU, 05090003SU LIAR 1 2012 Mining activity on Mueller South consisted of processing raw material into a back -fill type product used primarily in the Keystone upgrade and the 1465 projects. The amount produced on -site was 218,719 tons. The Blue Woods Creek relocation is working as designed and is being monitored by State and local agencies. The North Indianapolis site continues to employ a contractor to provide street sweeping twice daily, in and around the entrance area of the 96 Street site. The plant purchased a rotary broom sweeper to maintain in -plant roadways. The caution signals installed along 106 street to provide additional safety during times of transporting material from the Mueller South property are functioning and inspected once a month. The blasting program at North Indianapolis has been continuously refined through a cooperative effort with Vibra -Tech, Austin Powder, and Martin Marietta. Changes in Blast sequencing, increased burden on the front row holes, and smaller shot sizes are all part of the effort to minimize blasting noise and neighbor disturbance. A meeting between Martin Marietta and Bernard Lally, a Kingswood Neighborhood Association representative, took place in 2011. The meeting discussed the construction of a berm along the new fence location. March 1, 2012 Page 2 Water quality and water elevation monitoring have been ongoing on the Mueller properties since 2003 based on the monitoring plan prepared by AquaFusion. Quarterly reports summarizing water elevations and annual reports summarizing quality sampling results are submitted to the Mr. John Duffy. Currently 13 wells, four groundwater sources (three lakes and Blue Woods Creek) are monitored. Updates to the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plans for the North Indianapolis and Carmel Sand operations were submitted to the agencies designated in the Commitments on February 24. A gate and landscaping was installed on the Mueller South property during April 2010. The gate was installed on the 106 St entrance to prevent motorist from accessing Blue Woods Creek. Trees and boulders were installed to improve the aesthetics of the entrance and to prevent the public from driving around the newly installed gate. Mueller Property North 05010021SU The Carmel Sand Plant primarily operated five 10 hour production shifts Monday through Saturday during 2011. Seasonal shutdown occurred 12/02/11. Customer service hours were 7am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday and 8am to 12pm on Saturday during the loading season. The only exception was to supply the Keystone and 1 465 projects. Notification was sent to the D.O.C.S. for all operations outside of the agreed upon hours Mine progression on Mueller Property North was not as significant as in past years. The focus of the mining occurred on Martin Marietta property where the `old" plant was located. If you require additional information feel free to contact me at 317 573 -4460. Sincerely, if 44 Ed Gehr VP -Gen Mgr IN District