Frac Sand Mining 18, 2012 - Minnesota Environmental Quality Board

I did not add Re: Frac Sand Mining in Houston Co. [email protected] on behalf of Kristen Eide-Tollefson[[email protected]]

Bob,

I did not add this name to the list of petitioners as their request to be added was not stated. So will consider this a comment?

Thanks,Kristen

On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 8:35 PM, Ann & Judy <[email protected]> wrote:Hi,I'm Ann Kramer and I oppose frac sand mining in Houston County. I believe it will negatively affect us in so many ways...environmentally, socially, financially, quality of life.

Thank you,Ann Kramer5368 Oak Forest LaneHouston, MN 55943

Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 10:03 AM To: Patton, Bob (MDA)

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Frac PetitionDaniel Wilson [[email protected]]

Hello,I would like to sign the Frac Sand Mining Petition. My name is Daniel Wilson.Thank-you

Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:38 AM To: Patton, Bob (MDA); [email protected]

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GEIS petitionMarie Kovecsi [[email protected]]

I am in support of the state performing a GEIS on the sand mining industry. I am a resident of Winona County and have safety, health and environmental concerns about this industry. I do not believe the industry has the motivation to fully police themselves in these critical areas. This can be seen in spills, etc happening in Wisconsin.

I believe a Generic EIS can study the cumulative impact of these operations, not just on a case by case basis. I understand there is precedence for issuing special "taxes" on the industry to fund a GEIS.

I also support a moratorium on all aspects of the business while the study is underway. Counties and City governments are flooded with applications and do not have the resources to fully study and know the full impact of these applications.

Thank you for your service to the citizens of the State of Minnesota, especially in this critical area.

Marie Kovecsi133 Whispering LaneWinona, MN 55987507–[email protected]

Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 10:33 AM To: Patton, Bob (MDA)

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signature for petition for state-wide Generic Environmental Impact Study Michele McCaughtry [[email protected]]

Dear Mr. Patton,I would like to sign the petition to the MN Environmental Quality Board requesting a state-wide Generic Environmental Impact Study on frac sand mining in Minnesota.

Among numerous concerns that are too long to list here, ones that stand out are protecting our ground water and preserving our geology that provides our unique beautiful countryside and habitat.

My name and personal address:Michele Rae McCaughtry1011 6th St. W.Wabasha, MN 55981

Phone: 651-6-564-2204

Thank you,

Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 10:27 AM To: Patton, Bob (MDA)Cc: [email protected]; Kathie Wilkinson [[email protected]]

Michele

Michele McCaughtry, MLISDirector, Wabasha Public Library168 Alleghany AveWabasha, MN 55981(651)565-3927

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Testimony for EQB for State of Minnesota from Wisconsin-August 15, 2012 Patricia J. Popple [[email protected]]

To: EQB State of Minnesota

As a lifetime resident of Chippewa Falls, WI and a participant in studying the silica/frac mining, processing, transloading issues for the past 4 years not only in Chippewa County but in other locations in MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, IOWA, ILLINOIS, I am deeply concerned about allowing theseoperations into any state. I have also studied issues related to hydraulic fracturing for gas and oil in 34 states. I know and understand the problems people in many areas are experiencing in this quest for fossil fuel by the very big corporations. Their corporate power extends beyond the power and the skill sets possessed by the common ordinary citizen.

I have had hundreds of concerns expressed by people where frac sand mining is about to or has taken over in Wisconsin. I will not attempt to share but only a few with you. Yesterday, this story came to me:

"We have lights glaring in our windows from sundown to sunrise. We hear the banging, beeping and other heavy equipment and industrial sounds. Our water quantity and quality remains to be determined. The air quality is another unknown.

Now our property is vibrating! The vibration we feel from the machines is something we hadn'tthought of. It isn't as obvious when moving around but you can still feel it. However...when sitting still in the house or trying to sleep you can feel your chest and eardrums vibrating. It is an uneasy, uncomfortable feeling.

This isn't something we can get rid of by shutting windows or drawing shades. There isn't anything we can do to stop this vibration."

And this response came in return:

"My heart goes out to you!!! I hear the noises/beeping/banging-anybody up all night on Friday night due to the train cars? For hours they were slamming and banging into each other and hooking up or whatever they do and then about 4 am a HUGE sound like an airplane taking off down _____ Ave was heard--M_____said that was the engine revving to get the cars moving. Then I heard the whistle each time the train passed a road going south to _____. It was terrible. We had the windows open and then closed them and you could still hear it to the point I couldn't sleep. And we are at least a half to three quarter mile from those cars as the crow flies. I cannot imagine what you two are going through being even closer and the lights as well. And then M____/ A________/C_______ dealing with all the trucks and noise and dust. It all just makes me want to weep actually, but we are just going to have to keep going to meetings and say "I told you so" over and over and over and over. We need to hold their feet to the fire as to the recent lying about the company and everything we are experiencing. I would LOVE to do a recall and get those miserable people out of there!! They have ignored our wishes and given the ordinance to a pro mine atty after ours warned them and offered his services to "do right" by the community. They don't care one iota about any of us, all they can

Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 5:34 PM To: Patton, Bob (MDA)

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see is dollar signs for the county as a whole and we are lost in the shuffle as you all know. It issickening!"

Railcars come from the north and the 10 mines and processing plants in Chippewa County on a regular basis. The other night after I had gone to bed at 2:30 a.m. trying to keep up with research and letter writing I was just about to go to sleep but about 3:00 a.m. a train with 100-130 cars came though in the night. The whistles sound at each crossing and this night it wasthe loudest I have ever heard. I heard that whistle sound 20 times, more shrill than ever. Frac sand mining and processing has created a heavy industrial zone that extends throughout our entire city of Chippewa Falls and the entire county as well. It is relentless with trains, trucks, and mining equipment. There is no respect for anyone as they travel through here day and night.

This spring the railroad company and the police department held a "sting" to make sure southsiders were stopping at the crossings. Fines were given to several . No educational program has been done by the rail company or the PD to train youth or motor vehicle drivers on the dangers of the rail traveling through residential areas. People apologize for not getting to appointments on time when it is the sand cars traveling though in "unit" cars that hold up traffic at multiple crossings, sometimes far greater than the 10 min. limit! The sand companies should be apologizing to the medical doctors, the places of business where an employee arrives late, or to people who arrive late to pick up their children from school or day care centers.

We have had multiple days of very windy weather here in Wisconsin ----spring, summer, fall, and winter. On windy days these huge mines laid barren by the mining equipment take off withtheir dust and silica particulates (freshly fractured crystalline silica) in vast amounts and at great speed and for great distances. While the DNR has the responsibility to make sure that protocol is followed, many reports have been made about the escaping silica which forms vast plumes for miles both up and down Highway 53 between Chippewa Falls and the little Village of New Auburn where the 10 mines and the 4 processing plants in addition to numeroustransloading stations exist. Sometimes officials show up a week later. Many traveling the highway report the white haze over the highway, dust plumes stretching for miles, and the fear all have of the impact of not only what is seen but also that which is not seen. The fine particulates are there, not measured, not called "hazardous" .........but just accepted as part of the problem this industry creates. The DNR looks at the data sheets for watering at the time they arrive, check the air to see if anything is moving at the time they arrive.......and walk away. After several complaints they may not see appropriate measures being taken to water down the particulates. In one instance, the company had to water down.........using an old fire tanker along with fire hoses 24x7x365 to reduce the dust. Can you imagine a guy holding a hose from a small antique tanker 24x7x365 during all the seasons of the year? Yet that was their resolution and I have the pictures retrieved to prove that was the resolution!

Last fall a mother told me her kids were sick all summer with upper respiratory coughs and the like. They were playing outside and live near a mine. She was concerned but medical care costs a lot of money for their family so she did not take them in. One evening after the company had blasted the mine right near them, she looked outside with the outdoor light onand observed tiny shiny crystals sparkling in the air by the light. They continued. Her oldest coughed all night long with a croup like cough. This child hadn't had croup since being a baby! Can you imagine the difficulty that mom had knowing her children are being exposed to freshly fractured crystalline silica particles? The family has had this farm for generation after generation yet feel they should move to get away from a health problem that could directly



affect themselves and their children in the years to come: silicosis, a deadly disease of the lungs!

Wet sand is often put on rail cars that are uncovered. Silica companies indicate that if it is wet, it is safe and that wet raw sand is perfectly safe to transport. During Memorial Day weekend I had visited my birthplace near the rail. An old Mexican or Spanish diesel was transporting sandthrough a residential area and I stopped to watch it go by with at least 100 old rail cars transporting the silica. Watching those cars go by were revealing. A haze could be seen as I watched into the setting sun coming off each car. The moisture was evaporating off each car and carrying with it the fine particulates which are so light they can't even be seen and yet are so dangerous not only to human but animal and other forms of wildlife health!!! These cars were being transported to Texas so everyone along the line from Chippewa Falls to Texas was being exposed to fine particulates! How can anyone be so irresponsible?

In Chippewa Falls a flood occurred at the EOG Plant when they were under construction. The entire area was flooded and water went into a neighboring basement because someone had "forgotten" to put in a culvert near a large wetland and there was a huge rainfall! The DNR did not issue any fines and neither did the city. No one paid the homeowner for any damages. It was a major event and water was pumped out of the wetlands and across the railroad tracks. I reported to the DNR's hotline the day after the event and yet the DNR said they knew nothing! Swamp water in the basement is not safe! The people finally sold their place to the transport company but had to move out and live at their summer place because their home had been ruined.

Other events during construction:1) a man killed when concrete enveloped him and 3-4 others injured in the press for time to finish the project in early December at 4:30 at night when it was already dark? Yes, fines were paid but this event really told us all how there was little care for human life! 2) fights and injury at the plant sight where drinking was going on by outside of the state parties invited here to complete work 3) spills of sludge on the roads containing the "junk" from the mine not wanted, the "clay cakes" of fine particulates, and the baghouse wastes with the finest of particulates mixed in with water. While all this waste or sludge is carried back to the mine, it dribbles out on to the concrete or asphalt where it can be dried, the winds can pick it up ..........and all the dangers particulates distributed throughout the countryside! I was told by the waste division of the DNR that it was clean "fines" . After I found out the ingredients of this sludge which also, by the way, contains flocculants and other chemicals used to clean the sand, she apologized! Even though I have asked the air quality staff to meet with the waste division staff to find a way to identify and label "industrial sludge" or mine waste and to test it appropriately etc., they still have not cometogether to look at this as an issue and create some ruling that would stop this blatant procedure from continuing.

If anyone in MN thinks Wisconsin has no problems with frac sand mining, please listen to the people and hear their stories first hand. The mines are NOT sand and gravel pits but full blown silica mines which create an instantaneous hazard! Serious studies of their impact on human and other life is a must. All development of any mines or processing plants and transloading facilities should be banned until it can be proven that these mines are safe and that they can be regulated! There is a great deal of political upheaval here; the DNR has been relieved of their regulating status and just permit, and there is much disregard for the health, safety and welfare of many! Lobbyists, attorneys, the big oil, gas, and mining companies have come in here to deceive, like predators, people who are not and still are not understanding all the issues and the unknowns about silica mining in our state!



Stop pursuing this avenue as a means of creating new jobs! Many workers are from out of state and sometimes temporarily. The number of workers are typically many fewer than professed to be. Promises are not kept; the companies come in swiftly with attorneys telling the story and making statements that are not true. Several examples come to mind but I don't have time to tell them all.

Please look carefully at a GEIS, develop enforcement regulations that protect the health, safety and welfare of those from Minnesota, conduct scientific studies on water and air and make sure regulations are in place well before any mining, processing, transporting systems are put into place. In addition, make sure that all town and county governmental officials are well trained before ordinances are written and that they well understand their governmental authority in relationship to their responsibility to people in their districts. And most of all, allow the people everywhere to be heard! People in Chippewa County have not had that full advantage!!

Sincerely,Patricia J. Popple561 Summit AvenueChippewa Falls, WI 54729715-723-6398



FW: Generic Environmental Impact Statement Jergenson, Becky (MDA)

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From: John and Lynda Kern [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 4:01 PMTo: Frederickson, Dave (MDA); Cronk, Spencer (ADM); Stine, John (MPCA); Phillips, Mark (DEED); Ehlinger, Ed (MDH); Landwehr, Tom (DNR); Sorel, Thomas (DOT); Rothman, Mike (COMM); [email protected];[email protected]: Generic Environmental Impact Statement

Gentlemen and Madams:

On September 19 the Environmental Quality Board will vote on whether to recommend a GenericEnvironmental Impact Statement for all silica mining proposals in Southeastern Minnesota. As residents of Red Wing who value the precious assets of our rivers, bluffs, farmland, and roads, I implore the Board to make this recommendation. While it certainly adds expense for the mining companies, what is at stake is nothing short of the economic and environmental future of our counties in this part of Minnesota.

Thank you for considering the long-term “right” thing for our state and our region.

John and Lynda KernRed Wing, MN 55066651 388-3918

Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 4:24 PM To: Patton, Bob (MDA)

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FW: Generic Environmental Impact Statement Patton, Bob (MDA)

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 2:25 PMTo: Frederickson, Dave (MDA); Cronk, Spencer (ADM); Stine, John (MPCA); Phillips, Mark (DEED); Ehlinger, Ed (MDH); Landwehr, Tom (DNR); Sorel, Thomas (DOT); Rothman, Mike (COMM); [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]: Generic Environmental Impact Statement

To all those concerned,

I am emailing you with a passionate request to approve the GEIS. Living in Goodhue County and being a resident of Hay Creek township, we are currently wrestling with how to deal with the coming silica sand mining industry. We have looked across the river and decided we definitely don’t like what we see there. We are small cities and townships trying to protect our natural resources from large, out of statecompanies with very deep pockets. Most of the information we receive is from the mining companies themselves. The impact of these mines will be felt by many generations and their destruction irreversible. The health and environmental affects from silica mining need to be fully studied by impartial experts and explained to local residents so they can make an informed decision on the true price tag of silica mining in our communities.

Thank you for your consideration,

Kim BrownRed Wing, MN 55066

Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 6:56 PM To: Patton, Bob (MDA)

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From: Jergenson, Becky (MDA)Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:25 PMTo: Patton, Bob (MDA)Cc: Anderson, Ellen (MDA); Sherman, Anna (MDA)Subject: FW: GEIS/frac sand miningAttachments: GEISrequest.docx

‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Jeanne Pietig [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 2:58 PM To: Frederickson, Dave (MDA); Cronk, Spencer (ADM); Stine, John (MPCA); Phillips, Mark (DEED); Ehlinger, Ed (MDH); Landwehr, Tom (DNR); Sorel, Thomas (DOT); Rothman, Mike (COMM); [email protected]; [email protected]; erik@sourcewater‐solutions.com; [email protected] Subject: GEIS/frac sand mining I am a resident of Pepin Township in Wabasha County and have the good fortune to live halfway up a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River right below Lake Pepin. My modest A‐Frame boasts a million dollar view, as eagles fish in the river here all year long. I am very concerned that the mining of frac sand may negatively impact the bluff lands not only for me but also for generations to come. I strongly urge you and other members of the Environmental Quality Board to approve a Generic Environmental Impact Statement regarding the mining of frac sand in southeastern Minnesota. A more inclusive, regional approach to the issue is sorely needed. I have attended township, city, and county meetings for many months and have come to this conclusion: Local governments lack the personnel and expertise to monitor the complexities of large‐scale frac sand mining, processing, loading, and transportation, all of which can profoundly and permanently impact the environment. I am a recently retired university professor who received a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1978, then left the state for positions at universities in Colorado, Virginia, Utah, and Michigan. Although I grew up in the Twin Cities area, I chose to move to southeastern Minnesota in my retirement because of its unique beauty. Please help me and other concerned citizens protect the habitat. Thank you. Jeanne Pietig 70888 214th Av. Lake City, MN 55041

Statement in Support of a GEIS I am a resident of Pepin Township in Wabasha County and have the good fortune to live halfway up a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River right below Lake Pepin. My modest A-Frame boasts a million dollar view, as eagles fish in the river here all year long. I am very concerned that the mining of frac sand may negatively impact the bluff lands not only for me but also for generations to come. I strongly urge you and other members of the Environmental Quality Board to approve a Generic Environmental Impact Statement regarding the mining of frac sand in southeastern Minnesota. A more inclusive, regional approach to the issue is sorely needed. I have attended township, city, and county meetings for many months and have come to this conclusion: Local governments lack the personnel and expertise to monitor the complexities of large-scale frac sand mining, processing, loading, and transportation, all of which can profoundly and permanently impact the environment. I am a recently retired university professor who received a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1978, then left the state for positions at universities in Colorado, Virginia, Utah, and Michigan. Although I grew up in the Twin Cities area, I chose to move to southeastern Minnesota in my retirement because of its unique beauty. Please help me and other concerned citizens protect the habitat. Thank you. Jeanne Pietig 70888 214th Av. Lake City, MN 55041

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From: Jergenson, Becky (MDA)Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:31 PMTo: Patton, Bob (MDA)Subject: FW: GEIS for silica sand mining

From: Winston Kaehler [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 12:03 AM To: Frederickson, Dave (MDA) Subject: GEIS for silica sand mining

Please do what you can to support the implementation of an environmental impact statement for the silica sand mining industry in Minnesota. Large areas of the state, especially southeastern Minnesota, stand to suffer irreparable harm if this industry is allowed to grow unbridled as it has in Wisconsin where parts of the state have been spoiled for generations to come. I beg your help. Thank you. Winston Kaehler

Mission Statement of the Izaak Walton League of AmericaTo conserve, maintain, protect and restore the soil, forest, water and other natural resources of the United States and other lands; to promote

means and opportunities for the education of the public with respect to such resources and their enjoyment and wholesome utilization.

MINNESOTA DIVISION IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA2233 University Avenue West, Suite 339 • Saint Paul, MN 55114 • 651.221.0215

[email protected] • www.minnesotaikes.org

September 14, 2012

Dear Mr. Patton,

I write as President of the Minnesota Division of the Izaak Walton League of America (MN Division), one of the oldest conservation organizations in the State. The MN Division, as a recognized nonprofi t operating under 501(c)3 rules, is a conservation organization dedicated to protecting our soil, air, woods, waters, and wildlife. The MN Division comprises eigh-teen local chapters across Minnesota and has approximately 1,200 members statewide. With several chapters located in southeastern Minnesota, our organization represents a wide range of individuals who live in and regularly recreate in the region of various proposed new silica sand mines.

Because of the concerns of our members in SE Minnesota, the IWLA’s National membership passed a Resolution in July advocating for better regulation of silica sand mining. We have been following this issue for some time and it is clear that Minnesota needs a comprehensive statewide plan for appropriate oversight of silica sand mining.

The IWLA MN Division Board has read and supports the thoughtful and thorough “Petition to the Environmental Quality Board for a Generic Environmental Impact Statement on Indus-trial Silica Sand Mining.”

Sincerely,

Larry DolphinPresidentMinnesota DivisionIzaak Walton League of America

Regulation of Silica Sand Mining from http://www.iwla.org/2012resolutions The Izaak Walton League of America recommends that all levels of government with oversight and regulatory authority over silica (frac) sand mining implement a moratorium for permitting new silica (frac) sand mining operations. The moratorium would be lifted when regulations are in place that must protect human health and the environment from a range of impacts related to silica sand mining. The regulatory process must include the following components at a minimum:

1. A public environmental assessment and permitting process. 2. The environmental assessment process, to be conducted by qualified personnel, must

examine impacts on air and water quality, wildlife, fish, other natural resources, human health, and local infrastructure.

3. Any permit authorizing silica sand mining must establish site‐specific plans to adequately protect natural resources, human health and local infrastructure, and include measures to avoid, minimize and mitigate such impacts.

4. Permits must be enforceable and non‐compliance penalties must be in place to ensure regulations are implemented at mining locations.

5. The permitting process shall require mining companies to post a bond or otherwise prove financial capability for mine closure and site reclamation.

September 13, 2012

Bob Patton Executive Director Environmental Quality Board Dear Mr. Patton,

I write as President of the Will Dilg Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America (MN Division), one of the oldest conservation organizations in the State. Our MN Division, as a recognized nonprofit operating under 501(c)3 rules, is a conservation organization dedicated to protecting our soil, air, woods, waters, and wildlife. Our Minnesota Division comprises eighteen local chapters across the state and has approximately 1,200 members. With several chapters, including the Will Dilg of Winona, located in southeastern Minnesota, our organization represents a wide range of individuals who live in and regularly recreate in the region of various proposed new silica sand mines and processing facilities.

Because of the concerns of our members in Minnesota, the IWLA’s National membership passed a Resolution in July advocating for better regulation of silica sand mining. We have been following this issue for some time and it is clear that Minnesota needs a comprehensive statewide plan for appropriate oversight of silica sand mining.

The Will Dilg Chapter of the IWLA has read and supports the thoughtful and thorough “Petition to the Environmental Quality Board for a Generic Environmental Impact Statement on Industrial Silica Sand Mining.”

Sincerely,

Mike Kennedy

President, Will Dilg Chapter Izaak Walton League of America

“To strive for the purity of water, the clarity of the air, and the wise stewardship of the land and its resources; to know the beauty and understanding of nature, and the value of wildlife, woodlands and open spaces;

to the preservation of this heritage and to our sharing in it, I pledge myself as a member of the Izaak Walton League of America.”

September 18, 2012

To the Members of the Environmental Quality Board,

The enclosed petition collected 398 signers in just the last few weeks. Signers are asking the EQB for a GEIS, they are also asking the Governor to enact a statewide moratorium on new frac sand operations.

Citizens across the state are concerned about frac sand mining. Large-‐scale frac sand mining operations have descended on central and southern Minnesota—and our waterways, landscapes and public health could suffer the consequences.

Fueled by demand from the oil and gas industry, frac sand mining has gained momentum so quickly that there’s been shockingly little study of its impacts on our state, our environment and our health.

We ask you to listen to the growing citizen outcry about frac sand operations, move to review the industry through a GEIS, and take steps to make sure Minnesota communities and landscapes are protected from the threats of this industry.

We look forward to working with you on this important issue.

Sincerely,

Samantha Chadwick, Preservation Advocate

Environment Minnesota

Environment Minnesota is a statewide, citizen based environmental organization working for clean air, clean water, and open space. www.EnvironmentMinnesota.org

Protect Minnesota from dangers of frac sand mining

Minnesota needs a moratorium on new frac sand mines and to investigate negative impacts of this industry

Frac sand mining has gained momentum so quickly that there's been shockingly little study of its impacts on our state, our environment and our health.

Counties and townships are using their local zoning powers to try and deal with the issue. The power of local governments to restrict or ban industrial scale silica sand mining should be respected, and attempts to undermine this power should be strongly opposed. However, because of the large regional impact of this industry a state moratorium and an assessment of the statewide negative impacts must be undertaken. There are a number of potential dangers associated with sand frac mining that must be addressed: -‐Wastewater from mining operations can and has leaked out of holding ponds and into nearby wetlands and waterways. Frac sand mining threatens major waterways in our state including the Mississippi, St. Croix, and Minnesota River basins. -‐Frac sand mining involves the extraction of millions of gallons of wastewater from underground wells, which can lead to the depletion of precious groundwater resources. -‐Frac sand mining requires the transportation of industrial machinery, equipment and millions of tons of sand, imposing a heavy cost on our environment, local communities and public health in the form of new roads and increased air pollution. -‐Mining endangers Minnesota's wildlife habitats, agricultural land, and scenic areas where the landscape will be severely altered by mining operations. This can harm local business and impact existing agricultural, tourism, and recreational economies or local communities. Frac sand mines can turn hundreds of acres of rural land into industrial zones. -‐Exposure to silica sand dust from frac sand mining can cause silicosis, a respiratory disease. I am concerned about the impacts of frac sand mining on our state, and I am asking our leaders to put in place a moratorium on new frac sand mines and undertake a thorough study of the negative impacts of this industry, how to properly regulate it, or if it needs to be prohibited.

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Stan Jacobson 2275 Youngman Ave #410 W Saint Paul 55116-‐4408 MN

Steve Kriesel 4509 Pillsbury Ave Minneapolis 55419-‐4935 MN

Terry Kreft 1906 Ashland Ave St. Paul 55104-‐5947 MN

Theresa Zeman 2431 58th St Nw Rochester 55901-‐2138 MN

Thomas Thiss 23740 Lawtonka Drive Excelsior 55331-‐1767 MN

Tom Lindquist 1115 Magnolia Lane North Plymouth 55441-‐4637 MN

V Maddock 4177 Shoreline Dr Spring Park 55384-‐9621 MN

Vicki Hedtke Box 50415 Minneapolis 55405-‐0415 MN

Virginia Lambert 1327 Crestridge Lane Eagan 55123-‐1042 MN

Elaine Mayer 1432 20th St Nw Rochester 55901-‐1598 MN

Jason Miller 3910 Lyndale Ave South Minneapolis 55409-‐1465 MN

Rebecca & Scott Cramer 3148 29th Ave S Minneapolis 55406-‐1922 MN

Twyla Anderson 3205 16th Ave S Minneapolis 55407-‐2347 MN

Laure Anttila 12521 Portland Ave Apt 110 Burnsville 55337-‐7511 MN

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Wanda S. Ballentine 1181 Edgcumbe Rd. 314 St. Paul 55105-‐2833 MN

Debra Barnhardt 3416 Zenith Ave N. Robbinsdale 55422-‐2916 MN

Lee Beaty 2801 42nd Ave. So. Minneapolis 55406-‐1817 MN

Margaret Beegle 550 Varner Circle Golden Valley 55427-‐4847 MN

Jason Bender 2507 Emerson Ave. S Apt. 2 Minneapolis 55405-‐3551 MN

Karen Benson 1807 Sargent Ave Saint Paul 55105-‐1920 MN

Sara Bible 3014 Brunswick Ave S St. Louis Park 55416-‐2046 MN

Bill Bieganek 509 W. 2nd St. Waconia 55387-‐1210 MN

Glenn Biegan 1071 Charles Ave St Paul 55104-‐2618 MN

Beverly Blinde 5620 Bloomington Ave Minneapolis 55417-‐2641 MN

Gretchen Bratvold 3444 Edmund Blvd Minneapolis 55406-‐2942 MN

Dorothy Brown 5701 Lake Rose Dr Minnetonka 55345-‐5500 MN

Catherine Chayka 1590 Long Lake Rd New Brighton 55112-‐5580 MN

Christopher Childs 384 Hall Ave Saint Paul 55107-‐1132 MN

Barb Churchill 4901 Sparrow Rd Minnetonka 55345-‐3224 MN

Jim Cotner 945 Hoyt Ave W. Saint Paul 55117-‐3304 MN

Amy Crane 4909 Hodgson Rd. Connection Shoreview 55126-‐2065 MN

Jackie Christensen 4044 Harriet Ave. Minneapolis 55409-‐1441 MN

Melanee Curnow 1763 St. Clair Ave Saint Paul 55105-‐1935 MN

Brian Dailey-‐Arndt 1975 Portland Avenue St. Paul 55104-‐5853 MN

Eugenie de Rosier 1181 Edgcumbe Rd Apt 116 Saint Paul 55105-‐2832 MN

Nathan Duin 3527 Garfield Ave Minneapolis 55408-‐4216 MN

Brian Dunfee 8887 138Th Street Ct Apple Valley 55124-‐9470 MN

Dr. William 'Skip' Dykoski 890 9Th Ave Nw New Brighton 55112-‐2662 MN

Nicole Ecolover 4258 Sequoia Dr Eagan 55122-‐1845 MN

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Holly Evans 5031 Dominick Minnetonka 55343-‐8758 MN

Gene Evers 1847 Buchanan St. NE Minneapolis 55418-‐4871 MN

Rich Femling 1946 Tatum St Roseville 55113-‐5442 MN

Judy Finger 13299 Ellice Ct Apple Valley 55124-‐4601 MN

Fred N. Finley 1629 18Th Ave Nw New Brighton 55112-‐5545 MN

Ryan Flanders 2106 Thomas Ave N Minneapolis 55411-‐2352 MN

Megan Flood 1497 Sargent Ave Saint Paul 55105-‐2332 MN

Shar Fortunak 7120 Ivystone Ave S Cottage Grove 55016-‐1909 MN

Shari Fox 2925 Natchez Ave S. Minneapolis 55416-‐4029 MN

Chris Frethem 5241 10Th Ave S. Minneapolis 55417-‐1701 MN

Gail Frethem 5241 10th Ave. So. Minneapolis 55417-‐1701 MN

Bernard P. Friel 750 Mohican Ln Mendota Heights 55120-‐1633 MN

Pam Germundson 1815 Sunset Dr. Northfield 55057-‐3246 MN

Erica GrandPre 3411 34th Ave S Minneapolis 55406-‐2730 MN

Verlaine Halvorsen 347 Stonebridge Blvd Saint Paul 55105-‐1229 MN

Donabelle Hansen 1008 Northland Ave Stillwater 55082-‐5225 MN

Paul Harding 2757 Dorman Ave Minneapolis 55406-‐1833 MN

Bruce Heiny 815 6th Ave S.E. Austin 55912-‐3818 MN

Fran Hormel 4229 24th Av S Minneapolis 55406-‐3027 MN

Erik Johnson 2619 Branch St. Duluth 55812-‐2334 MN

Matthew Johnson 2318 Aldrich Ave S #2 Minneapolis 55405-‐2886 MN

Gregory Kaiser 3708 45th Ave So Minneapolis 55406-‐2911 MN

Mary Ann Kastorff 4647 15Th Ave S. Minneapolis 55407-‐3652 MN

Jim Kellerman Po Box 14915 Minneapolis 55414-‐0915 MN

Kellke Kish 711 W 38th Street Minneapolis 55409-‐1009 MN

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Alan Knaeble 311 Warwick St St. Paul 55105-‐2447 MN

Michael Knoll 3110 Spruce Minnetonka 55305-‐3617 MN

Jedidiah Krauss 1014 Sunnyview Ln Minnetonka 55305-‐1131 MN

Marilee Lampman 140 Fairview Ln Red Wing 55066-‐1912 MN

Lynn C. Lang 1721 Polaris Court Saint Cloud 56303-‐1375 MN

Stuart Loughridge 265 7th St W Saint Paul 55102-‐2406 MN

Steven Mangold 4942 Aldrich Ave. South Minneapolis 55419-‐5353 MN

Ann Manning 4440 Upton Ave Minneapolis 55410-‐1930 MN

George Matkovits 8077 Timber Lake Drive Eden Prairie 55347-‐1140 MN

James McCauley 37679 County 1 Blvd Cannon Falls 55009-‐5404 MN

Deborah Miller 1503 Ashland Avenue St Paul 55104-‐6711 MN

David Moe 2825 28th Ave S Minneapolis 55406-‐1513 MN

Steve Moe 1205 Minnehaha Ave W. Saint Paul 55104-‐1405 MN

Wayne Monsen 810 Everett St N. Stillwater 55082-‐4420 MN

Linda Murphy 2559 Nemitz Ave E. Maplewood 55119-‐5970 MN

Phil Murray 100 3rd Ave. S. #2405 Minneapolis 55401-‐2720 MN

Judy Nelson 54 Helberg Road Esko 55733-‐9742 MN

Cyndi Neus Bradley 4510 Chatsucity St N. Shoreview 55126 MN

Lois Norrgard 10368 Columbus Circle Bloomington 55420-‐5423 MN

Johan Oberg 1323 Watson Ave Saint Paul 55116-‐1636 MN

Meg Ojala 205 East St Dundas 55019-‐3928 MN

John Oughion 1920 Margaret St Saint Paul 55119-‐3922 MN

Mary Pierce 4528 Xerxes Ave S. Minneapolis 55410-‐1419 MN

Julie Plumer 311 University Ave Ne Apt 606 Minneapolis 55413-‐2076 MN

Kathryn Power-‐O'Brien 8608 34Th Ave N. New Hope 55427-‐1835 MN

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Ruth Pszwaro 1005 29th Avenue SE Apt D Minneapolis 55414-‐2743 MN

Philip Rampi 2150 Jefferson Avenue Saint Paul 55105-‐1303 MN

Martin Reames 4353 Colfax Ave S Minneapolis 55409-‐1712 MN

Michael Reinbold 1355 Nicollet Ave # S. Minneapolis 55403-‐3643 MN

Tamsie Ringler 196 Page St. W. St. Paul 55107-‐3450 MN

Jennifer Salhus 3644 Halifax Avenue Robbinsdale 55422-‐2122 MN

Dennis Schmidt 135 Greenwood St Mahtomedi 55115-‐1627 MN

Jen Schnabel 4324 W. Lake Harriet Pkwy Apt 1 Minneapolis 55410-‐1675 MN

Daniel Shaw 5101 Emerson Av. S. Mpls, Mn 55419Minneapolis 55419-‐1155 MN

Janice Sieve 4519 17th Ave. S. Minneapolis 55407-‐3610 MN

Nancy Solberg 1211 Archibald Ct Northfield 55057-‐2808 MN

Robert Sothern 1903 Selby Ave Saint Paul 55104-‐5945 MN

Kristin Sperry 1145 Gibbs Ave. St. Paul 55108 MN

Jeff Stromgren 5245 Irving Ave Minneapolis 55419-‐1127 MN

Sophie Teyssier 3284 W. Owasso Blvd Shoreview 55126-‐4137 MN

Michael Tezla 1876 Yorkshire Ave Saint Paul 55116-‐2404 MN

Pamela Thinesen 828 Paul Parkway Ne Blaine 55434-‐3130 MN

Jill Thomas 12510 43rd Ave N Minneapolis 55442-‐2716 MN

Ramon Torres 3142 Lyndale Ave S Apt 32 Minneapolis 55408-‐2943 MN

Marilyn Ulrich 374 W Nebraska St.Paul 55117-‐3527 MN

Lisa Vervena 5255 Oxford St N Shoreview 55126-‐1301 MN

John Viacrucis 3002 17th St. S Apt. 206 Moorhead 56560-‐5225 MN

Courtney Wattier 2718 Hayes St Ne Minneapolis 55418-‐3022 MN

Dustin Weil 2313 32nd Ave S. Minneapolis 55406-‐1459 MN

Verna Wendt 5307 107Th Ave N. Brooklyn Park 55443-‐5900 MN

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Edwin Worrell 3263 Zarthan Ave S St Louis Park 55416-‐2062 MN

Scott Wylie 7205 Country Club Dr Golden Valley 55427-‐4607 MN

Maija Zaeska 3900 -‐ 44th St. Se Delano 55328-‐5213 MN

Diadra Decker P.O. Box 2472 Inver Grove 55076-‐8472 MN

Dave Kranz 2401 34th Ave S Minneapolis 55406-‐1426 MN

Mickey Foley 1796 29th Ave Nw New Brighton 55112-‐1740 MN

Katherine Krumwiede 2415 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis 55405-‐2605 MN

Joyce Lyon 2201 Dudley Ave Saint Paul 55108-‐1461 MN

Jon Rich 20891 Aztec St Nw Anoka 55303-‐8847 MN

Bjorn Monson 22 Ludlow Ave Saint Paul 55108-‐1915 MN

Madlynn Bernosky 131 W 26th St Apt 14 Minneapolis 55404-‐4220 MN

Sara Barsel 1276 Eldridge Ave. W. Roseville 55113-‐5915 MN

Zach White Lynn Patricia 3541 20Th Ave S. Minneapolis 55407-‐2435 MN

Jim Amundsen 3540 Edmund Blvd Minneapolis 55406-‐2943 MN

Lauren Flagg 5433 Emerson Ave S. Minneapolis 55419-‐1618 MN

E. L. Randall 3026 39Th Ave S. Minneapolis 55406-‐2208 MN

Dean Hawthorne 2001 5Th St Ne Minneapolis 55418-‐4405 MN

Pam Teorey 308 Archibald Lane Dundas 55019-‐3949 MN

Janie Greenfield 1793 Rome Ave St. Paul 55116-‐2425 MN

Terry Gips 9000 W 28th St Saint Louis Park 55426-‐2904 MN

Alan Epp 46 Upton Avenue South Minneapolis 55405-‐1942 MN

Margaret Klette 2523 Portland Avenue South, #608 Minneapolis 55404-‐4412 MN

Roberta Hodgdon 18410 Priory Ave Minnetonka 55345-‐2459 MN

Burke Hill 3308 Gettysburg Ave S St Louis Park 55426-‐3724 MN

DeeAnn Stenlund 2687 Matilda St. Roseville 55113-‐2416 MN

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Gramada Hussein 554 North West Central Ave. Apt 1010St. Paul 55103 MN

Jeff Millemon 1604 10th Ave. S Minneapolis 55404-‐1796 MN

Thomas Barry 2104 Hasting S. Ave. #200 Newport 55055-‐1812 MN

Mary Browning 2908 40th Ave S Minneapolis 55406-‐1855 MN

Julia Waletzko 8751 Dallas Lane Maple Grove 55369-‐9264 MN

Stephanie Erven 10601 36th Ave N Plymouth 55441-‐2410 MN

M. L. Thomsen 3030 Sumter Ave N Crystal 55427-‐2774 MN

Erik Gutmann 627 Buchanan St NE Minneapolis 55413-‐2519 MN

Matt McEntire 4270 Westview Drive Shoreview 55126-‐2262 MN

Christine Frank 115 2nd Ave S #714 Minneapolis 55401-‐2060 MN

Natalie Hodapp 19585 599 Avenue Mankato 56001-‐8447 MN

Darlene Carroll 4887 E Lake Harriet Pkwy Minneapolis 55419-‐5222 MN

Joan Nolte 2250 Luther Place #208 St. Paul 55108-‐1495 MN

Anne Queenan 2380 Carter Avenue St. Paul 55108-‐1624 MN

S. Moore Broadway Albert Lea 56007 MN

Mimi Jennings 2222 Hillside St. Paul 55108-‐1609 MN

Beth Brombach 2214 Goodrich Ave Saint Paul 55105-‐1022 MN

Ian Houmas 1955 University Ave W St. Paul 55104-‐3482 MN

Casey Dabrowski 940 Marshall Avenue Apt #2 St. Paul 55104-‐6386 MN

Elaine Rosher 2060 Nortonia Ave St. Paul 55119-‐3546 MN

Gretchen Deeg 4101 W 98th Street Apt 307 Bloomington 55437-‐2132 MN

Terry Hokenson 3352 Prospect Terrace Se Minneapolis 55414-‐3535 MN

Robert Davis 4127 Colorado St Louis Park 55416-‐3135 MN

Beverly Adams 2523 16th Ave S Minneapolis 55404-‐3907 MN

John Fineberg 1941 Yorkshire Ave Saint Paul 55116-‐2567 MN

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Aaron Fontaine 1012 W 34th St Apt 3 Minneapolis 55408-‐4002 MN

Mary Durst 317 West Elm Street Lake City 55041-‐1725 MN

Jennifer Larson 474 Desneyer Ave St. Paul 55104-‐4914 MN

Simon Helgeson 1095 Osceola Ave 206 Saint Paul 55105-‐3238 MN

David Sieberg 3055 15th Ave S Apt 3 Minneapolis 55407-‐4201 MN

Jean Anderson 2137 Temple Ct St. Paul 55104-‐5035 MN

Reed Heffelfinger 4375 Glen Pl Minneapolis 55424-‐1025 MN

Matt Miller 4011 Dupont Ave S Apt 2 Minneapolis 55409-‐1429 MN

Vanessa Barnhart 2500 Blaisdell Ave S Apt 314 Minneapolis 55404-‐4227 MN

Alixa Doom 3101 East Calhoun Parkway Apt 607 Minneapolis 55408-‐2512 MN

Billie Jo Konze 2825 Westlund Dr. Ne Ham Lake 55304-‐6407 MN

Sylvia Roman 953 Pineridge Court Mahtomedi 55115-‐2802 MN

Lisa Szepanski 1435 W 31st St Minneapolis 55408-‐2618 MN

Jeffrey Westbrook 409 Madison St Ne Minneapolis 55413-‐2121 MN

Jamie Kaufman 1576 Duluth Street Saint Paul 55106-‐1116 MN

Kathryn Mardis 2929 Chicago Ave #1004 Minneapolis 55407-‐4325 MN

Janet L. Casanova 3312 36th Ave Ne St Anthony 55418-‐1714 MN

Sue Lommen 12479 River Rd North Branch 55056-‐6243 MN

Mark Farrell 3450 34th Ave S Minneapolis 55406-‐2731 MN

Samantha Link 5120 Indianola Ave Edina 55424-‐1422 MN

Steph Roiland 5005 Orrlin Ct Saint Cloud 56301-‐9274 MN

Stefon Taylor 3753 46th Ave S Minneapolis 55406 MN

Andrew Carlson 129 morton street saint paul 55107-‐3078 MN

Jane Peck 4221 Dupont Ave S Minneapolis 55409-‐1714 MN

Jack Phillips 4301 34th Ave S Minneapolis 55406-‐3830 MN

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Thomas Anderson 4088 Utica Ave. Saint Louis Park 55416-‐2905 MN

Claudia Hungs 8 Crocus Hill Saint Paul 55102-‐2809 MN

Jarome Smith 828 125th Ln Blaine 55434-‐3160 MN

Jon Frasz 1009 S Division St #4 Northfield 55057-‐2762 MN

Mckenzie Kapsner 4431 Gladstone St. Duluth 55804-‐1928 MN

Wayne Spar 2152 St Anthony Ave St Paul 55104-‐5029 MN

Kathleen Todd 3660 35th Ave S Minneapolis 55406-‐2745 MN

Greg Swenson 8949 Dallas Ln Maple Grove 55369-‐9271 MN

Chris Becknell 2419 Buchanan St NE # 1 Minneapolis 55418-‐3819 MN

Emily Merritt 3100 33rd Ave S Minneapolis 55406-‐2023 MN

Nina Hakanson 922 Summit Ave Saint Paul 55105-‐3031 MN

Jeremy Stahl 1056 Seminary Ave. St. Paul 55104-‐1528 MN

Michael Etteldorf 13747 183rd Ave. Nw Elk River 55330-‐1797 MN

Randall Starck 2730 Humboldt Ave. Apt 14 Minneapolis 55408-‐1043 MN

Mathews Hollinshead 2114 Pinehurst Ave St. Paul 55116-‐1315 MN

Char Sokatch 1242 Jessie St. Saint Paul 55130-‐3547 MN

Dawn Georgieff 932 Fairmount Avenue St Paul 55105-‐3119 MN

Jill Wolf-‐Hrdlicka 999 Larpenteur Ave W Roseville 55113-‐6552 MN

Mick Dhein 7233 Oak Grove Blvd Richfield 55423-‐3070 MN

Darrell Tutewohl 2150 Aztec Ln Mendota Heights 55120-‐1608 MN

Karen Korslund 317 17th Ave Se # 505-‐1 Minneapolis 55414-‐2012 MN

Kelly Huxmann 2105 St. Anthony Pkwy Minneapolis 55418-‐3118 MN

Jean Ross 3624 Bryant Ave S Minneapolis 55409-‐1018 MN

Steven Jacobson 22 5th Avenue S Apt 410 Hopkins 55343-‐1647 MN

Brian Anderson 214 Fairview Ave #1 Saint Paul 55105-‐1550 MN

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Lynmarie Berntson 6697 Boyd Avenue Eden Prairie 55346-‐2120 MN

Roxana Allen 2384 Highway 83 Zim 55738-‐8106 MN

Tressa Schendel 869 20th Ave Se Minneapolis 55414-‐2507 MN

Robert DesJarlait 6024 Old Viking Blvd. Nw Nowthen 55303-‐9750 MN

Shirley Hutchins 6462 Grandview Dr. Eden Prairie 55346-‐1216 MN

David Rutledge 1381 Portland Avenue St. Paul 55104-‐6807 MN

John Hamer 4925 Plymouth Road` Mound 55364-‐8573 MN

Peter Yackel 17710 38th Avenue North Plymouth 55446-‐2947 MN

Andrew Gage 1600 Grand Ave Saint Paul 55105-‐1801 MN

Brad Studniski 28 East Minnesota Street Saint Joseph 56374-‐4618 MN

Cole Strilzuk 1542 Breda Ave. Saint Paul 55108-‐2610 MN

Mary Vrabel 4929 38th Ave. S. Minneapolis 55417-‐1660 MN

Ray Whitehill 3601 Roosevelt St Ne St. Anthony 55418-‐1558 MN

sally downing 622 Eigth Street Se Minneapolis 55414 MN

Doug Westendorp 4910 France Ave. S. Minneapolis 55410-‐1759 MN

Debbie Meister 1312 Portland Avenue St Paul 55104-‐6905 MN

Melissa Pappas 825 Seal St. #1405 Saint Paul 55114-‐1247 MN

Paula Connolly 3338 Bryant Ave Anoka 55303-‐1453 MN

Keith Thompson 284 Pelham Blvd St. Paul 55104-‐5256 MN

Annette Miller 2921 E 1st St Duluth 55812-‐1912 MN

Larry Bogolub 1424 Lincoln Ave Saint Paul 55105-‐2216 MN

Shannon Breimhurst 3200 Lee Ave. N Golden Valley 55422-‐3133 MN

Erin O'Meara-‐Lees 1521 Kaltern Ln. Golden Valley 55416-‐3507 MN

Josh Welcher 12917 County Rd 5 Burnsville 55337-‐2267 MN

Clarence Chaplin 1921 Lincoln Ave St Paul 55105-‐1422 MN

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Nicole Weaver 540 Lilac Dr Golden Valley 55422-‐5123 MN

Sarah Nurnberger 3642 Colfax Ave. N Minneapolis 55412-‐2047 MN

Mary Theresa Downing 19522 Waterford Ct Shorewood 55331-‐7023 MN

Donald Rudrud 5528 12th Avenue South Minneapolis 55417-‐2519 MN

Gregg Robertson 219 Vernon St. Saint Paul 55105-‐1921 MN

Kelly Sanches 6515 Knoll St N Golden Valley 55427-‐4228 MN

Derek Westlund 654 Callahan Pl. Mendota Heights 55118-‐4336 MN

Cathy Thomson 676 Arcadia Dr Mendota Heights 55118-‐1802 MN

Duane Fell 5247 14th Ave. S Minneapolis 55417-‐1803 MN

Gayle Snyder 430 Central Point Rd Lake City 55041-‐3289 MN

Gretchen Harris 5230 13th Ave S Minneapolis 55417-‐1841 MN

Iris Johnson 5218 St. Croix Ave. N Golden Valley 55422-‐4512 MN

Jean Seabury 1962 Princeton Avenue St. Paul 55105-‐1525 MN

Karoline Anderson 3647 Major Ave N Robbinsdale 55422-‐2132 MN

Linda Feldt 5108 Bloomington Ave. S Minneapolis 55417-‐1850 MN

Ana Lois-‐Borzi 4860 Dona Ln. Golden Valley 55422-‐3539 MN

Laurie Henning 3754 Major Ave N Robbinsdale 55422-‐2103 MN

Ray Dombrowe 2337 Croixwood Blvd Stillwater 55082-‐5375 MN

Babs Grace 5037 Queen Ave S Minneapolis 55410-‐2208 MN

David Moseman 619 8th Street SE #302 Minneapolis 55414-‐1182 MN

Michael Kemper 2242 Matterhorn Ln Saint Paul 55119-‐5631 MN

Peter Wessendorf 303 W 15th St Minneapolis 55403-‐2236 MN

Emma Radke 1710 Larpenteur Ave W Falcon Heights 55113-‐5720 MN

Kurt Wehrmann 444 Lafayette Ave Excelsior 55331-‐1736 MN

Jennifer Kowalewski 2127 Saint Clair Ave Saint Paul 55105-‐1134 MN

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Robert Lamb 3217 14th Avenue South Minneapolis 55407-‐2241 MN

Steve Voiles 14615 Moose Lake Road Ely 55731-‐8288 MN

Alice Duggan 2399 Bourne Avenue Saint Paul 55108-‐1618 MN

Lois Braun 1988 Brewster St. #109 St. Paul 55108-‐2003 MN

Larisa Walk 30319 Wiscoy Ridge Rd. Winona 55987-‐5651 MN

Alan Boesche 1950 1st Ave Minneapolis 55401 MN

Joanna Elliott 927 North 40th Avenue East Duluth 55804-‐1902 MN

Matt Boys 18376 Tristram Way Eden Prairie 55346-‐1132 MN

Sheryl Wilson 2436 S Oak Drive Red Wing 55066-‐7161 MN

Sarah Berry 300 North College St Northfield 55057-‐4000 MN

Susan Presberg-‐Greene 19710 Minnehaha Place Wayzata 55391 MN

Jim Achter 2132 Cape Cod Place Minnetonka 55305-‐2508 MN

Paul Grangaard 48 Mississippi River Blvd N St. Paul 55104-‐5714 MN

Judith Allen Kim 20000 Lakeview Ave Excelsior 55331-‐9295 MN

Eric Smith 3011 Texas Ave S St. Louis Park 55426-‐3614 MN

Kathleen Wilkinson 67994 County Rd 76 Wabasha 55981-‐7638 MN

Collete Grampre 2704 Emerson Ave S Minneapolis 55408-‐1232 MN

Pj Endres 871 Cleveland Ave Saint Paul 55116-‐1889 MN

Jeanne Agee 1812 Afton St Northfield 55057-‐2800 MN

Sam Dalsin 3233 Fremont Ave S Apt 3 Minneapolis 55408-‐3594 MN

Christy Mattingly 3540 Quail Ave N Crystal 55422-‐2878 MN

Sarra Cruz 130550 Europa Trailway Hugo 55038 MN

Tony Parsons 3324 32nd Ave S Minneapolis 55406-‐2015 MN

Ariel Kirst 81 Oxford St N Saint Paul 55104-‐7009 MN

Arwen Wilder 3140 Columbus Minneapolis 55407-‐1535 MN

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Patricia Yusefzadeh 4018 Heathcote Rd Wayzata 55391-‐3641 MN

E. Carlson 4619 Arden Ave Edina 55424-‐1118 MN

Chris Erickson 4224 Pleasant Ave Minneapolis 55419 MN

Susan Wolnakoski 4716 Tioga St Duluth 55804-‐1526 MN

David Arnold 570 Marnie St S Maplewood 55119-‐6758 MN

Kim Durene 816 Elm Creek Circle Champlin 55316-‐1602 MN

Becky Tetzner 2126 131st Ln Coon Rapids 55448-‐2555 MN

Nan Tempel 3526 Washburn Ave N Minneapolis 55412-‐2228 MN

Carolyn Vander Velden 14808 Crestview Ln Minnetonka 55345-‐4601 MN

Steve Knutie 315 Maryland Duluth 55803-‐2538 MN

H. Nash 2625 Park Ave Minneapolis 55407-‐1016 MN

Daniel Johnson 3833 Bryant Ave S Minneapolis 55409-‐1028 MN

William Damberg P. O. Box 608 Excelsior 55331-‐0608 MN

Joanne Czeswik 1214 Eleanor Ave. Saint Paul 55116-‐1704 MN

Lynn Parins 2208 31st Ave S Minneapolis 55406-‐1423 MN

Rebecca Bible 6420 134th St W Apple Valley 55124-‐7916 MN

J Emily Peabody 121 N Cedar Lake Rd Minneapolis 55405-‐1705 MN

Mark Sieve Cic Productions 4519 17th Avenue South Minneapolis55407 MN

Eric Yusefzadeh 4018 Heathcote Rd Deephaven 55391-‐3641 MN

Linda Winter 31310 Woodhaven Trail Cannon Falls, 55009-‐4302 MN

C. Goustin 817 N 23rd Ave W Duluth 55806-‐1517 MN

Bruce Kvittem 48729 Cty 1 Blvd Kenyon 55946 MN

Kellie Jones 2810 East 22nd Street Minneapolis 55406-‐1317 MN

David Howd 1246 Shryer Ave W Roseville 55113-‐5934 MN

Sigurd Anderson 30910 716th St Lake City 55041-‐6000 MN

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Eric Carlson 2718 Hayes St Ne Minneapolis 55418-‐3022 MN

Charlotte Brooker 2172 Woodlynn Avenue Maplewood 55109-‐1434 MN

Donna Buckbee 5853 Ferndale Rd. Rushford 55971-‐6725 MN

Jackie Baker 22848 State Hwy 16 Rushford 55971-‐6730 MN

Rosemary Iversen 2835 Casco Point Road Wayzata 55391-‐9799 MN

John Arend 4740 Bayside Rd Maple Plain 55359-‐9620 MN

Bob Bovee 18287 Gap Dr. Spring Grove 55974-‐3422 MN

Jan Mrachek 67114 149th Ave Wabasha 55981-‐7603 MN

Brian And Ruth Lavelle 19206 Redtail Drive Spring Grove 55974 MN

Robert Schade 19918 Maland Drive Peterson 55962-‐4205 MN

Robert Cramer 29865 Cty 25 Peterson 55962 MN

E Frances Sauer 317 Chatfield Ave -‐ Po Box 348 Preston 55965-‐0348 MN

Bruce Kuehmichel 1105 E. Caledonia St. Caledonia 55921-‐1708 MN

Gail Heil 18287 Gap Dr Spring Grove 55974-‐3422 MN

Robert Dahse 30319 Wiscoy Ridge Road Winona 55987-‐5651 MN

Jim Zimmerman 2745 Shadywood Rd Excelsior 55331-‐9580 MN

Joyce Ford 31762 Wiscoy Ridge Rd Winona 55987-‐5656 MN

Bruce And Liza Eng 208 Alpine Ridge Wabasha 55981-‐1357 MN

Joy Asao 5033 Avon Drive Mound 55364-‐1845 MN

Dale Wiehoff Iatp, 2105 1st Avenue S Minneapolis 55409 MN

Cory Baker 22848 State Hwy 16 Rushford 55971-‐6730 MN

Carrie Allen 110 East 6th Street Red Wing 55066-‐2720 MN

Jim Gurley 22505 Betty Jane Drive Winona 55987-‐4676 MN

Jon Dahmen 3414 25th ave s Minneapolis 55406-‐2504 MN

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ARM of Minnesota PO Box 14345 St. Paul, MN 55114 (952)707‐1250 Website: armofmn.com

September 18, 2012

Mr. Bob Patton Executive Director Environmental Quality Board 520 Lafayette Road North St. Paul, MN 55155 Dear Mr. Patton: RE: Generic Environmental Impact Statement – Industrial Sand Mining The statewide membership of the Aggregate & Ready Mix Association of Minnesota (ARM) is engaged in the mining and quarrying of aggregate materials throughout the state of Minnesota. ARM and its members have a long history of working with state agencies and local governments to develop standards and regulations for our industry. We generally support the current structure of air and water quality and quantity regulation by state agencies and land use decisions by local government especially as these pertain to aggregate mining operations, including the mining of industrial sands. The aggregate mining industry has worked with county and local government for several years to obtain local and state permits for aggregate mining operations in Minnesota. A number of industrial sand operations have obtained mining permits from state agencies and local governments for many decades and these operations have provided industrial employment and aggregate tax revenues to their host communities. The current high demand for industrial sand has increased the level of activity at current sand mining operations and led to requests for permits at a number of new sites. Aggregate and industrial sand mines operate with the same mining technology and equipment to extract materials from the ground in communities throughout the state. These operations are also dependent on the availability of transportation systems including water, rail and highway systems to move this product from mine to markets. Aggregates permits issued by state and local governments have ensured the availability of materials necessary for our state and local infrastructure as well as materials to other businesses and industries dependent on our products. ARM believes the regulation including environmental review of aggregate and sand production has operated effectively for many years. As mentioned above, the members of ARM support and actively participate in the development and monitoring of state ground water, stormwater, and air quality permits and believe these permits adequately protect Minnesota communities. We also believe the increased demand for industrial sand can be adequately regulated within the current environmental review process and permit structure.

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ARM of Minnesota PO Box 14345 St. Paul, MN 55114 (952)707‐1250 Website: armofmn.com

ARM does not believe that the cost and time involved in the preparation of a Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) is justified. ARM is concerned that additional environmental review designed to address unwarranted concerns raised about the mining and transport of industrial sand will have the unintended consequence of burdening existing and future mining sites by adding months, possibly years to the permitting process. This is because it is quite likely local governments will be hesitant to issue new permits or permits for expansion until the GEIS is completed. This could make some operations no longer financially viable in communities across the state. Given the history of mining in Minnesota and the resulting expertise and experience developed since statehood, we believe the current environmental review process and permitting structure adequately protects the communities, environment and citizens of Minnesota. ARM and its members will remain committed to working with the EQB, state agencies as well as local governments involved in issuing permits for mining. This includes responding to the issues raised by the current demand for industrial sand. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions. I may be reached at 952 707‐1250 Sincerely,

Fred J. Corrigan Executive Director

WABASHA COUNTY ATTORNEY James C. Nordstrom Karrie S. Kelly

County Attorney Michael P. Plante

Assistant County Attorneys

Wabasha County Criminal Justice Center

848 17th

Street East, Suite 6

Wabasha, MN 55981

(651) 565-3064

FAX: (651) 565-2632

Equal Opportunity Employer

September 14, 2012

Dave Frederickson

Chair of the Environmental Quality Board (EQB)

Commissioner of Department of Agriculture

625 North Robert Street

St. Paul, MN 55155

[email protected]

Dear Mr. Frederickson:

Recently the Wabasha County Attorney’s Office became aware of the EQB’s intention to review

implementing Generic Environmental Impact Statements (GEISs) for silica sand mining in

southeast Minnesota. As each of you may know, silica sand mining has been a great concern to the

citizens who live and work near the potential mining sites in Wabasha County.

In reviewing the work of multiple groups in the County, and from other jurisdictions, it has become

apparent that simply not enough information is known, or expertise available, to make the important

decisions which affect the health and safety of the County’s citizens. It is imperative that smaller

communities get solid factual information about the process. Most of the local townships and

smaller counties do not have the resources to conduct a thorough investigation on the issues.

As such, I am therefore requesting that EQB require a GEIS be conducted for all mining operations

and transportation of silica sand to provide the vital information necessary to make these critical

decisions. Doing so helps to protect the health, safety, and integrity of smaller communities and

counties.

Sincerely,

Michael Plante

Assistant Wabasha County Attorney

http://www.mda.state.mn.us/

mailto:[email protected]

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

GOODHUE COUNTY, MINNESOTA September 4, 2012

State of Minnesota County of Goodhue

Bryant Allen Seifert Rechtzigel Samuelson

Yes _X_ Yes _X_ Yes _X_ Yes _X_ Yes _X_

No ___ No ___ No ___ No ___ No ___

I, Scott O. Arneson, duly appointed, County Administrator of the County of Goodhue, State of Minnesota, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy of a resolution with the original minutes of the proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners, Goodhue County, Minnesota at their session held on the 4th day of September, 2012, now on file in my office, and have found the same to be a true and correct copy thereof.

Witness my hand and official seal at Red Wing, Minnesota, this 4th day of September, 2012.

____________________________ Scott O. Arneson County Administrator

Moved by C/Bryant, seconded by C/Seifert, and carried to approve the following resolution for the Minnesota State Agency Assistance: Whereas, The Goodhue County Board of Commissioners (The Board) enacted an extension to a moratorium to study silica sand mining issues within the County of Goodhue; and Whereas, The Board created a Mining Study Committee and hired consultants to aid in the review of the issues and county policies; and Whereas, The Board believes a statewide coordinated study of specific issues is warranted; and Whereas, The Board has identified three areas of study they feel the state agencies should coordinate and provide guidance; and Whereas, the three areas of study are as follows:

1) Air Quality Standards and Monitoring Develop a standard of particulate matter size for measuring crystalline silica particles Develop guidelines for measuring airborne crystalline silica particles (suggested distances from source,

weather monitoring, etc.) Suggest device specifications for measuring airborne crystalline silica particles

2) Transportation Coordination procedures with state, federal, and railroad entities concerning haul routes Legislative review of the Aggregate Tax with a potential different rate for silica sand hauling

3) Water On a regional or watershed level, research water usage for silica sand mines and its effect on the quality

and quantity of water in the affected aquifers and local wells Study and consider how silica sand mining may impact the ability of the State of Minnesota to

administer applicable provisions of the Federal Clean Water Act including Minnesota Rules Chapter 7050 (Water Quality Standards for Waters of the State) to ensure protection of State of Minnesota “Public Waters”

Therefore Be It Resolved, that The Board respectfully requests that the appropriate state agencies perform a study addressing the issues outlined above to provide guidance to local units of government who have zoning authority to aid them in their decision making processes with silica sand mining proposals.

Documents

Frac Sand Mining 18, 2012 - Minnesota Environmental Quality Board