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growth forest will undoubtedly require the services of an objective third party, such as the • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Finally, it is the position of the Task Force that dedication of the entire130 acres effectively creates a buffer between the Shiely's mining operation and the Ridgewood neighborhood to the South, and the City Trail to the West. ISSUE 2: HOURS OF OPERATION. It is the position of the Task Force that hours of operation be 7am through 7 pm weekdays with no weekend operation of the facility. ISSUE 3: HAULING ROUTES. It is the position of the Task Force that any trucks coming to and from the mine will use County 33 to 169. Under no circumstances does the Task Force sanction the use of Procter Ave as a haul route. ISSUE 4: DUST CONTROL. It is the position of the Task Force that dust control will be accomplished by spraying down the affected area by water. The Task Force wants assurances from Shiely that no chemicals will be used for dust abatement. ISSUE 5: WATER TABLE AND WELL MONITORING. The ongoing protection of community and personal drinking water sources is a major concern of the Task Force The Task Forces stresses the absolute necessity of the Shiely Company avoiding all actions that will any way be detrimental to adjacent private wells. Our research indicates that threats to drinking water usually come from two sources:(a) decreasing the water supply and (b) • contamination through chemical, fuel, oil and other such spills which eventually introduce contaminants into the water table. Based on information provided by you at our last meeting, we are reasonably comfortable that there is limited danger that the proposed operation will result in the lowering of the water table to the point of injury to nearby private wells. We do require further discussion of this issue with you to insure that the Shiely Company will be drilling no new wells on the property under discussion. Concerning the matter of contamination prevention, we also require extensive information from Shiely concerning :(a) how potential spills of contaminants will be advoided through containment and other security measures, (b) Shiely's specific plans for dealing with spills, including spills of contaminants of 5 gallons or less , and (c) Shiely's plans for notifying the public, including its Ridgewood neighbors, in the event of contaminant spills. Further, The Task Force expects Shiely to be responsive to its concerns should the actions specified in a-c be not stringent enough. The Task Force expects that Shiely will establish and maintain throughout the course of its active mining of the property, a well monitoring program which shall on a regular basis test no less than five active wells located in the Ridgewood neighborhood. In addition, prior to the start-up of active mining, Shiely shall test no less than five wells for the purpose of establishing a data baseline which accurately reflects the current contamination • levels of the water each contains. Finally, Shiely shall establish and support a user-friendly