The State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s division of water pollution control out of Knoxville will be conducting a
public hearing tonight concerning the proposed issuance of a National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit to the Stones River Rock
Quarry.
The Quarry is requesting authority to discharge treated wastewater and
stormwater runoff from a proposed limestone quarry and processing
facility. The tentative decision is to issue the permit but the hearing
will be used to gather information from the public relevant to a final
decision on the application. Obtaining a broad range of facts and
opinions is one of the best ways to ensure quality decisions.
Public comments should be related to water quality or to the information
contained in the permit application. Issues such as zoning, blasting,
noise, dust and traffic are not water quality related and are not
regulated by the Division of Water Pollution Control, therefore
consideration of these issues would not contribute relevant information to
the decision making process for the permit application. The hearing
officer may limit oral presentations to five minutes and require that all
testimony be relevant to water quality related issues for the proposed
facility. The hearing will take place tonight at 6:30 at the Cannon
County Courthouse.
