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Re:  Tennessee Rock Harvesting Zombie New
Date: May 28 2008, 11:42 GMT
From: ugadelta98
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Not sure about TN laws for sure, but in Ga it would most likely involve the following:
1. Double row of Class C silt fence (wire backed silt fence with metal stakes) around the site since it is near a state water
2. The operators must possess a Level 1 Soil and Water Conservation Erosion Control Certification (Blue Card)
3. The operators would be required to stabilize and revegetate the slope with permanent cover (i.e. hydroseed or groundcover)
The reality of the situation is that rock is big business; my family is in the rock business to some extent as are some of my friends. It is a high demand commodity and the harvesting is going to continue. I agree that measures need to be taken to limit the environmental impacts and there need to be BMP's put in place that are standard to this industry (BMP-Best Management Practices), but I don't see the harvesting be stopped anytime soon. The best idea is to make strict standards on the practice and make it costly to the operators if they don't comply; some ideas:
1. If operating on public lands then make the operators put up a performance bond that ensures they will leave the land in an accepted manner when finished harvesting an area
2. Require a minimum of 2 rows of Class C silt fence around location and erosion monitoring and reporting by a 3rd party consultant
3. Allow a maximum amount of tonnage harvesting in one area (i.e. 10,000 tons per site or something of that nature)
4. Revegetation must be monitored for 18 months after harvesting completion to ensure that erosion is not an issue
These are some ideas that the legislature in TN should look at and take to heart if they haven't already got some laws in place or in the works.
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