my new letter for the EIB hearing. When writing your protest letter - you need to concentrate on dust and chemical exposure for your primary concern & opposition (especially with any health conditions). BUT water can be part of your opposition since Roper plans to control dust by spraying water.

As a result of Roper Construction's appeal (permit request number 9295) because of the New Mexico Environment Department's denials at two levels, the Environment Improvement Board has scheduled a Public Hearing for October 18, 19, and 20, 2022. No other public details have been released at this time although the EIB is now receiving opposition communication through Pam Jones at email: pamela.jones@state.nm.us or phone at 505 660 4305 or postal hard copy to Pam Jones, Hearing Clerk, NMED, 1190 St. Francis Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Re-sending opposition letters that were received by NMED for the February Public Hearing will be accepted with any updates deemed appropriate by the writer.

to Pamela Jones

This email is my protest a second time to the proposed concrete facility at Hwy 48 and Hwy 220 in Alto, New Mexico. I can't believe we are jumping through the proverbial hoops again after a victory the first time with NMED Air Quality Board. Exactly how many times is Roper allowed to protest a decision by a government board? Pure folly and a waste of the State's time and money. Is this going to be never ending or is this public hearing to be the final say?

I have lived here 27 years. At the age of 50, I had a heart attack and therefore live constantly with a chronic condition that I do everything possible every day to combat and win the fight for my life. We moved here for the quality of life - clean air, clean water, wildlife, quietness, access to National Forest and Wilderness.

I do not believe I will be able to stay in my cherished location that protects me from unwarranted concrete dust and extremly caustic pollutants in the air. With the price of housing today, where could I move that would be equal to what I have here right now? To be force to move because of ONE man's need to make more money is despicable. How can he be allowed to impact the lifes of so many people? NMED is here to protect the public - not ONE man.

As I understand, this plant is to be only 1.3 miles from the White Mountain Wilderness area, which I live right beside. Is there not a Wilderness Area "rule" with the National Forest that heavy construction manufacturing cannot be within 3 miles of a Wilderness area?

I protest the planned operating hours from 3am to 9 pm on Roper's application. So, who gives a damn about the New Mexico Night Skies? We will see these glaring lights starting at 3 am and not to speak of the noise at that hour? The night sky here is pretty much unbeatable.

Water. Roper plans to spray water to control dust. What a waste of a precious commodity. Where is Roper's water coming from? The neighboring subdivision has no water in their wells and are buying water around the community from other water districts to supply their residents.

Water quality issue. Roper does not address what he plans to do with waste water from spraying to control dust and cleaning the cement trucks daily. To clean trucks is he to use Phosphoric acid and trisodium phosphate? Are these chemicals going to find their way into Little Creek (river) and the ground water therefore eventually ending up in our drinking water and in the formations of Snowy River Cave? Will it become a Superfund Site like those sites in Colorado from the gold mining that used arsenic and the uranium mines tailings?

Lastly, Roper's wind model is inaccurate. Is all the dust and chemicals going to just hoover in our valley - trapped by the Sacramento Mountains and the Capitan Mountains when we have an inversion, which is a common occurance?

Please deny this appeal on his permit.