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Nov 30, 2012· After that the Village of Utica (directly across the Illinois River from Starved Rock Park) annexed land to the east, along Route 6, and west of Ottawa, on the north side of the river, to expedite sale and mining of this parcel of land by ILLINOIS SAND CO. (another transnational corporation).
Aug 29, 2016· Immigrants as well as Americana came to this area of illinois long before starved rock was even a thought. Sand mining fuels the economy in this area not a …
Jan 11, 2012· Though sand and gravel mining and plans for more are not uncommon in LaSalle County, opponents say the latest proposed project would …
Dec 12, 2012· The Mississippi Sand mine would be the first to actually border Starved Rock, which opponents fear could mean an increased chance of river and wetland contamination, habitat degradation, and tourist detraction. Further, opponents suggest the growing number of LaSalle frac sand mines, including this one, represent the overall escalating scale ...
Jan 13, 2012· A Missouri company has submitted a proposal to mine sand from more than 300 acres adjacent to Starved Rock's eastern border. Environmentalists and …
System (NPDES) permit for Northern White Sand, L.L.C. for Northern White Sand Mine. The address of the discharger is Northern White Sand, L.L.C., 1053 North 2803rd Road, Utica, IL 61371. The facility is located in LaSalle County, Utica, Illinois. The applicant proposes a new surface sand mine and will be engaged in excavation,
Jan 12, 2012· January 12, 2012 – The LaSalle County Board today approved an application for a massive open pit sand mine next to Starved Rock State Park, despite objections from local residents and a growing outcry from citizens across the state who had urged the County to protect Starved Rock, prime farmland, and local residents from the impacts of the project.
Proponents of the project tout the 40 jobs to be created and say environmental concerns are being addressed. LaSalle County already has a number of mines, including half a dozen within a few miles of Starved Rock, they add. Mississippi Sand LLC of Maryland Heights, Mo. Wants to mine St. Peter sandstone for use in the oil and natural gas industry.
UTICA — There is no way to determine how long it will take before the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency makes a decision on the controversial proposal to allow a sand
Mar 09, 2013· March 3, 2013. Starved Rock: the fight to preserve the state park continues. It was December 12, 2012 when the latest salvo was fired in the fight to preserve Starved Rock State Park from a frac sand mine. That's when a coalition of environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, Openlands and Prairie Rivers Network stood up for Illinois citizens and filed suit against the Illinois ...
Jan 21, 2012· The County Board voted to allow a sand mine at the edge of Starved Rock State Park, which hosts two million visitors annually to wander its towering sandstone stacks …
Nov 21, 2012· "Starved Rock is one of Illinois' most special places, and we are disappointed that IDNR is approving a project that puts it at risk," said Jack Darin, Director of the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club. The 80-acre open pit sand mine will be located at the east entrance to Starved Rock State Park.
January 15, 2012. A message from LaSalle County: "Piss on Starved Rock." Those of you who follow my Facebook or Twitter posts already know that last Thursday's meeting of the LaSalle County Board did not go well for supporters of Starved Rock State Park. In a 20 to 6 vote, board members voted to Mississippi Sand LLC to create an open pit sand mine on what is now a slightly more than 300 ...
May 12, 2012· Earlier this year we learned of a proposed sand mine to be located near the entrance of Starved Rock State Park. We were concerned because the sand mine (for sand to be used in the natural gas extraction or "fracking" process) could drain a rare, brackish wetland, with high quality plant communities and specific habitat for threatened and endangered species.
Dec 14, 2011· Sand Mine Threatens Starved Rock. The LaSalle County Board is meeting Wednesday to decide whether Mississippi Sand, LLC should be granted a special use permit that would allow mining operations on property adjacent to Starved Rock State Park. Sierra Club along with Prairie Rivers Network, the Starved Rock Audubon Society and many of the area ...
The Starved Rock Marathon will be taking place this Saturday, September 18th. Visitors are asked to use Route 178 from Utica to Route 71 this Saturday, September 18th to enter the south entrance of the park. The west entrance will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to …
Mississippi Sand LLC is requesting permits to mine for frac sand adjacent to the east side of Starved Rock State Park. Illinois is home to St Peters Sandstone which produces a silica sand that is ideal propellant for fracking (the process used to extract natural gas).The mine site is 315 acres, and the company is expecting to mine for 40 years, creating 39 jobs and generating 10 billion ...
Jan 31, 2013· The permit will allow Mississippi Sand to discharge up to 5.1 million gallons per day of stormwater and pumpage from the mine pit into a tributary of Horseshoe Creek. Horseshoe Creek flows from the mine site into Starved Rock State Park. We are deeply disappointed by IEPA's decision. In particular, IEPA's granting the permit without holding ...
Illinois Sand Company, LLC Illinois Sand Company Mine Public Hearing Monday, October 7, 2013 NPDES Hearing at 3:00 pm and 6:30 pm Starved Rock State Park/Lodge Starved Rock Room Rt. 178 & 71, Utica, Illinois 61373 The IEPA Bureau of Water has prepared a draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Protect Starved Rock and the Illinois Valley from Fracking and Mining. February 23, 2018 · Illinois ·. Panel rejects sand mine expansion. David Giuliani, [email protected], 815 …
Sep 26, 2013· The mine near Starved Rock is one of more than a half a dozen sand mines either in production or scheduled to go into production. The outcry has caused LaSalle County to institute a countywide moratorium on any future sand mines.
Sand Point Times Save our Knapp Hills Alliance Citizens Against Silica Mining – Save the Bluffs Stop the Starved Rock Sand Mine Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund The Wetlands Initiative The Food and Environmental Reporting Network Farm Aid Door County Environmental Council Kewaunee CARES
The spectacular canyons of both Starved Rock and Matthiessen State Parks, located on the south side of the Illinois River, are primarily within the St. Peter Sandstone. In the last decade, production has mostly come from four large mining operations located in Wedron, Ottawa, Utica, and Troy Grove.
Nov 18, 2014· The land purchased by the mining company borders the eastern entrance of Starved Rock State Park and has conservation groups concerned of the effects mining would have on the park.
Dec 18, 2011· LaSalle County Zoning Board Ok's Destructive Mining Proposal After 2 days and 15 hours of testimony the LaSalle County zoning board voted on December 15, 2011, to approve a destructive new special use permit that would allow a sand mine adjacent to Starved Rock State Park. The proposal is scheduled to be heard by the…
Jan 09, 2012· Please contact LaSalle County Board members and tell them to protect Starved Rock by not permitting the sand mine.. If you have time for just one call, the board chair is Jerry Hicks, 815-795-2608. A proposed sand mine adjacent to Starved …
Mississippi Sand LLC of Maryland Heights, Mo., wants to mine St. Peter sandstone from a 350-acre parcel of farmland just east of Starved Rock State Park on the Illinois River near Utica. Mining of sand or gravel occurs elsewhere in the area, but opponents of the latest project say the mine's proximity could harm local tourism and the ecology ...
Oct 22, 2012· A sand mine quarry to mine sand for hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, located next to the east side of Starved Rock State Park, has received nearly all permits needed to proceed. This mine will be in operation for an estimated 30 years, and will be blasting, running industrial type equipment, and creating silica type laden dust for decades ...
TIMELINE OF EVENTS Mississippi Sand, LLC is the mining company that intends to mine for hydraulic fracking sand at Starved Rock State Park's eastern entrance. Below you will find an up-to-date timeline on the Starved Rock mine's status for the various permitting agencies. Jan 2012: LaSalle County Board approves Mississippi Sand, LLC sand mining special…
Dec 04, 2014· 14th March 2016. Mississippi Sand workers have begun to remove houses along Route 71 east of Starved Rock State Park to prepare for construction of a silica sand mine. The two houses that have been torn down along the highway have been empty for years. Work on the quarry has not yet begun in part to an ongoing lawsuit filed in December 2012 ...
Nov 24, 2013· Starved Rock area residents resistant to sand mines. — Millions of visitors to Starved Rock State Park could soon find themselves driving through …
Mississippi Sand has laid claim to our world-renowned Starved Rock State Park, where they hope to blast apart the St. Peter sandstone, and mine for up to 40 years. Mississippi Sand is currently in operation with Archer Daniels Midland Co. and American River Transporation, who will be responsible for barge fleeting the silica.
Starved Rock mine raises questions, debate - Medill Reports. Feb 15, 2012 ... A proposed sand mine near Starved Rock State Park is raising ... Starved Rock Park in LaSalle County, about 95 miles southwest of Chicago.