Trucks come and go at the entrance to the CEMEX Rockfield aggregate plant site in Friant on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Giving itself license to sidestep federally listed species like the California tiger salamander and the impacts of substantial residential development whose drivers also use Friant Road. Each time the company mining that site sought to extend or amend operating agreements, the county went along without requiring a cumbersome environmental review. In common parlance, the quarry was grandfathered in before state and federal environmental laws took effect in 1970. Why isn’t there a specific EIR for this particular gravel quarry? The most concise explanation can be found on page 4 of a Supplemental Draft EIR written in 1987 that covers both the Lone Star processing plant (named after the company that used to own the operation) and Beck Ranch.Īfter allowing that “issues have been raised” over the “little environmental work” performed at the 350-acre excavation site, the report’s authors state the company’s 1960-issued “original permit predated CEQA requirements and the 1985 approval of (an operating permit to mine an additional 147 acres) did not require an EIR.” “I don’t know of any mine that has operated on this river, or the Kings River for that matter, that does not have an EIR as of today.” “It’s pretty wild to me that this mining operation was allowed for so many decades without environmental documents,” said Sharon Weaver, executive director of the San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust, who raised the issue in a letter of response to Fresno County planners regarding CEMEX’s permit extension application. Nonetheless, those are the two relevant EIRs furnished by county officials in emails and linked on the planning department’s website. Beck Ranch was purchased by the state for the San Joaquin River Parkway. However, when pressed for the “existing EIR” in official inquiries, they provide environmental reports prepared in the 1980s for CEMEX’s processing plant (located 2 miles south of the quarry on Friant Road) and for a neighboring property the company doesn’t own and hasn’t recently been mined. 14 letter notifying government agencies and stakeholders about CEMEX’s application to extend mining permits set to expire in July, county planners refer to an “existing EIR” that will be “utilized for the current proposal” unless issues are raised that trigger the California Environmental Quality Act. Such a document does not appear to exist.įresno County would probably take issue with me over these statements. More concisely, the Rockfield quarry south of Lost Lake Park (where CEMEX and others have mined aggregate deposits for about a century) lacks a dedicated Environmental Impact Report. The spray paint can be found at more than two dozen Home Depots around the country.Ī majority of art products can be found at Walmart and major fabric stores like Jo-Ann's.The gravel mine where a multinational building materials company wants to blast a 600-foot-deep pit along the San Joaquin River north of Fresno has been allowed to operate without environmental reports mandated since Richard Nixon occupied the Oval Office. "So instead of red, its Stiletto and blue is a Hello Handsome." So we focused on the color we put color on the label, we gave our paints fun color names," said Stacy Avedisian. "We wanted to make our spray paint geared toward someone who is shopping on Pinterest. Recently, the company expanded its product line called Color Shot, a spray paint. The company sells a variety of product lines from paints to ceramic glue and more. About 22,000 bottles are filled every day and sent out to stores. His great grandmother started the company to allow everyone a creative outlet.Ī lot of Duncan's products are made here in the Valley, like puffy paint. We've bolted that onto our ceramics products and brand because it's a perfect way to sell our product direct to our users and get the feedback directly from them," said Hawk Duncan.ĭuncan is a fourth-generation family member working at Duncan. The company is growing its palette and reach by acquiring Color Me Mine. (KFSN) - Bright colors, paints, and craft supplies fill the headquarters of Duncan Enterprises in east central Fresno. Bright colors, paints, and craft supplies fill the headquarters of Duncan Enterprises in east central Fresno.įRESNO, Calif.
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