Yenter Blasting Notice

NOTICE OF BLASTING ACTIVITY

This is to notify interested parties that blasting activity will take place at:

Hot Sulphur Springs Water Tank
Roosevelt Ave.
Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado

Blasting will commence on: Monday, July 5, 2010
Blasting will continue through: Friday, July 16,2009

Prior to each detonation there will be a five-minute and then a one-minute pre-blast warning signal. After each blast there will be an all-clear signal.

We ask that, upon hearing these warning signals, residents and occupants ofnearby businesses, do not approach the blast area.

Blasting results in a certain amount of noise, air movement, and tremors. However, these effects should not be cause for concern, as all blasting is done in accordance with established national, state and local standards and regulations that govern the size of each detonation to ensure safety to structures.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Tom Gonzales-Safety Director ---(303) 710-3039
Yenter Companies Main Office ---(303) 279-4458

Yenter Companies, Inc. 20300 W. Highway 72 Arvada, CO 80007 Tel: (303) 279-4458 Fax: (303) 279-0908

Tough Rock will Require Blasting

The construction crew ran into unexpectedly hard rock at the tank site last week,so plans are being re-worked to use explosives to help excavate the bench for the new water tank. Garney has assembled the top-notch team of Yenter Construction to do the drilling and blasting under the guidance of Gordon Reavy.

By using modern methods for precise blasting, the effort must break hard rock while protecting the existing water tank some 20 feet away. The closest homes and other structures should not feel any movement. Town Staff will put notices up around town and will talk to neighbors. They will also have seismic consultant Sara Nation available for discussion and for documentation of existing conditions and actual blast results.

Schedule:

Week of 28June drilling on site

July 1 evening informational community meeting at ToHSS Town Hall with blasting consultant Sara Nation

July 5-7 blasting

Call Town Hall at 970-725-3933 for more information or contact Geoff Elliott at 970-509-0199

Work at the Water Tank Site

Garney has begun the heavy digging at the Water Tank Site including using a hydraulic rock pick to fracture the sandstone bedrock. Tough going! Will begin hauling excavated material through town soon.

Clear Well Progress

Preparation is almost complete for pouring the concrete lid to the Clear Well which will in turn form the floor for our new Water Treatment Plant. What looks like a plywood floor in the photo will hold the concrete then be removed from below after curing. Final plumbing and electrical connections through this stage will be complete and more concrete will arrive soon.