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. _ _ _ • <br /> 19ta-4 <br /> ponds built on the corner of the property. The reason for <br /> construction of the ponds was to enable me to comply with <br /> environmental regulations pertaining to water run-off. <br /> In operation of my business, we wash concrete trucks at the <br /> end of each day. Approximately twice a month, the washing <br /> involves use of a dilute muriatic acid. The acid combines with <br /> limestone in the cement which is a base. That combination causes <br /> a neutralization of the acid with the base. However, the result <br /> of the combination of the acid and the base is that there is a <br /> whitish residue produced. <br /> Although the wash water from our trucks results in a <br /> potential problem, it was discovered that as water runs across <br /> our property the water itself becomes acid because of the nature <br /> of the land - the land is high in acidity. <br /> The Department of Environmental Management has required us <br /> to prevent the run-off of the residue and the acid leached from <br /> the earth. DEM recommended both the use of holding ponds and the <br /> location of the ponds . We built the ponds in the lowest area of <br /> the property and were in the process of installing a recycle pump <br /> so that the water can be recycled for use in our plant, thereby <br /> preventing run-off. We have invested approximately $43,000.00 in <br /> the construction of these ponds . <br /> The ponds are located in the railroad right of way. <br /> Representatives of Southern Railway are aware that the ponds <br /> exist and have not objected to their location. As of this date <br /> Public Hearing Comments: 2 <br /> • - <br />