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6~ <br />- IV. ONGOING DATA COLLECTION <br />OWASA, ASC, and CAQE are willing to work together to see that the <br />following investigations will be completed and that discussion regarding the <br />implications of the findings will take place. ASC agrees to make a good faith <br />judgment as to whether or not, and if so how, its mining plan and operations <br />should change based on the results of these studies. <br />..~ .. .: . <br />.._ <br />C~ ' ~ :E`Pww~i~~;i~ d ~Use'~P1a~~Amendmeat roc ' '' ,..,,..'x.. -. <br />. ~~• ~~. ~ti, y.. y ~ .~..: :.. _ '...,,.... ~ ~„~ p , e~,~s``~ o~wart:ttni~.l all.of th e <br />in .~~~.~afi•~~e,~coixipleted: ~ O;V~A~~~~nl'ASC~,v~ns11 to :~iroceed through the <br />.~ .. F.'. . F'CNa I .. YmY7:i..: ... .rr 4,' <br />Lai?~~r1se~~au~~inendment~proces5-w,~ili~tlie invest~gatians~are"ongoing. <br />~.. .. . _ r: _, <br />a. Radon exposure in the air and water in homes around the quarry. This <br />analysis is underway, data is being collected by the citizens, and the <br />North Carolina Division of Radiation Protection will complete this <br />study. <br />b. Peak particle velocity and airblasts associated with the existing <br />quarry. ASC has shared additional data with Dr.Peter Malin of Duke <br />University and Dr. Christine Fowell of University of North Carolina at <br />Chapel Hill The report has been ordered by ASC and the results will <br />be shared with OWASA and CAQE as soon as they are available. <br />c. Flora and Fauna impacts. OWASA has offered to cooperate with <br />CAQE in effecting a field survey of OWASA and Parish properties. <br />These parties will work together to select the appropriate public <br />personnel to complete this study. ' <br />