Research References for General Pollution Information & Lehigh Cement Cupertino
EPA Statistics
Labor Safety Statistics
Mining Safety
General Labor Safety
California Air Resources Board
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/homepage
Statistics
https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/ei/tools/pollution_map/
Non-Vehicular fees
https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/ei/nscpac_fees/nscpac_fees.htm
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) of the California Environmental Protection Agency
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Toxic Air Contaminant Data
https://www.baaqmd.gov/about-air-quality/research-and-data/emission-inventory/toxic-air-contaminants
Chronic Trigger Level List
https://www.baaqmd.gov/~/media/files/engineering/air-toxics-programs/table_2-5-1.pdf?la=en
Water Boards
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/
About 3 areas to look up information, NPDES is the permit to pollute, WDR is waste discharge requirement, and SWPPP is the stormwater pollution protection plan
California Integrated Water Quality System Project (CIWQS) – a number of databases
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ciwqs/publicreports.html
Stormwater Reports
https://smarts.waterboards.ca.gov/smarts/faces/SwSmartsLogin.xhtml
Waste Discharge Requirements and more: enter Lehigh Cement, Cupertino, CA, USA
https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov
References Specific to Lehigh Santa Clara County
General Lehigh information
https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dpd/Programs/SMARA/PermanenteQuarry/Pages/PermanenteMain.aspx
Stevens Creek Quarry
https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dpd/Programs/SMARA/Pages/StevensCreek.aspx
Letter from Santa Clara County Department of Planning and Development to Lehigh dated May 22, 2019 deeming the application incomplete https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dpd/DocsForms/Documents/2250_2019RPA_Incompleteletter_20190722.pdf
August 17, 2018 Santa Clara County Notice of Violation for unpermitted grading, construction, and use of a 40-foot wide road https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dpd/DocsForms/Documents/2250_NOV_20180817.pdf
February 15, 2019 Santa Clara County Notice of Violation for processing and reselling imported materials
https://www.cupertino.org/home/showdocument?id=23773
Lehigh Southwest Cement Company—Permanente Quarry Reclamation Plan, Conditions of Approval Annual Compliance Report, 2018 – 2019, p 218 (shows number of non-union miners)
https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dpd/DocsForms/Documents/2250_AR7_2019.pdf
2016 Santa Clara County asthma data www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DEODC/EHIB/CPE/CDPH%20Document%20Library/County%20profiles/Santa%20Clara%202016%20profile.pdf
City of Cupertino
Letter from Cupertino to County regarding Lehigh expansion plan
https://www.cupertino.org/home/showdocument?id=24737
January 31, 2019 Letter from City of Cupertino to Santa Clara County for creating a public nuisance with unpermitted business practices
https://www.cupertino.org/home/showdocument?id=23589
Many more links on Cupertino website here:
BAAQMD
Lehigh Title V Air Permit Information
BAAQMD. “Health Impact Analysis of Fine Particulate Matter in the San Francisco Bay Area.” 9/2011, p7, www.baaqmd.gov/~/media/Files/Planning%20and%20Research/Research%20and%20Modeling/Cost%20analysis%20of%20fine%20particulate%20matter%20in%20the%20Bay%20Area.ashx
BAAQMD fee schedule for excess emissions, e.g. Asbestos, Benzene costs $20.12 per pound, see page 18
Water Board:
San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board letter to the Santa Clara County Department of Planning and Development dated October 2, 2019 (not available online)
Legal Action Stories:
Consent Decrees for Lehigh Cement Company LLC And Lehigh White Cement Company, LLC pertaining to 2010 Notice of Violation
To see 2010 EPA Notice of Violation, scroll down in this document
https://www.cupertino.org/home/showdocument?id=4050
EPA Cement Manufacturing Enforcement Initiative
www.epa.gov/enforcement/cement-manufacturing-enforcement-initiative#lawsuits
California Attorney General, “Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces $7.5 Million Settlement With Lehigh Cement For Environmental Violations.” April 29, 2015
MidPeninsula Regional Open Space District
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District appeal letter to the County 2012 and EPA site assessment. pdf pages 6 and 45 www.sccgov.org/sites/dpd/DocsForms/Documents/Lehigh_BOS_20120626_Appeal_MROSD.pdf
Letters from Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and City of Cupertino objecting to the quarry expansion plans. 1972 Ridgeline Protection Easement. County and Water Boards Notices of Violation and letters pertaining to threats to Permanente Creek. Scroll down to find it. This document is also referred to later in this file.
https://losaltoshills.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=429&meta_id=83404
Other:
HeidelbergCement Chairman calls neighbors Freaks
Half-Year Financial Report January to June 2017 | Press Conference Call | Analyst Conference Call at audio starts near 1:01:14
Turner Mining Group is a non-union out-of-state mining subcontractor to Lehigh
www.turnermining.com/projects/lehigh-cement-ca/
Reformado, Wadi. Northern California Record, Former employee alleges Turner Contracting Inc. violated state labor codes. June 27, 2017.
Who’s who in North American cement imports 2018
California’s Cement Industry Failing the Climate Challenge
https://buyclean.org/media/2019/04/CA-Cement-benchmarking-report-Rev-Final.pdf
“Why Builders of Big L.A. Projects Are Making Concrete with Gravel and Sand Shipped from Canada.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2017,
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-canadian-gravel-20171104-htmlstory.html
PCA, 2016 U.S. Cement Industry Annual Yearbook, p 11
http://www2.cement.org/econ/pdf/Yearbook2016_2sided.pdf
Letters from Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and City of Cupertino objecting to the quarry expansion plans. 1972 Ridgeline Protection Easement. County and Water Boards Notices of Violation and letters pertaining to threats to Permanente Creek. https://losaltoshills.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=429&meta_id=83404
Reference to Los Altos Hills letter to County regarding Lehigh Expansion Plan