BoDean fine
2023-10-04 22:21:40.452847+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
North Bay Bohemian: Water Board pursues record-setting $8.6 million fine against BoDean quarry
This is notable to me because... there's a lot of pressure against a Dutra asphalt plant here in Petaluma. Dutra has a long history of lying about stuff, so it's not like I'm for the asphalt plant, but a lot of the arguments against seem kinda trumped up. Especially given that it's on the other side of the 101 freeway from Petaluma, so noise and emissions from it are overshadowed.
I looked at where else there are asphalt plants in my area, and the BoDean plant is in the middle of a residential area. I pointed this out to one of the opponents of the Dutra plant, and they mentioned that it's moving in the next 5 years. To a spot upwind of a trailer park.
Soooo as long as there's still a demand for asphalt, this feels kinda NIMBY. I'm not hearing a solution to that from the anti-Dutra crowd; they don't seem to be hollering about the 101 and 37 widenings, or for more density.
Which brings me back to: great on environmental protections. Great on stricter environmental standards. Apply those suckers across the board.