Жители Вирджинии обеспокоены началом взрывных работ на проекте GVO

BOTETOURT CO., Va. – Earlier this month, residents of Daleville and Troutville received a letter telling them that blasting operations for Project GVO were soon to begin. The letter says that Carolina Drilling Inc. “will be conducting controlled drilling and blasting operations for the Project GVO construction site in Daleville, Virginia.” It made its rounds on Facebook and had some, like Jerry Mikalauskas, give a call to the company for some answers. “I spoke to the gentleman on that letter, and he said that anyone that was... half a mile away from the site would get letters,” Mikalauskas said. “A lot of people that were right next to it, ground zero, did not get this letter.” He lives just outside the area of concern, so he didn’t get one, but he still shares his neighbors’ concerns. “There’s a lot of concerns in regard to your wells. You don’t know what that can do,” Mikalauskas said. “The aquifer is on the bottom there. You can crack them or whatever and then can start loosening up the ground and your wells may be compromised in regard to that.” According to the letter, blasting starts in mid-September and will happen between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, but not on weekends. It is estimated to last at least one year. To ensure safety and minimize local disruption, the letter states that the following safety warning signals will be sounded before every blast to alert the surrounding area of the blasts: - 3 blasts: Sounded 5 minutes prior to the blast. - 2 blasts: Sounded 1 minute prior to the blast. - 1 long blast: Sounded after the blast has been successfully cleared 10 News called Carolina Drilling Inc. for more information, but they were unable to comment as they are not currently on the project. 10 News was directed to DH Griffin - the grading contractor - and Whiting-Turner - the general contractor - for the blasting operations. When we reached out to them for comment, we did not hear back.