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Resident warns council of air, water and truck-route risks from proposed Copper World mining project
Summary
During public comment, resident Rick Corrado urged the council to take steps to limit heavy-truck impacts, require air and water monitoring and coordinate with regional governments over planned mining operations near Sahuarita.
Rick Corrado, a resident who spoke during the Nov. 1 call to the public, urged the council to act on concerns he said would result from the proposed Copper World mining project. Corrado cited potential air and water impacts, heavy truck traffic through town and the release of fine particulates and tailings near schools.
Corrado asked why the town would allow large, 80,000-pound trucks carrying tailings, explosives and caustic materials to pass through residential streets and called for ordinances to set weight limits, restricted hours of passage and monitoring of air and groundwater. He suggested coordination with the City of Tucson on water usage and monitoring, and urged council members to "get busy passing ordinances to restrict weight limit, restrict hours of passage, and assist upon appropriate monitoring of air, water, and land."
The comment was made during the public comment period; the council took no formal action on the matter during the Nov. 1 meeting. The transcript does not identify active proceedings or a town application for the Copper World project during this meeting; Corrado framed his remarks as a call for the council to pursue protections and coordination with regional authorities.
