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County records notice that 3 Rivers Aggregate will seek DEP permit for 126.4-acre sand-and-gravel site in Plain Grove Township
Summary
Lawrence County received correspondence from RAR Engineering (on behalf of 3 Rivers Aggregate) informing the county it intends to file with the Department of Environmental Protection for an approximately 126.4-acre noncoal sand-and-gravel surface mine in Plain Grove Township (west of West Park Road, north of Corey Road); the board accepted the correspondence into the record on Jan. 6.
Lawrence County officials recorded written notice Jan. 6 that 3 Rivers Aggregate plans to submit a permit application to the Department of Environmental Protection for a proposed noncoal sand-and-gravel surface operation on roughly 126.4 acres in Plain Grove Township.
The correspondence, dated Dec. 22, 2025 and submitted by RAR Engineering on the company's behalf, describes the site as the old ash mine with the permit area located west of West Park Road and north of Corey Road. The chair told the commissioners the county is legally required to be notified of DEP filings; the board voted to accept the correspondence into the minutes. No public comment was taken and the board did not take a permitting action at the meeting.
The notice does not include a DEP permit number or submission date; it states only that RAR Engineering will submit the document to the DEP. The county chair said he would expect the Plain Grove Township supervisors have also received notice. Any subsequent permit application, public notice, or DEP review would occur outside the Jan. 6 commissioners' meeting and follow the DEP's permitting procedures.
