Seriously Shaken

The blasts have been getting stronger and louder since they started. Our house noticeably shakes with each blast. The windows rattle. We put a float in a glass of water on the windowsill and when they blast, you can really see the water and the float shake around - not a little, but a lot. If the shaking continues over many years, I am very seriously concerned about cracks and damage to our house.

Bry

Blast Sounds Like Sonic Boom

(The CCA quarry blast causes) wall tremors with severe window vibrations and shaking with sonic boom type sounds.

Cudworth

Train? Truck? Earthquake? No. Quarry Blast!

On Monday, October 19th, 2009 at approximately 11:30 a.m.,I was home when the latest blast occured. It was very loud and shook my house quite extensively. It was equivalent to a train or truck hitting your house. I have been in earthquakes before, in 1994 at Northridge, CA and in 2004 in Bar Harbor, ME, and believe me this latest blast was equivalent to an earthquake. Blasting is now occurring on a regular basis. The question is how many more blasts it will take before permanent structural damage occurs to my home. After each blast you go look at your foundation and interior walls of your home to see if there are any damages or cracks.

ETQ

Frightened Resident Wants Blasting Stopped

It (the blast at the CCA quarry site on October 19th) shook the house so it really frightened me and this should not continue. Something terrible will happen and then it's too late. This must be stopped and we should not have to worry about our home being damaged. Stop this immediately!

Celia

Alarmed Resident

My wife said it (the blast of October 19th at the CCA quarry site) was like an earthquake, It was very loud. Everything shook. It was way worse then the "tests" performed.

Shortly after the blast, a fire truck came through the neighborhood - so, obviously other people were alarmed as well - having called the Fire Department.

Obie

Resident Not Notified of Blasting - House Shook

During the week of October 19, 2009, I was home during the daytime hours and on one day while I was resting due to illness I was awakened by what I believe to be explosions.

I thought a large tree or trees had fallen upon my rooftop, and went outside to check for what I anticipated to be extensive damage to my home.

During the loud explosions the dinning room chandelier actually shook. I did not find any tree down or any sign of damage to my residence on the exterior. It was then that I realized the extensive shaking of my home was most likely the result of blasting.

My family and I are quite concerned about the effects of this blasting on the integrity of the structure of our home, as well as the impact upon our septic system and well.

Souza