Frac sand EAW concerns pile up

An environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) ordered for a proposed frac sand mine near Rushford was a debated by Houston County commissioners for over an hour on Oct. 9. . . . The document is now in draft form, having been drawn up by G-Cubed Engineering, the same company which completed the mine operations plan for Minnesota Sands, LLC earlier this year. Minnesota Sands, LLC and landowner Tracie Erickson are currently suing Houston County over restrictions placed on the conversion of the existing aggregate sand mine to an industrial-scale frac sand facility.

Read more in the Spring Grove Herald.