Proposed Quarrying at Guanxi Raises Landslide Concerns in Locals - May 22 EIA Survey Report

On May 22 environmental impact assessment (EIA) officials began a survey of the Asia Cement Corp (亞洲水泥) quarry, fixing the Environmental Protection Administration’s first EIA meeting for 1:30 pm on June 4. The Hsinchu Branch of the Society of Wilderness (荒野保護協會) set up a research team to focus on this issue and sent staff members to participate in the course of events and record all the happenings.   

A promise from developers that all extracted waste earth and rocks would be appropriately handled was met by indignation from a group of local residents from Jinshan Village (金山里), who said that waste rocks from Asia Cement Corp’s quarrying operations 22 years previously had been discarded on a hill near the village,  resulting in cracks in the retaining walls of local residents; adding insult to injury, the company has been completely unwilling to take any responsibility.

Developers subsequently added that following the quarrying operations a green regeneration project would be implemented, restoring the land to its original condition; however, the site quarried 22 years previously still lies bare, and local residents’ retaining walls have clearly visible cracks caused by Asia Cement Corp’s former quarrying operations. 

Proposed Quarrying at Guanxi Raises Landslide Concerns in Locals - May 22 EIA Survey Report

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關西亞泥礦區若開採，當地居民憂心成小林村第二    5月22日環評現勘紀錄

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5月22日亞洲水泥礦區進行環境評估委員現場勘查，排定6月4日下午13:30在環保署進行第一次環評專案會議。荒野新竹分會就此案，成立研究小組並派員前往參與記錄。

開發單位說，會妥善處理開採所造成廢棄土石，但現場金山里一群居民憤怒地說，二十幾年前亞洲水泥所開採的棄石，堆置在金山里附近山丘，造成下方居民擋土牆龜裂滑動，卻不願意處理。

開發單位說開採後的地區會進行綠化植被，讓土地復育。但現場二十幾年前開採後的地區仍然裸露。亞洲水泥二十幾年前的棄石堆積金山里附近山丘，造成居民擋土牆龜裂錯動。