Location: Dorchester (Center of the Golden Corridor & Hwy 902)

Elevation: 264 meters / 866 feet.

Respiratory Health Risks

This area of the State has a high percentage of senior citizens and Vietnam Vets.

Many of our senior citizens struggle with pulmonary problems.

Many people struggle with chronic pulmonary & respiratory issues.

The kiln is to be built in close proximity to thousands of acres of new homes & schools.

Terrain

Slow gentle rolling hills cut and carved by myriads of creeks, streams and rivers.

Water Systems Affected

Surface: The Red River, two forks of the Trinity River & The Choctaw

Lakes: Texoma, Ray Roberts, Lewisville, Dallas, Lavon, Ray Hubbard

Subsurface: The Woodbine and Trinity aquifers

Federal issues

The Indian Nations

Federal Navigable Water ways: The Red River and The Trinity Rivers are considered federally protected navigable water ways and a major source of drinking waters for millions of people and wild life.

Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge is home to many protected species and birds. The area is the winter nesting grounds for protected migratory birds.

Migratory birds: §10.13 List of Birds Protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. _{50 CFR 10.13}

National Security: The open pit blasting mine is to be less than five miles from Texas Instruments Silicon Chip Manufacturing Facility. An engineer for GlobiTech stated in a meeting (3/25/2024, TCEQ PUBLIC MEETING) that the blasting will end their ability to grow silicon wafer products.