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COMPOSITE REPORT - Page 9 Application No. CUP 1484 a petition was submitted with 339 signatures. That petition stated that"We, the undersigned Citizens of Dane County,petition the Dane County Board of Supervisors to deny a conditional use permit for mineral extraction on the Herfel property located on Hwy 69 in the Town of Verona. There have also been several letters and other materials submitted and on file with the Department. The main public concerns are summarized as follows: 1. Operation will have significant noise, visual, and dust impacts which will reduce property values, impair quality of life, and diminish rural character and scenic beauty in the area. 2. Operation will/could affect groundwater quality and quantity which could affect drinking water and result in basement flooding,particularly with"wet"operation. 3. The operation will/could have a negative impact on surface water quality and larger environmental functions and goals within the sensitive Badger Mill Creek and Sugar River Basin (e.g., Upper Sugar River Initiative, heron rookery nearby). 4. Operation will generate significant additional amounts and tonnage of additional, slow moving truck traffic on STH 69. 5. The operation may be the first of several in the area which would multiply the above impacts. I. Town Action: On May 5, 1998, the Verona Town Board unanimously recommended denial of this CUP request. The written reasons for that action were "its probable and almost definite economic and ecological impact on the Town of Verona." That action followed a unanimous recommendation of the Town Planning Committee to deny. Prior to that, the Town set up a special subcommittee to address this proposal. J. Review against Standards: Staff have conducted a review of the project against the six standards for granting a CUP in S. 10.255(2)(h) of the zoning ordinance. The standards, with staff comments, are summarized as follows: 1. That the conditional use will not endanger the public health, safety, welfare. The primary public health concern is ground water quality and quantity, particularly in relation to private wells in the area. Staff from the State Geological and Natural History Survey and the County Sanitarian have reviewed the Woodward-Clyde report and found the conclusions sound. The main threat to water quality is an accidental fuel spill. The operator has submitted and intends to implement a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan. The operator has agreed that all employees, subcontractors, and suppliers should be aware of and bound by this plan. No bulk fuel is proposed to be stored on site. Still,the operator has agreed that all fueling should take place on lands above the water table to more easily contain spills before reaching groundwater. The operator is proposing three approaches to address concerns with groundwater quality and quantity: a) The operator would offer to have tested all wells within 1,000 feet of the CUP area prior to operations. Any"damage"to well and septic systems