Question 26939 — mines and quarries

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Mrs. Michèle de Vaucouleurs questions the Minister of the Economy and Finance about the fact that the cement company Calcia Heildeberg plans to operate a quarry located in the town of Brueil-en-Vexin, in the heart of the Vexin regional natural park. In fact, the Guitrancourt quarry, exploited until now by the company, is reaching exhaustion. Reserving land nearby therefore represents an opportunity. However, several problems arise. The quarry in question is located in a protected regional natural park, and its exploitation would necessarily lead to the destruction of agricultural land as well as remarkable landscapes. In addition, environmental risks, linked in particular to water contamination, the transport of materials, or relating to the cement industry, could be very harmful to the health of citizens living in proximity. Many local residents and elected officials take a firm position against this project. The Paris council also voted unanimously to support the abandonment of the quarry project, even though the city of Paris is directly interested in the extraction of limestone due to the need for these infrastructures. Furthermore, in 2010, the cement company Calcia signed a partnership agreement with the French committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a committee advocating the inclusion of the preservation of biodiversity in economic activities, and the following year, this same company joined the national strategy for biodiversity 2011-2020. Also, to the extent that this project was envisaged 25 years ago now, it presents several negative impacts and it unites a large number of people against it of environmental associations and elected officials, does the continuation of this project seem wise? Alternatives exist, so she asks him if negotiations have taken place with the company in order to promote a more environmentally friendly production or processing model of raw materials.

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