SPICEWOOD, Texas — Dozens of residents near Spicewood protested a new rock-crushing quarry Saturday.

Spicewood Crushed Stone, LLC currently has a permit pending through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to build the plant in between two neighborhoods in the area.

Residents are concerned of possible crystalline silica emissions, which has been linked to health problems. They also fear damage to water resources and wildlife and noise pollution.

"Our ground shakes when they do blasting. When it's windy we see dust in the air that lands on our houses," resident R.G. Carver said.

Neighbors in this area already have a quarry across the street from the proposed site on Highway 71.

"To buy and build and deconstruct the environment between two neighborhoods, that just, I don't understand that," resident Michael Wright said. "You add another one right next door, oh my gosh. It's going to be so much worse. We are really concerned."

Environmental groups have gotten involved to keep the message alive among residents and encourage them to reach out to legislators.

"This is rampant the because of the laws that exist presently. Allow these guys to come in and basically do what they want to. They could move in next door to your schools, to your church," Grant Dean with the Texas Environmental Protection Coalition sais.

We reached out to Spicewood Crushed Stone LLC for a statement and are waiting to hear back.

A TCEQ spokesperson confirms the permit is under review. The company now has to publish a public notice and signs on their property. Once the public notice is posted, they will have 30 days to put out a notice in the newspaper then a 30-day comment period will begin.