CLEAR May 2010

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Gans Compressor to release Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)
by Duane330＠aol.com 29 May '10

29 May '10

DEP Public Notice - County - Monongalia - Notice for the Draft Permit R13-2720A for Appalachia Midstream Services, Inc. LLC's Gans Compressor Station: Friday, May 28, 2010 @ 1:12 PM =========================================================== AIR QUALITY PERMIT NOTICE Notice of Intent to Approve On March 26, 2010, Appalachia Midstream Services, LLC applied to the WV Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for a permit to modify a natural gas compressor facility located in Monongalia County, WV. >From Morgantown on I-68 East, take the Cheat Lake exit onto Route 857 North. Go approximately 6 miles and turn right into Laurel Aggregates Quarry. Stay to the left while going toward Lake Lynn Laboratory for 0.9 mile. Turn right, go 0.3 mile. Turn right through gate to compressor site. A preliminary evaluation has determined that all State and Federal air quality requirements will be met by the proposed facility. The DAQ is providing notice to the public of its preliminary determination to issue the permit as R13- 2720A. The following increase in potential emissions will be authorized by this permit action: Particulate Matter, 1.02 TPY; Sulfur Dioxide, -1.23 TPY; Oxides of Nitrogen, 7.09 TPY; Carbon Monoxide, 9.52 TPY; Volatile Organic Compounds, 10.30 TPY; Acetaldehyde, 0.22 TPY; Acrolein, 0.05 TPY; Benzene, -0.07 TPY; Ethylbenzene, 0.01 TPY; Formaldehyde, 4.34 TPY; n-Hexane, 0.30 TPY; Toluene, 2.50 TPY; Xylenes, 3.79 TPY; Total HAPs, 9.58 TPY. Written comments or requests for a public meeting must be received by the DAQ before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 2, 2010. A public meeting may be held if the Director of the DAQ determines that significant public interest has been expressed, in writing, or when the Director deems it appropriate. The purpose of the DAQ’s permitting process is to make a preliminary determination if the proposed modification will meet all state and federal air quality requirements. The purpose of the public review process is to accept public comments on air quality issues relevant to this determination. Only written comments received at the address noted below within the specified time frame, or comments presented orally at a scheduled public meeting, will be considered prior to final action on the permit. All such comments will become part of the public record. Jerry Williams, P.E. WV Department of Environmental Protection Division of Air Quality 601 57th Street, SE Charleston, WV 25304 Telephone: 304/926-0499, ext. 1223 FAX: 304/926-0478 Additional information, including copies of the draft permit, application and all other supporting materials relevant to the permit decision may be obtained by contacting the engineer listed above. The draft permit and engineering evaluation can be downloaded at: www.dep.wv.gov/daq

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Support for Friends of the Cheat
by Duane330＠aol.com 25 May '10

25 May '10

DEAR FRIENDS: CHEAT LAKE IS THE CHEAT RIVER, ITS WATER IS OUR WATER! From: Duane Nichols, May 25th. _duane330(a)aol.com_ (mailto:duane330@aol.com) (304-216-5535) _Janet Lenox_ (http://www.facebook.com/n/?profile.php&id=1527794757&mid=265b01fG5af321ad92…) May 25, 2010 at 7:19am Subject: Eat for the Cheat! Hello Folks! Do you shop at Krogers? Do you want to support Friends of the Cheat. If you answered "Yes" to both of those questions, see below for a easy way to show your support. FOC has joined Kroger's Fundraising Program for non profits. Here's how the program works: You send Friends of the Cheat $5 and we will send you a gift card for Kroger's with an initial value of $5. You then can add however much money you wish to the card (This can be easily done at the register by check, cash, debit or credit card) and use it essentially as a kroger debit card when shopping at Kroger grocery stores or Kroger gas stations. Then every four weeks, Kroger will send FOC a check for 5% of the amount participants spent that period. For More informaton or to recieve a card call (304) 329-3621 or send a check with a note "Kroger Card" to Friends of the Cheat Attn: Andrew Miller 119 S. Price St, Suite #206 Kingwood, WV 26537 There is an article about this program in the FOC 2010 Winter/Spring newsletter, which can be found on our web site. http://www.facebook.com/l/d4307;www.cheat.org Your support would be Greatly Appreciated! Thank-you! Janet Lenox

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HELP. Please respond a.s.a.p.
by Duane330＠aol.com 18 May '10

18 May '10

To: CLEAR members and friends................... From: Duane Nichols. Proposal: It is herewith proposed that CLEAR become a participant in the upcoming WV Water Conference to be held at the Waterfront Hotel in Morgantown on October 6th and 7th. We would become an Exhibitor at a cost of $100 and we would submit one or two abstracts representing talks to be presented. Abstracts are due by June 30th. One presentation would be on "Cheat Lake Recreational Activities" and the other would be "The Status of Cheat Lake Environment". Please let me know if you wish to participate. Thank you. Duane Nichols _www.wvwaterconference.org_ (http://www.wvwaterconference.org) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WV Department of Environmental Protection Rulemaking Last call for comments to WV-DEP via the Internet: The deadline for comments is May 19th on the protection of WV rivers and streams. Your input is urgently needed at this time. ***Comment Period extended until May 19, 2010.*** Draft 303(d) Documents available for review - _follow this link for details_ (http://www.dep.wv.gov/WWE/watershed/IR/Pages/303d_305b.aspx) Comment period for the West Virginia Draft 303(d) list began March 15 and concludes May 19. Comments may be sent via e-mail to _Stephen.A.Young(a)wv.gov_ (mailto:Stephen.A.Young@wv.gov) or mail comments to: WVDEP - DWWM Attn: 2010 Draft 303(d) Comment - Steve Young 601 57th Street, S.E. Charleston, WV 25304 Or see this site: _http://www.dep.wv.gov/WWE/Pages/default.aspx_ (http://www.dep.wv.gov/WWE/Pages/default.aspx) For more explicit help and an example response, see the following: _https://secure3.convio.net/nasaud/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction &id=851_ (https://secure3.convio.net/nasaud/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction…)

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Water Quality Standards -- public meeting -- 5-19-10
by Duane330＠aol.com 04 May '10

04 May '10

NOTE: The hearing below is very important to Monongalia County, as well as to the whole state. We need a drinking water standard of below 500 parts per million TDS (total dissolved solids) as in Pennsylvania, to protect our public water sources and to help prevent chemical substances and algae from killing the living things in streams, including the fish, mussels and other critters. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a=========================================================== Tuesday, May 4, 2010 @ 4:45 PM =========================================================== Water Quality Standards Public Meeting May 19 Charleston, W.Va. – The Department of Environmental Protection’s Water Quality Standards Program is having a public meeting to discuss issues related to the agency’s triennial review of the state’s water quality standards. Staff from the Water Quality Standards program will discuss proposed updates to 47CSR2 “Requirements Governing Water Quality Standards” which will include changes to the criteria for iron, total dissolved solids, nutrients and other parameters to protect the state’s waterways. The meeting will take place Wednesday, May 19 from 1:30 to 3:30 in the Coopers Rock conference room of the Department of Environmental Protection, located at 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, WV.

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