This isn't a coal burning plant, but I'd thought I'd share it anyways, because everything adds up:
Notice of Comment Period Department of Environmental ProtectiPermit Number: R13-2621
Shuck Steel Fabricators Inc. will have the potential to discharge these regulated air pollutants and associated amounts: 0.17 tons per month particulate matter less than 10 microns; 0.37 tpy particulate matter; 0.01 tpy ethyl benzene; 0.067 tpy xylene; and 1.1 tpy volatile organic compounds. The facility is located in Pleasant Valley, Marion County, WV.
Please fax, mail or e-mail any comments on the draft permit to the address below, postmarked on or before July 22, 2005. Comments may include a request for a public hearing. A hearing may be held if DEP finds a significant degree of public interest, or if the hearing would clarify issues.
You can view the draft permit, application, and, if available, a fact sheet, all at no cost, at the office below. Call or e-mail to make an appointment. If you would like a copy of any information, copying and mailing costs may apply. DEP Division of Air Quality 601 57th Street, Southeast Charleston, WV 25304 Contact Edward S. Andrews Phone: (304) 926-0499, ext. 1227 Fax: (304) 926-0478 E-mail: eandrews@wvdep.org
At 12:28 PM 6/22/2005, Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote:
This isn't a coal burning plant, but I'd thought I'd share it anyways, because everything adds up:
So does email. Applications for air quality permits are pretty frequent and people may develop mail-list fatigue if we get emails on each and every one of them. May I suggest restricting these broadcasts to those highlighting particular concerns? At the same time, I agree it's useful to be aware of the many contributors to local air pollution -- a good MVCAC project might be to add up all the new sources permitted each year and issue a report.
Just my $0.02.
John Gever
At 12:58 PM 6/22/05 -0400, John Gever wrote: I agree with John on this. We all receive a ton of emails each day that we have to sort through. I think we need to be very judicious about what MVCAC sends out. Perhaps one of our standing committees could start keeping data on permit applications - perhaps the Monitoring Committee?
Linda
So does email. Applications for air quality permits are pretty frequent and people may develop mail-list fatigue if we get emails on each and every one of them. May I suggest restricting these broadcasts to those highlighting particular concerns? At the same time, I agree it's useful to be aware of the many contributors to local air pollution -- a good MVCAC project might be to add up all the new sources permitted each year and issue a report.
Just my $0.02.
John Gever
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Linda I. Shuster, Ph.D. website: http://www.wvu.edu/~speechpa/shust.html Associate Professor Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology PO Box 6122 805 Allen Hall West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 26506 Telephone: 304-293-2943 or 304-293-5050 Fax: 304-293-7565
Linda Shuster wrote:
At 12:58 PM 6/22/05 -0400, John Gever wrote: I agree with John on this. We all receive a ton of emails each day that we have to sort through. I think we need to be very judicious about what MVCAC sends out. Perhaps one of our standing committees could start keeping data on permit applications - perhaps the Monitoring Committee?
I'm glad there is finally some discussion about this issue. One thing to realize is that public comment periods are 30 days long. MVCAC meetings sometimes fall within these periods, but sometimes that isn't the case. If the Monitoring Committee is gathering together at reasonable times apart from MVCAC meetings then we do have timely factual material to work with. I'm not sure that this is presently the case, but I do agree this would be quite useful for our group. I also agree with Jim that we don't have to go after everything, but we shouldn't ignore the little guys either. What we need to establish is who to send this pertinent information to within our group. Let's figure this out at the next meeting. Keep in mind, should we be ignoring public comment periods like Mylans? We need to establish parameters where urgency creates a precedence for public consumption.
However, as far as email, there is a technology called filtering that has been around for a long time. For instance, in the case of MVCAC, all email sent "to: mvcac@cheat.org" and "cc: mvcac@cheat.org" can go into a folder called mvcac - this is what I do. Spending a little time learning how to use filters will give MVCAC members much more of an edge.
Jonathan
p.s. Jim, that's 2.04 tpy PM10 not 0.17 tpy PM10.
Linda
So does email. Applications for air quality permits are pretty frequent and people may develop mail-list fatigue if we get emails on each and every one of them. May I suggest restricting these broadcasts to those highlighting particular concerns? At the same time, I agree it's useful to be aware of the many contributors to local air pollution -- a good MVCAC project might be to add up all the new sources permitted each year and issue a report.
Just my $0.02.
John Gever
MVCAC mailing list MVCAC@cheat.org http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/mvcac
Linda I. Shuster, Ph.D. website: http://www.wvu.edu/~speechpa/shust.html Associate Professor Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology PO Box 6122 805 Allen Hall West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 26506 Telephone: 304-293-2943 or 304-293-5050 Fax: 304-293-7565 _______________________________________________ MVCAC mailing list MVCAC@cheat.org http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/mvcac
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