Feb. 12, 2004: People’s
Hearing on International Paper Riegelwood air
pollution permit, risk assessment and new
innovative technology. Hearing will be held
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004 at 7:00 PM in Lake
Waccamaw, NC.
People’s
Hearing on IP Air Permit--February 12th
Hearing Flyer | IP Fact Sheet
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What:
People’s hearing on International
Paper Riegelwood air pollution permit, risk
assessment and new innovative technology.
When: Thursday
Feb. 12, 2004 at 7:00 PM
Who: Sponsored by
Swamp Watch Action Team, Clean Water for North
Carolina, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
and other local and statewide groups in the BE
SAFE NC campaign.
Where: The
People's Hearing will be held at the Conference
Center of the Boys and Girls Home in Lake
Waccamaw, NC. It's easy to find - right on
Highway 74-76 between Whiteville and Wilmington.
Get off I-95 at Lumberton or any of several exits
from I-40. Follow US 74 to Lake
Waccamaw. At Lake Waccamaw turn south onto
NC 1738 and then turn right onto Tops Tobacco
Road. Look for signs to the Boys and Girls
Home Conference Center and the People's Hearing.
Why: The NC
Division of Air Quality has refused to hold a
public hearing on IP’s proposed air
pollution permits, despite a large number of
requests from groups and individuals. The EPA is
reviewing these permits now.
The People’s
public hearing on International Paper,
Riegelwood, Clean Air Act permit (Title V) will
cover: The proposed risk assessment approach to
the MACT standard (maximum achievable control
technology) which would use a computer model to
replace pollution controls. Also, IP’s plans
for an innovative technology approach which would
replace the federal MACT regulations with a
so-called “equivalency by permit,” that
is, trade offs in pollution reduction from one
part of the plant to another. The view the
draft permit go to the state website at the
following URL, scroll down to International
Paper Riegelwood Columbus
County and click on "Draft
permit" and "Draft permit
review."
http://daq.state.nc.us/cgi-bin/perm_draftrev.cgi/
Citizens and plant
neighbors will have the opportunity to comment on
these permits and proposals and on their own
experiences. The meeting will open with brief
presentations on the draft air permits and
programs. The sponsoring groups are inviting EPA
and state officials to be part of a listening
panel to hear citizen comments.
For more
information contact:
Janet Zeller at (336)
982-2691
BREDL@skybest.com
Blue Ridge
Environmental Defense League
PO Box 88 Glendale
Springs, NC 28629
More Info:
Feb. 12, 2004: BREDL Press Release - GROUPS HOLD PEOPLE’S HEARING ON
INTERNATIONAL PAPER: Today in Lake Waccamaw the
BE SAFE North Carolina Campaign hosted a public
hearing on the air permits and new proposals for
International Paper at Riegelwood. Speakers took
aim at the recently issued Clean Air Act permit
and IP’s proposal to avoid meeting federal
maximum achievable control technology standards.
IP has proposed to substitute a computer-modeled
risk assessment for federally mandated
technological improvements.
For information
about Title V permitting go to: BREDL Title V Permits page
Jan. 27, 2004: BREDL
comments to EPA regarding International
Paper Riegelwood air pollution permits.
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