NOTICE: TCEQ Notice of Receipt of Application and Intent to Obtain Air Permit

Official notice from the TCEQ was received in the mail today.

“The facility will emit the following air contaminants: carbon monoxide, hazardous air pollutants, hydrogen
sulfide, nitrogen oxides, organic compounds, particulate matter including particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less, sulfur dioxide, ammonia, ethylene oxide, and sulfuric acid mist. The proposed facility will also emit greenhouse gases.”

“This application is being processed in an expedited manner, as allowed by the commission’s rules in 30 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 101, Subchapter J.”

UPDATE: The TCEQ has not yet made the application available at the Bell Whittington Public Library in Portland despite what this notice states. The TCEQ will be contacted on Monday.

Read the notice below.

Portland Citizens United will give specifics on Public Comment and requesting a Public Meeting in the coming days.  You can become familiar with the TCEQ environmental permitting process and opportunity for public participation by reading the “Texas Environmental Public Participation Guide” by the University of Texas Law School Environmental Clinic.  Follow the link below.
http://portlandcitizensunited.com/gcgvexxonsabic-file-for-permits-what-you-can-do/