[StBernard] DEQ to hold hearing Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. about draft water disharge permit for Valero Oil Meraux Refinery

[Westley Annis]

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to hold a public hearing Nov.
10 on a draft water discharge permit for Valero Oil Meraux refinery, now
known as Valero

Meeting will be in St. Bernard Parish Council Chambers at 6 p.m.

 

The LDEQ, Office of Environmental Services, will conduct a public meeting
and a public hearing on a draft Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (LPDES) permit and the associated environmental assessment statement
prepared for Murphy Oil USA, Inc., Meraux Refinery, Post Office Box 100,
Meraux, Louisiana 70075. The facility is located at 2500 East St. Bernard
Highway, Meraux, St. Bernard Parish.

 

Upon the effective date of the final permit, the LPDES permit shall replace
the previously issued LPDES permit. The public meeting is intended to be an
informal process that facilitates the exchange of information and promotes
better understanding by the general public of the permitting process and the
regulatory requirements proposed in the draft permit.

 

The public hearing is a formal process where interested parties may have
their comments recorded and made part of the administrative record for the
permitting action. The public meeting and public hearing will be held on
Thursday, November 10, 2011. The public meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m., at
the St. Bernard Parish Council Meeting Room, 8201 West Judge Perez Drive,
Chalmette, LA 70043.

 

At the close of the public meeting, the public hearing will convene at the
same location. However, the public hearing will start no earlier than 7:00
p.m. and no later than 7:30 p.m. During the hearing, all interested persons
will have an opportunity to present oral statements, views, recommendations,
opinions and information on the proposed permit. Additionally, written
statements and other documents such as charts, data, and tabulations may be
filed with the hearing officer at the hearing. 

 

Inquiries or requests for additional information regarding this permit
action should be directed to Melanie Connor, LDEQ, Water Permits Division,
P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313, phone, 225-219-3394.

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