Proposed Oak Creek plant permit revised following public comment


Proposed Oak Creek plant permit revised following public comment


The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency a revised version of the pollutant discharge permit for the Oak Creek Power Plant, which officials stated was shaped by the more than 600 public comments the agency received.

“Public participation is essential to the permitting process,....

...Three sizable changes were made to the proposed permit since the public hearing that was held on Feb. 11.

  • It sped up the timeline for the plant to change from one type of ash handling to another which does not discharge ash into waterways.

  • It lowered the limit of mercury that can be discharged.

  • It also sets a limit for discharging arsenic, although the DNR states the plant currently discharges at below ambient lake levels....
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Ken Notes: Of course the ultimate solution will be closing the plant, but regulation also make this very difficult as well. We need to work with the utilities on a long range comprehensive solution. In this case all the parties are at least at the table.

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