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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 16, 2018
MEDIA
CONTACT: Sarah Piziali, DNR, at 515-725-9549 or Sarah.Piziali@dnr.iowa.gov
for construction permits.
DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality
Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect
Iowans’ health and the air where we live. DNR’s permitting staff review the
applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality
standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment on draft
permits. DNR considers public
comments before finalizing the permits. Submit comments in writing
to the assigned permit writer before 4:30 p.m. on the last day of the public
comment period.
Construction
Permits
DNR engineers review and issue
construction permits to facilities before they build new or modified sources of
air pollution. The public may review the following air quality construction
permits available online at www.iowadnr.gov/airpermitsearch.
Chickasaw County
Homeland Energy Solutions – 2779 IA Hwy 24,
Lawler. Project No. 18-311,
Installation of replacement methanators. The
public comment period ends Sept. 23.
Muscatine County
Grain
Processing Corporation, 1600 Oregon Street, Muscatine. Project No. 18-064, Modification
of permit for changes to exhaust flow rate, stack height and diameter. Public
comment period ends Sept. 11.
Grain Processing Corporation, 1600
Oregon Street, Muscatine. Project 17-465, Modification of six permits for
changes to emission rates, capacity, exhaust flow rate, stack height and diameter.
Public comment period ends Sept. 20.
MEDIA CONTACT: Ed Tormey, DNR, at 515-725-8373 or Ed.Tormey@dnr.iowa.gov.
DES MOINES – DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and
communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state
and federal laws. This approach is very effective. In the few cases where
compliance cannot be achieved, the DNR issues enforcement actions. The
following list summarizes recent enforcement actions. Find the entire, original
orders on DNR’s website at www.iowadnr.gov/EnforcementActions
Consent Orders
A consent order is issued as an alternative to issuing an
administrative order. A consent order indicates that the DNR has voluntarily
entered into a legally enforceable agreement with the other party.
Butler
County
Richard Reser
Comply with all laws
regarding open burning and disposal of solid wastes, properly dispose of all
remaining solid wastes on property, and pay $1,600 penalty.
Butler
County
J & S Kramer, L.L.C.
Maintain repairs at facility and pay $2,250 penalty and $1,224
in fish restitution and investigative costs to resolve water quality violations
and a fish kill resulting from a manure release.
Administrative Orders
Responsible parties have 30
days to appeal the order or 60 days to pay the penalty.
Pottawattamie
County
Bhupinder Gangahar, Saroj Gangahar and International Business
Inc.
Amendment to Administrative Order No. 2012-UT-02. Rescinds penalty after deemed uncollectible.
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