PUBLIC NOTICE
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK AND REMEDIATION DIVISION
REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE
HAZARDOUS WASTE FINAL REMEDY SELECTION
CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC, OAK POINT
PLANT
10285 HIGHWAY 23 SOUTH, BELLE CHASSE, PLAQUEMINES
PARISH, LOUISIANA
LDEQ AI NUMBER 1708; EPA ID NUMBER LAD034199802
The
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality – Office of Environmental
Compliance (LDEQ/OEC), Underground Storage Tank and Remediation Division
(USTRD) will receive comments on the final remedy selection for corrective
action regarding the Chevron Oronite Company LLC, Oak Point Plant, 10285
Highway 23 South, Belle Chase, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
LDEQ
has reviewed all documents related to the closure of the Solid Waste Management
Units (SWMUs) and Areas of Concern (AOCs) subject to corrective action at this
facility and has made a preliminary determination that the proposed corrective
measures are adequate to serve as the Final Remedy for this facility under the
provisions of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Hazardous
and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) to RCRA, the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, the 2009 Cooperative
Agreement for Site Investigation and Remediation between LDEQ and Chevron
Oronite Company, LLC and the 2007 Hazardous Waste Post-Closure Permit LAD
043199802-PC-1 for Chevron Oronite Company, LLC.
Comments and requests for a public hearing or notification of
the final decision can be submitted via
personal delivery, U.S. mail, email or fax.
Comments
and requests for public hearings must be
received by 4:30 pm CDT, Monday, June 24, 2013. Delivery may be made to the drop-box at 602 N.
5th St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802.
U.S. Mail may be sent to LDEQ, Public Participation Group, P.O. Box
4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313. Emails may be submitted to DEQ.PUBLICNOTICES@LA.GOV and faxes sent to (225) 219-3309.
Please see additional instructions for comment submission,
hand delivery and information regarding electronic submission at http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/Default.aspx?tabid=2256 or call (225) 219-3276. Emails should follow the statewide
email policies. For more information regarding statewide email policies, go to http://doa.louisiana.gov/ocs/email/policies.htm.
A copy of the Fact Sheet and referenced documents
supporting this decision are available for review at the LDEQ Public Records
Center, Galvez Building, Room 127, 602 North Fifth Street, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. Viewing hours are from 8:00
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Additional copies are available for review
during normal public hours at the Plaquemines Parish Library - Belle Chasse
Branch, 8442 Hwy. 23, Belle Chase, LA 70737 or the LDEQ Southeast Regional
Office, 201 Evans Road, Building 4, Suite 420, New Orleans, LA 70123-5230.
Additional information pertaining to the proposed
final remedy selection for the Chevron Oronite Company LLC, Oak Point Plant may
be requested from Mr. Fernando Iturralde, LDEQ/OEC, Underground Storage Tank
and Remediation Division, Geology Group 1, at LDEQ Headquarters at 602 North
Fifth Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802, Telephone (225) 219-3689. However, all comments must be submitted in
writing to the LDEQ, Public Participation Group as described above to be
considered.
Persons
wishing to be included on the LDEQ permit public notice mailing list or for
other public participation related questions should contact the Public
Participation Group in writing at LDEQ, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA
70821-4313, by email at DEQ.PUBLICNOTICES@LA.GOV
or contact the LDEQ Customer Service Center at (225) 219-LDEQ (219-5337).
Permit public notices including
electronic access to the proposed final remedy selection and Fact Sheet for the
Chevron Oronite Company LLC, Oak Point Plant, can be viewed on the LDEQ permits public webpage at www.deq.louisiana.gov/apps/pubNotice/default.asp
and general information related to the public participation in permitting
activities can be viewed at www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2198/Default.aspx.
Alternatively,
individuals may elect to receive the permit public notices via email by
subscribing to the LDEQ permits public notice List Server at http://louisiana.gov/Services/Email_Notifications_DEQ_PN/.
The available information can also be
accessed electronically on the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) on
the DEQ public website at www.deq.louisiana.gov.
All
correspondence should specify AI Number 1708, EPA ID Number
LAD034199802 and Activity Number REM20000001.
