The
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), Waste Permits Division,
is proposing to approve a petition for no alternatives to land disposal of
prohibited wastes by deepwell injection submitted by Mosaic Fertilizer,
LLC-Uncle Sam Plant located at 7250 LA Hwy 44, Uncle Sam, St. James Parish,
Louisiana. The decision of the proposed
petition is based upon the review that there are no economically reasonable and
environmentally sound alternatives to disposal of prohibited hazardous wastes
into injection wells pursuant to LAC 33:V.2273.C. The United States Environmental Protection
Agency (USEPA) has issued a final determination to Mosaic for an exemption to
allow land disposal of a prohibited waste (D002, D004, D005, D006, D007, D008,
D009, D010, D011) by deepwell injection (Waste Disposal Wells No. 001 and No.
002. Well No. 003 is not constructed,
but will apply for an exemption at a later date if needed) in accordance to 40
CFR Part 148, Subpart C. Also, the
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR) has issued a final order for
the drilling, construction and operation of three (3) Class 1 underground injection
wells (No. 001, No. 002, and No. 003) for the disposal of a prohibited
hazardous waste.
A
final decision to approve or deny the petition for no alternatives to land
disposal of a prohibited waste by deepwell injection will be made after the
close of the 45-day comment period (LAC 33:V.2243) which ends at 4:30 pm CST,
Monday, March 3, 2014. 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.
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.
If LDEQ finds a
significant degree of public interest, a public hearing will be held. LDEQ will send notification of the final
permit decision to the applicant and to each person who has submitted written
comments or a written request for notification of the final decision.
This
final action and related documents are available for review and copying (all
documents copied will be subject to a $0.25 charge per copied page) at the
LDEQ, Public Records Center, Room 127, 602 North 5th Street, Baton Rouge, LA. Viewing hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday (except holidays).
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.
