renewal opportunities

C. S. Lewis Quote: “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.”

How many businesses and industrial plants in St Bernard Parish have invested in the community by installing the Best Available Control Technology, or at least examining where BACT improvements could be installed, even when not required. Some of these same industries have already made such investments at their plants in other States. Unfortunately, in areas such as St Bernard, all too often it is only when the air quality fails public health standards or the owners are dragged kicking and screaming through adjudication that public health and environmental improvements are finally afforded to our most vulnerable populations. 

We can all do our part to be part of the solution. Let's hope the State Department of Environmental Quality improves the quality of our environment and gets the regulatory permits right this time around without compromising public health, safety, and quality of life. Our future depends on it.

Renewals and Modifications:

Rain CII Calcining Chalmette Plant
Title V Air Permit Modificaiton  to increase production of calcined coke. Existing capacity noted at 350,000 tons green coke and incremental increase of 235,000 tons green coke. 
Proposed Emission Rate of Sulfur Dioxide 2625.78 Tons/Year SO2.  
Proposed Emission Rate of VOC's                    5.88 Tons/Year VOCs
Proposed Emission Rate of CO                     290.22 Tons/Year CO
Proposed Emission Rate of NOx                  307.24 Tons/Year NOx
Not yet Public Noticed for Comment


PBF Energy Chalmette Plant Water Discharge Renewal LPDES Public Comments Due July 19 2018

Valero Energy Meraux Plant Water Discharge Renewal LPDES  Public Comments Due July 19 2018


Valero Energy Meraux Plant  
Title V Air Permit Modification   to increase the refinery's crude throughput capacity from 125,000 barrels/day to 135,000 barrels/day. As a result of the proposed crude increase, actual throughput and production of downstream process units and emission sources will also increase.
Proposed Emission Rate of Sulfur Dioxide 593.94 Tons/Year SO2. 
Proposed Emission Rate of VOC's              533.31 Tons/Year VOC's
Proposed Emission Rate of CO                 1086.85 Tons/Year CO
Proposed Emission Rate of NOx                 710.31 Tons/Year NOx
Public Comments Due August 6 2018