Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
TCEQ and Sham Permitting
To: Mr. Harrison, Mr. Patterson and Mr. Nelson, OPA and OAG contacts
Fr: Heather McMurray, El Paso TX
cc: Mary Mahaney
sb: Sham Permitting
Thank you for your email. The Permit 4151 is a sham in regards to "no-increase". There is no way to re-open the ore-handling process on that ore-handling-pad at Asarco El Paso and say that emissions won't increase unless the TCEQ is ignoring the Toxic Contamination from Encycle, Corpus Christi, TX. There has been no "decontamination" of this Asarco El Paso site. The smoking gun memo (authenticated) that the SOAH Judges refused to allow as evidence during the 2005 Asarco El Paso Air hearing lets us know that contamination is being concealed from the peoples of this region by high officials in the EPA and the TCEQ. To discuss the 4151 permit as a "no-increase" permit as if it is a legitimate process is ludicrous when we now know that illegal toxic-waste was brought in, handled and incinerated in our ConTop furnaces for profit, and that it was stored on that ore-handling pad.
The contamination is still being concealed, and we would like to know what is being concealed, before any more permits are renewed or allowed. The entire permitting/SOAH process has become a sham-process because the TCEQ and EPA continue to hide the contamination from Asarco's sham-recycling; and, the ConTop's permitting in 1992 conned the public into thinking that these furnaces were there to reduce emission when they were there to make monies as hazardous waste incinerators.
We want the responsible EPA and TCEQ officials to step down, and for honest officials to take their place, to let us know what contamination has been concealed, and for clean-up to begin.
Mary Mahaney wrote:
Since the technical review is still on-going for the Asarco El Paso ore-handling permit #4151, please confirm that the public comment period remains open for this permit?
Attached is my original request for party status on this permit.
Heather McMurray
Fr: Heather McMurray, El Paso TX
cc: Mary Mahaney
sb: Sham Permitting
Thank you for your email. The Permit 4151 is a sham in regards to "no-increase". There is no way to re-open the ore-handling process on that ore-handling-pad at Asarco El Paso and say that emissions won't increase unless the TCEQ is ignoring the Toxic Contamination from Encycle, Corpus Christi, TX. There has been no "decontamination" of this Asarco El Paso site. The smoking gun memo (authenticated) that the SOAH Judges refused to allow as evidence during the 2005 Asarco El Paso Air hearing lets us know that contamination is being concealed from the peoples of this region by high officials in the EPA and the TCEQ. To discuss the 4151 permit as a "no-increase" permit as if it is a legitimate process is ludicrous when we now know that illegal toxic-waste was brought in, handled and incinerated in our ConTop furnaces for profit, and that it was stored on that ore-handling pad.
The contamination is still being concealed, and we would like to know what is being concealed, before any more permits are renewed or allowed. The entire permitting/SOAH process has become a sham-process because the TCEQ and EPA continue to hide the contamination from Asarco's sham-recycling; and, the ConTop's permitting in 1992 conned the public into thinking that these furnaces were there to reduce emission when they were there to make monies as hazardous waste incinerators.
We want the responsible EPA and TCEQ officials to step down, and for honest officials to take their place, to let us know what contamination has been concealed, and for clean-up to begin.
Mary Mahaney wrote:
Good afternoon Ms. Murray:
The renewal application for Permit 4151 is a "no-increase" renewal, therefore there will be no comment period after the RTC (response to comments document), and no period for filing further hearing requests. The RTC will be mailed out with a letter setting the date for Agenda. The timely hearing requests (those received within 15 days of the original notice) will be considered at Agenda.
The comment period for this permit renewal application closed 15 days after the original notice. There will be no further opportunity to comment.
If I can be of further assistance, please contact me at (512) 239-2427 or by e-mail (mmahaney@tceq.state.tx.us).
Sincerely,
Mary Mahaney
Air Permits Division
Thank you, Mary,Since the technical review is still on-going for the Asarco El Paso ore-handling permit #4151, please confirm that the public comment period remains open for this permit?
Attached is my original request for party status on this permit.
Heather McMurray
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