To: MVCAC
Bill Hughes of the Wetzel County Action Group is appealing the granting
of
permits to two natural gas compressor stations in Wetzel County to
the
WV Air Quality Board. The issue is whether the WV Division of
Air Quality
should take responsibility to monitor and regulate such facilities,
beyond
just granting of permits.
Bill Hughes spoke at the January and February meetings of the WV/PA
Monongahela Area Watersheds Compact on this topic and the more
general
aspects of air impacts from Marcellus shale drilling and development.
See:
Monongalia County is directly downwind of Wetzel County and so we are
at
increased risk of air pollution effects here because of air pollution in
Wetzel
and the other counties adjacent to us. The primary impacts would be from
ozone
and fine particulates resulting from the volatile organic compounds and
partial
combustion by-products coming from flares, from vents, from leakage,
etc.
I have submitted my request as an individual to join Bill Hughes in this
appeal.
The Steering Committee of the MVCAC proposes that the Mon Valley Clean
Air
Coalition request to be listed as a participant in this appeal, with Bill
Hughes and
myself. The legal team is headed by Joe Osborne (Attorney)
with the Group
if you wish to read more about the compressor stations, or about
GASP.
There are no costs proposed for MVCAC; and, we are simply appealing
the
questions of (1) whether the WV Division of Air Quality has the authority
and
responsibility to monitor and regulate such compressor stations, and (2)
whether
two or more compressor stations can be or should be aggregated for
purposes
of permitting such facilities.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW A.S.A.P. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, IF YOU APPROVE
OR DISAPPROVE OF M.V.C.A.C. JOINING THIS APPEAL.