Greetings from the
MVCAC..........
1. Jarrett, Duane and Mary Anne Maul (lawyer)
visited the WV Cultural Center yesterday to gather information on the Longview
plan to preserve the historical features on or near the Longview site.
Recent submissions have been made by Marshall Miller Associates on behalf of
Longview, and I suspect that Longview considers their "application" to be
complete.
2. We visited the Governor's Office and asked for information
on the recently reactivated Public Energy Authority, but found out that it isn't
very public at this time. Their stated objective is to promote a FutureGen
plant in WV, using integrated gasification with combined cycles and CO2
capture. Another objective is to capture federal dollars for economic
development. This would be a fine alternative to Longview, if located well
to the west of the current site.
3. We visited the WV Department of Environmental
Protection. At the Water and Waste Water Division, we gathered information
on the application of Longview for a "storm water" permit. This
application is not yet complete; and, when it is complete, it will be advertised
in the local newspaper. At the Air Monitoring Division, we picked up a
copy of the Annual Monitoring Report for last year and inspected duplicates of
the monitoring instruments located at the Morgantown Airport, for (a) sulfur
dioxide, (b) particulate matter (PM 2.5), and (c) ozone [in season, not
winter]
4. We visited the Public Service Commission and picked up an
Annual Report for 2004. Jim Ehlers of the Engineering Division was
unavailable to discuss the current activities of the "noise task
force".
I HOPE TO PREPARE A MORE DETAILED REPORT ON THE CURRENT MVCAC
PROJECTS THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY.
NOTE: Today in the Dominion Post is
the corrected announcement for the Longview transmission line certificate
application. This announcement will appear again on December 30th, at
which time the 30 day clock for additional public comments will
start. This same information was sent recently to the MVCAC email
list. However, in the newspaper you will see the corrected map of the area
in question.
MVCAC will likely call a special meeting
[working session] to focus specifically on the Longview plant status early in
January.
The next regular (general) meeting of the MVCAC
will be on Monday, January 23rd, at the home of Larry and Martha Schwab, 3333
Collins Ferry Road (Suncrest), Morgantown. The meeting starts at 7
pm. If you can, come over at 6:30 to socialize and enjoy some
treats.