DEQ News Release

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 13, 2018

Public Hearing Scheduled for Open-Cut Mining General Permit

NORTH LITTLE ROCK—The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) will hold a public hearing Tuesday, February 20, 2018, on a draft renewal permit of the general permit 0002-MN-AG2 for the operation of an open-cut mine site located within the State of Arkansas under the Arkansas Open-Cut Land Reclamation Act. Coverage under this permit authorizes the operator to mine twenty acres or less outside of a stream channel. The hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Room at ADEQ Headquarters, 5301 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas.

A brief presentation explaining the permit renewal will be given and then the floor will open for formal comments.

An agency hearing officer will receive formal comments from anyone present regarding the draft permitting decision to issue a renewal permit. In addition to commenting at the February 20th public hearing, interested parties may submit written or electronic mail comments prior to the comment deadline. Oral and written statements will be accepted at the hearing, but written comments are preferred in the interest of accuracy. Written comments should be mailed to the attention of the Mining Program, ADEQ, 5301 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72118. Electronic mail comments should be sent to: generalpermitrenewal_comments@adeq.state.ar.us. Written or email comments must be received by 4:30 p.m. (Central Time) on February 20, 2018, in order to be considered.

CONTACT: Kelly Robinson (Robinson@adeq.state.ar.us or 501.682.0916)

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