TCEQ preliminary hearing on Las Brisas
Tuesday, February 17, 10:00 AM
City Hall, 6th Floor Conference Room, 1201 Leopard St., Corpus Christi, TX
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This is an official hearing to decide standing and other such issues
for the contested case hearing.
Las Brisas Energy Center, LLC has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for issuance of State Air Quality Permit Number 85013 and issuance of Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Air Quality Permit Number PSDTX1138, which would authorize construction of a Circulating Fluidized-Bed Steam Electric Generation Facility located at 6059 Joe Fulton Corridor, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas. The facility will emit the following air contaminants: nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, organic compounds, particulate matter including particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter, sulfuric acid, ammonia, mercury, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, lead and sodium hydroxide.
This application was submitted to the TCEQ on May 19, 2008. The application is available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, the TCEQ Corpus Christi regional office, and the Corpus Christi Central Library, 805 Comanche Street, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas. The facility's compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review in the Corpus Christi regional office of the TCEQ.
Opportunity For a Contested Case Hearing You may request a contested case hearing. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. Unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days from this notice, the executive director may approve the application. A contested case hearing will only be granted based on disputed issues of fact that are relevant and material to the Commission's decision on the application. Further, the Commission will only grant a hearing on those issues raised during the public comment period and not withdrawn.
INFORMATION Written public comments or requests for a public meeting or contested case hearing should be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. For more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040. General information regarding the TCEQ can be found at www.tceq.state.tx.us. Further information may also be obtained from Las Brisas Energy Center, LLC, 11011 Richmond Avenue, Houston, Texas 77042 or by calling Mr. Shanon DiSorbo, P.E., Vice President, RPS, JDC, Inc. at (832) 239-8019.