Surface Water Permit Applications from Ohio River Clean Fuels / Baard Energy

Use the links below to download application and permit materials.  The application materials on this Web page are those originally submitted to Ohio EPA. Contact the staff below to see if there are any updates to these materials.

Click here for additional information, including Air Pollution permit materials

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NPDES Permit

Public Hearing: May 27, 2008
Comment Period Ends: June 3, 2008
Final Permit Issued: August 8, 2008

• Public Notice - Issuance of Draft NPDES Permit and Public Hearing [PDF 20K]
• Draft NPDES Permit 3IG00097 [PDF 76K]
  • Fact sheet - Regarding an NPDES Permit To Discharge to Waters of the State of Ohio for Ohio River Clean Fuels, LLC [PDF 793K]
• Response to Comments [PDF 59K]
• Final NPDES Permit 3IG00097 [PDF 196K]

Ohio EPA NPDES Permits Web site

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Section 401 Certification / 404 Permit Review

Public Hearing: April 17, 2008
Comment Period Ends: April 24, 2008
401 Certification Issued: July 21, 2008

• Notice of Receipt of 401 Application and Public Hearing [PDF 14K]
• 401/404 Application Documents
• U.S. Army Corp of Engineers public notice Web site. The Corps application number for this project is 2007-28 and their public notice number for this project is 08-01.
• Response to Comments [PDF 76K]
• 401 Certification [PDF 898K]

Ohio EPA Section 401 Water Quality Certification Web site

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Antidegradation Review

Comment Period Ends: April 11, 2008

• Public notice [PDF 18K]
• Fact sheet - Ohio River Clean Fuels: Water Quality Standards and Antidegradation [PDF 47K]

Ohio EPA Antidegradation Web site

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Background Information on the Project – Supplied by the company

• The Synthane Process  [PDF 271K; 8 pages)
• Baseline Technical and Economic Assessment  [PDF 582K; 79 pages)
• U.S. EPA Perspectives on Clean Coal  [PDF 4,238K; 164 pages)

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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Application

• Permit Application Forms [PDF 7,139K; 130 pages)
• Attachments:
  • Site map - Figure 2 [PDF 2,679K]
  • Site map - Figure 5 [PDF 2,420K]

Ohio EPA NPDES Permits Web site

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Wastewater Permit to Install (PTI) Application

• Baard Energy has not submitted a wastewater PTI application at this time. The company will submit this information prior to constructing wastewater treatment facilities.

Ohio EPA Wastewater Permit to Install Web site

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Contact Information

For information on the antidegradation review or PTI application, contact: Joe Trocchio DSW, Northeast District Office (330) 963-1193 e-mail: joe.trocchio@epa.state.oh.us		For information on the NPDES permit application, contact: Eric Nygaard DSW, Permits & Compliance Section (614) 644-2024 e-mail: eric.nygaard@epa.state.oh.us
For information on the 401/404 applications and review, contact: Dan Osterfeld DSW, 401/Wetlands Section (614) 644-2152 e-mail: dan.osterfeld@epa.state.oh.us		For media inquiries, contact: Mike Settles Public Interest Center (614) 644-2160 e-mail: mike.settles@epa.state.oh.us

 

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