The Eastshore Energy Center may be dead but the Russell City Energy Center (Calpine) application process is still ongoing after the case was re-opened by the EPA.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a “Proposed Statement of Basis Amended Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permit” (whew, that’s a mouthful!) and has invited the public to review the permit, send in written comments, and attend a public meeting about the permit. Click here for links to the public notice about the hearing and for the PSD document itself. I found the best way to view the links is to right-click and save them to my computer as they are large and hard to load.
From the notice:
The fact sheet, Statement of Basis, and proposed permit conditions are also available on the District’s website at www.baaqmd.gov. Copies of any of these documents and further information about the project can also be obtained by calling or writing to Weyman Lee, P.E., Senior Air Quality Engineer, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 939 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA, 94109, (415) 749-4796, weyman@baaqmd.gov. For information in Spanish, please contact Brenda Cabral at District Headquarters, (415) 749-4686, bcabral@baaqmd.gov.
The District invites all interested parties to comment on any aspect of the proposed amended PSD Permit pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Section 124.11. Comments should be made in writing and directed to Weyman Lee at the address provide above, and must be received by January 22, 2009. The District will also hold a public hearing on the project on January 21, 2009, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hayward City Hall, located at 777 B Street, Hayward, CA, for the purpose of receiving written and oral comments regarding the proposed amended permit. District staff will be available from 6:00 to 6:30 pm to answer questions about the project informally. At 6:30 pm, the District will convene the hearing to receive formal comments from the public on the project. Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes each.
If you are concerned about the potential health and environmental impacts of this power plant that is slated to be located on our shoreline, please review the PSD, send in your comments, and attend the meeting on January 21.
