ADEQ hearing

The Arkansas department of environmental quality, ADEQ, will hold a public hearing in North Little Rock Dec. 17, to receive comments on the proposed renewal of the general permit for hydrostatic testing discharges. The hearing will begin at 2 p.m. in the Commission Room at the ADEQ Headquarters Building, 5301 Northshore Drive. The comment period for the proposal will end at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 17.

The general permit authorizes the discharge of fluids from hydrostatic testing to approved waters of the state. Members of the public seeking additional information on the proposed general permit renewal should contact Jessica Temple in the ADEQ Water Division, telephone 501-682-0621; E-mail, templej@adeq.state.ar.us.

Hydrostatic testing generally involves test operations performed on various conveyances used for the transport of liquids or gases, including, but not limited to, pipelines, flow lines, or storage tanks.

Oral and written comments on the proposal will be accepted at the hearing, but written comments are preferred in the interest of accuracy. Written comments on the proposal also may be submitted prior to the public hearing or until the 4:30 p.m., Dec. 17, deadline.

Written comments may be mailed to: Jessica Temple, Water Division, Arkansas department of environmental quality, 5301 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72118. Electronic mail comments should be sent to the following E-mail address: Water-Draft-Permit-Comment@adeq.state.ar.us.

A copy of the proposed permit renewal may be viewed on the ADEQ’s web site at the following link: http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/water/branch_permits/individual_permits/pn_permits/pnpermits.asp

When the web page opens, ARG670000 should be entered in the Permit # box of the search page to access the draft permit renewal.