Contact: Dennis Brown, Planning and Compliance Assistance, phone: (302) 739-9909
or Jennifer Knotts, Public Affairs, phone: (302) 739-9902

Coastal Zone Permit Not Needed for Premcor Sulfur Reduction Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary John A. Hughes has determined that Premcor Refining Group does not need a Coastal Zone Act Permit for a mandated EPA Tier II sulfur reduction project at its Delaware City refinery.

The project requires Premcor to install and utilize new equipment to remove sulfur from gasoline at the refinery. The proposed activity will reduce air emissions at the refinery as well as in the automobile exhaust in and around the coastal zone. The activity will not result in any production increase of existing products or new products.

Anyone wishing to appeal this decision to the State Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board must do so within the 14-day appeal period following public notice of this status decision which was published June 1, 2005. Applications for filing an appeal are available from DNREC by calling Dennis Brown at (302) 739-9909. There is a $100 application fee. If no appeal is received within the appeal period, this decision becomes final.

For further information, contact Dennis Brown at (302) 739-9909.

 

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