Read this from Delaware River Keeper: Stop the Fish Slaughter at the Delaware City Refinery It hurts fishing, recreation, jobs, and the health of the River for all The Delaware City Refinery has been killing an estimated 45 million fish a year. It has been doing so for 12 years without a permit that complies with the requirements of the law. On August 31, 2002, the Clean Water Act permit for the Delaware City Refinery expired. The Clean Water Act says the Delaware City Refinery has to minimize the fish kills caused by their facility’s cooling water intake structures. We don’t believe they have been doing that. A new permit issued by the state is the only way for us to remedy this situation or to get a permit we can challenge in court. Finally, after pressure exerted by litigation the State has finally issued a draft permit for public comment. They issued the Draft on December 15, 2014 with a comment period that ends on January 13, 2015. So after a dozen years of taking no action, when the State finally does act it gives the public a mere 30 days, spanning the biggest holiday season of the year, to comment. Please take a moment to send your letter to the State of Delaware to urge them to give us more time to comment, so all interested members of the public have the time we need to review and comment upon these important documents. Send your letter to: Surface Water Discharges Section DNREC 89 Kings Highway Dover, Delaware 19901 Feel free to use our template below to help generate a letter you can send yourself, or submit it through our website and we will be sure to mail it in on your behalf. You can find our action alert and sample letter here: delawareriverkeeper.org/act-now/urgent-details.aspx?Id=179
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 18:50:22 +0000
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