Public Comment Period on Proposed Changes to the Hanford WTP Dangerous Waste Permit

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of River Protection (ORP) and Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI) are holding a 60-day public comment period on a proposed modification to the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) Dangerous Waste Permit. This proposed permit change provides the operating permit information and draft conditions to support WTP Analytical Laboratory (Lab) Operations.

The public comment period runs from July 3 through September 1, 2017, with a public meeting scheduled for August 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the Richland Public Library (955 Northgate Drive).  The meeting will also be accessible via webinar.  To register, go to https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7109688858667678722 (Webinar ID: 407?533-971).

Submit comments on the proposed WTP Permit modification via email (preferred) by September 1, 2017 to:

Dan McDonald
Washington Department of Ecology
3100 Port of Benton Boulevard
Richland, WA  99354

Email: http://wt.ecology.commentinput.com/?id=KukbP.

The proposed modification and supporting documentation are available for review online at http://pdw.hanford.gov/arpir/index.cfm/viewDoc?accession=0069383H, on Ecology’s website, and at Hanford Administrative Record and Public Information Repositories located in Richland, Seattle, Spokane and Portland. Copies can also be reviewed in person at the Hanford Administrative Record Public Information Repository at 2440 Stevens Drive in Richland. 

Questions? Please contact Dieter Bohrmann, ORP, at Dieter_G_Bohrmann@orp.doe.gov, or Dan McDonald, Ecology, at dmcd461@ecy.wa.gov.

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