?PUBLIC NOTICE
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY (LDEQ)
WILKERSON
TRANSPORTATION, INC. / WILKERSON SCRAP
EMERGENCY DEBRIS SITE
PUBLIC HEARING AND
REQUEST FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT ON A DRAFT
SOLID WASTE PERMIT AND
TECHNICALLY COMPLETE PERMIT APPLICATION
& THE ASSOCIATED
ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT
STATEMENT (EAS)
The LDEQ, Office of Environmental Services, will conduct a public hearing to receive comments on a draft solid waste permit application and the associated Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) for Wilkerson Transportation Inc., P.O Box 19037, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70616 for the Type III Construction and Demolition and Woodwaste Landfill. The facility is located at 1633 Marshall Street, Cameron, Cameron Parish.
The hearing will be held on Thursday, May 26, 2022, beginning at 6:00 p.m., at the Cameron Parish Police Jury Meeting Room, 148 Smith Circle, Cameron, LA 70631. The hearing will be held in accordance with CDC guidance and in compliance with any guidelines issued by the Governor’s office. During the hearing, all interested persons will have an opportunity to present oral statements, views, recommendations, opinions and information on the proposed permit. Additionally, written statements and other documents such as charts, data, and tabulations may be filed with the hearing officer at the hearing.
Wilkerson Transportation, Inc. proposes to operate a Type III Construction and Demolition and Woodwaste Landfill to dispose of Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste and woodwaste from generators in Louisiana.
The EAS submitted by the applicant addresses avoidance of potential and real environmental effects, balancing of social and economic benefits against environmental impact costs, and alternative sites, projects, and mitigative measures.
The public hearing will be conducted in accordance with La. R.S. 30:2017, which addresses the authority of the hearing officer, provides for the order in which speakers will be allowed to speak. A hearing officer will preside over the public hearing. This will be a formal hearing for the purpose of gathering facts and information. It will not include a “question and answer” component. In accordance with La. R.S. 30:2016, the hearing will be transcribed and become a part of the official public record.
Comments and requests for a public hearing or notification of the final decision can be submitted online on the public notice webpage (http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/public-notices), via personal delivery, U.S. mail, email, or fax. Comments and requests for public hearings must be received by 4:30 p.m. CST, Monday, June 27, 2022. Delivery may be made to the drop-box at 602 N. 5th St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. U.S. Mail may be sent to LDEQ, Public Participation Group, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313. Emails may be submitted to DEQ.PUBLICNOTICES@LA.GOV and faxes sent to (225) 219-3309. Persons wishing to receive notice of the final permit action must include a complete mailing address when submitting comments.
Please see additional instructions for comment submission, hand delivery and information regarding electronic submission at http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/Default.aspx?tabid=2256 or call (225) 219-3276.
A written response to all public comments will be prepared at the time of the final permit decision. LDEQ will send notification of the final permit decision to the applicant and to each person who has submitted written comments or a written request for notification of the final decision.
The solid waste draft permit, technically complete permit application and EAS are available for review at the LDEQ, Public Records Center, 602 North 5th Street, Baton Rouge, LA. Viewing hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays). The available information can also be accessed electronically on the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) on the DEQ public website at www.deq.louisiana.gov.
Additional copies may be reviewed at the Cameron Parish Library-Headquarters, 512 Marshall Street, Cameron, LA 70631; the Cameron Parish Police Jury, 148 Smith Circle, Cameron, LA 70631; and the LDEQ Southwest Regional Office, 1301 Gadwall Street, Lake Charles, LA 70615.
Individuals with a disability, who need an accommodation in order to participate in the public hearing, should contact Ms. Beth Altazan via US mail at LDEQ, Public Participation Group, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313, email at DEQ.PUBLICNOTICES@LA.GOV, fax at (225) 325-8148 or phone at (225) 219-3283.
Inquiries or requests for additional information regarding this permit action should be directed to Caitlin Neal, LDEQ, Waste Permits Division, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313, phone (225) 219-3819.
Persons wishing to be included on the LDEQ permit public notice mailing list, wishing to receive the permit public notices via email by subscribing to the LDEQ permits public notice List Server, or for other public participation related questions should contact the Public Participation Group in writing at LDEQ, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313, by email at DEQ.PUBLICNOTICES@LA.GOV or contact the LDEQ Customer Service Center at (225) 219-LDEQ (219-5337).
Permit public notices including electronic access to the draft permit and associated information can be viewed at the LDEQ permits public notice webpage at http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/public-notices and general information related to the public participation in permitting activities can be viewed at. http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/page/the-public-participation-group.
All correspondence should specify AI Number 26169, Permit Number P-0447, and Activity Number PER20210002.
RUN: May 5 (My 3)