PUBLIC NOTICE

LOUISIANA

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (LDEQ)

ENTERGY LA LLC - NELSON INDUSTRIAL STEAM CO (NISCO)

DRAFT SOLID WASTE PERMIT RENEWAL

The LDEQ, Office of Environmental Services, has determined that a Draft Solid Waste Permit Renewal for Entergy LA LLC - Nelson Industrial Steam Co (NISCO), 3500 Houston River Road, Westlake, Louisiana, 70669 is technically complete and acceptable for public review. The facility is located at 3400 Houston River Road in Westlake, Calcasieu Parish.

Entergy - NISCO proposes to continue to operate an existing Type I Industrial Landfill Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) Ash Landfill to dispose of industrial ash material generated from the CFB boilers.

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, or email. Comments and requests for public hearings must be received by 4:30 pm CDT, Wednesday, August 7, 2024. 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, and emails may be submitted to DEQ.PUBLICNOTICES@LA.GOV. 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/page/the-public-participation-group or call (225) 219-3276.

If LDEQ finds a significant degree of public interest, a public hearing will be held. 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 technically complete permit renewal applications and draft permit documents 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 Calcasieu Parish Library - Westlake Branch, 937 Mulberry Street, Westlake, LA 70669-4601; Calcasieu Parish Library - Sulphur Regional Branch, 1160 Cypress Street, Sulphur, LA 70663-5111; Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, 1015 Pithon Street, Lake Charles, LA 70602; and Southwest Regional Office, 1301 Gadwall Street, Lake Charles, LA 70615.

Inquiries or requests for additional information regarding this permit action should be directed to Chelsi Parker, LDEQ, Waste Permits Division, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313, phone (225) 219-3043.

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 general information from the draft solid waste permit application can be viewed at the LDEQ permits public notice webpage at http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/page/the-public-participation-group 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 9142, Permit Number P-0278-R1-M5, and Activity Number PER20200001.

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