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<br />TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
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<br />NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WASTE DISCHARGE PERMIT RENEWAL q3-IDA -8 P
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<br />ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY, P,O. Box 1330, LaPorte, Texas 77572-1330 has applied to the Texas Natural
<br />Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for renewal of Permit No. 02500 which authorizes a discharge of
<br />stormwater on an intermittent, flow variable basis via Outfall 001. The applicant operates a speciaity chemicals
<br />manufacturing plant.
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<br />The plant site is located on the east side of Bay Area Boulevard, approximately 1/4 mile south of the intersection of
<br />Bay Area Boulevard and Fairmont Parkway in the City of LaPorte, Harris County, Texas. The effluent is discharged
<br />to a Harris County Flood Control Ditch; thence to Taylor Bayou; thence to Clear Lake in Segment No. 2425 of the
<br />Bays and Estuaries. The designated uses for Segment No. 2425 are high aquatic life uses and contact recreation. The
<br />unclassified receiving waters of the Harris County Flood Control Ditch are presumed to have no significant aquatic
<br />life uses.
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<br />The Executive Director of the TNRCC has prepared a draft permit which, if approved, would establish the parameters
<br />and limitations within which the facility must operate.
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<br />The Executive Director will issue the permit unless a written hearing request is filed within 30 days after newspaper
<br />publication of this notice, To request a hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or
<br />association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number, and fax number, if any; (2) the name
<br />of the applicant and the permit number; (3) the statement "I/we request a public hearing;" (4) a brief description
<br />of how you would be adversely affected by the granting of the application in a way not common to the general public;
<br />(5) the location of your property relative to the applicant's operations; and (6) your proposed adjustments to the
<br />application/permit which would satisfy your concerns and cause you to withdraw your request for hearing.
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<br />If a hearing request is filed, the Executive Director will not issue the permit and will forward the application and
<br />hearing request to the TNRCC Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting. If a hearing
<br />is held, it will be a legal proceeding similar to civil trials in state district court.
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<br />Requests for hearing on this application must be submitted in writing during the 30-day notice period to the Chief
<br />Clerk's Office, M9il rode 105, TNRCC, P,O, Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087, Written public comments may
<br />also be submitted to the Chief Clerk's Office during the notice period. For information concerning technical aspects
<br />of the permit, contact Cynthia Lee, M9il ("ooe 1~, the same address. For information concerning hearing procedures
<br />or citizen participation, contact BIas Coy, Public Interest Counsel, M9i1 rode 10], the same address, Individual
<br />members of the public who wish to inquire about the information contained in this notice, or to inquire about other
<br />agency permit applications or permitting processes, should call the TNRCC Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free,
<br />at 1-800-687-4040.
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<br />Issued this 15th day of August, 1997.
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<br />Eugenia K. Brum.th, Ph,D., Chief Clerk
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