Illinois EPA to hold public meeting on
proposed composting facility in Decatur
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2003 |
Contact: Maggie Carson
217-557-8138
TDD: 217-782-9143 |
Springfield, Ill. -- In response to requests from area residents and Macon County officials, the
Illinois EPA will hold a public availability session to discuss the application
for a permit to operate a composting facility in the area.
The meeting will
be held on Thursday September 25, at the Macon County Farm Bureau office
at 1150 W. Pershing Ave., in Decatur, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The Farm Bureau office is just west of the intersection of Route 48 and Pershing/Route
121.
The availability session will be an open-house format, with Illinois
EPA technical staff, community relations, public information and legal counsel,
as well as
representatives from Macon County Solid Waste Management and Macon County
Health Department, available to answer questions from citizens one-on-one.
The
purpose of the hearing is to collect public comments on a proposed new composting
facility, Decatur Compost, Inc., on the northwest side of
Decatur.
The Illinois EPA will review and consider the comments before making
a final decision on the permit application. According to state statute and
regulations
the Illinois EPA is allowed to consider such technical issues as
surface and groundwater effects from the facility, dust generated at
the site and
debris blowing off the site.
Certain factors that the Illinois EPA cannot
consider in making its decision include such things as the need for the facility,
property values, off-site
traffic patterns and wear to roadways and any issues that are the responsibility
of other governmental bodies.
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