DEP to Hold Public Meeting For Elk Valley Pet Crematorium

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, to provide information regarding Elk Valley Pet Crematorium, LLC’s air quality permit application. Elk Valley has proposed to construct and operate a small animal crematory at Elk Hills Memorial Park, U. S. 119 North, Big Chimney, Kanawha County.

The public meeting will be held at the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Headquarters, 601 57th Street, SE, Charleston, West Virginia, at 6 p.m. Representatives from the DAQ will conduct the meeting regarding the construction application submitted by Elk Valley Pet Crematorium, LLC on July 5, 2016.

The application, interim permit review documents, engineering evaluation/fact sheet and draft permit can be downloaded at:
http://www.dep.wv.gov/daq/Pages/NSRPermitsforReview.aspx

Copies are also available for public inspection during normal business hours at the following location:

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality, 601 57th Street, SE, Charleston, WV 25304; telephone 304/926-0499, extension 1250.

Comments on the proposed application will be accepted until the end of the public meeting. All written comments should be addressed to Thornton Martin, WVDEP – DAQ, 601 57th Street, SE, Charleston, WV 25304; or Thornton.E.Martin@wv.gov. Please include the applicant’s name and permit application number — Elk Valley Pet Crematorium, LLC, R13-3329 — along with your name, return address and daytime telephone number. Please also indicate any organization on behalf of which your comments are submitted.