EPA Completes Environmental Review of Ethane Cracker Plant

On Thursday, the Ohio EPA completed its environmental review of PTTGC America’s proposed ethane cracker plant that would be located in Dilles Bottom.

Less than a week after it issued an air permit, the EPA issued modifications to the wastewater discharge permit.

The modifications to the wastewater discharge permit conditions will:

-Decrease the levels of pollutants to be discharged in the Ohio River

-Change the locations where storm water will be discharged

-Modify limits at an internal monitoring station that does not directly discharge water to the surface.

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