[Green] Regarding the barge docking facility south of Marietta...

[Dawn Hewitt]

Good morning, Green friends,

I got a call back this morning from Kayla Adkins at the Huntington, WV, office of the Army Corps of Engineers.

Yesterday, I called the Army Corps in Washington, D.C. regarding permit LRH2020293OHR, the request to build a barge-docking facility south of Marietta, where fracking waste would be transferred from barges to trucks for disposal locally. I left a voice message asking whether the public comment period had been extended beyond May 6, and whether our request for a public hearing had been granted.

Ms. Adkins said the possibility of a public hearing was still being discussed. (I expressed gratitude and support.) She said the public comment period was NOT extended. However, and I’m coming close to quoting here: “Any further comments she receives about the project will be considered during their continuing evaluation, a different phase of the permitting process.” I asked her if that meant I should submit another letter, and she said no—not if it says the same thing as my first letter. But if I have new or additional insights, information, or thoughts about the project, I should send them to her for consideration and inclusion, and those who have not commented are welcome to email her, as well. 

So, like, even though the public comment period is closed, she told me that they’re still accepting public comment. Go figure.

She also said that she had received “a lot” of comments about the project. 

After our phone conversation, she emailed me (to make sure I had her email address). Here’s what she said—along with her email address:

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Good morning,

Here is my email address again so it is fresh in your inbox. If you have any additional concerns about the proposal you may send them to my attention at this email address. We will inform those that submitted comments during the public notice comment period once a decision is made about the request for a public hearing.

Thank you,

Kayla N. Adkins
Regulatory Project Manager
North Branch
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Huntington District
502 8th Street
Huntington, WV 25701
304-399-5850
304-399-5085 (fax)
Kayla.N.Adkins at usace.army.mil <mailto:Kayla.N.Adkins at usace.army.mil>


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So, if you haven’t already written to her with your comments about the fracking-waste-barge offloading facility, now is your chance!  Or if you have, but you’d like to give her and her colleagues even more reasons why this is not desirable for our community, please email her soon!

I asked her for a cut-off date, when she would no longer accept public comments, but she said that date was not set. I inferred that she would accept them until they have their meeting to make a decision on a public hearing, or maybe until they meet to discuss whether to permit this facility. Whatever, I would encourage anyone inclined to write to DO SO SOON!!!

—dawn. who would be working




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