CHAPTER 6, SECTION 2 CONSRUCTION/MODIFICATION PERMIT - Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality PUBLIC NOTICE: In accordance with Chapter 6, Section 2(m) of the Wyoming Air Quality Standards and Regulations, notice is hereby given that the State of Wyoming, Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality, proposes to approve a request by Western Proppants, LLC to modify the Buck Mine, a 55 acre mine, which will include exposed acreage, truck loading, stockpiling, and haul activity located in the SE¼ SE¼ of Section 4, T24N, R60W, approximately four (4) miles east-northeast of the Torrington Municipal Airport, 2000 E 20th Avenue, Torrington, in Goshen County, Wyoming. No crushing/screening, concrete batch plants or hot mix asphalt plants are planned for this site. The applicant requests an increase in annual production rate from 750,000 tons to 1,000,000 tons.
For the duration of the public comment period, the permit application, the agency’s analysis, and the public notice are available for public inspection online at https://openair.wyo.gov, utilizing facility ID F029712 and permit number P0035807 under permits. This material may also be viewed online, at the above URL, utilizing a public computer at the Goshen County Library, Torrington, Wyoming. Additionally, for the duration of the public comment period a copy of this public notice is available for public inspection at the Goshen County Clerk’s Office, Torrington, Wyoming. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, special assistance or alternate formats will be made available upon request for individuals with disabilities.
Written comments may be directed to Nancy Vehr, Administrator, Division of Air Quality, Department of Environmental Quality, 200 West 17th St., Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 or by fax
(307) 635-1784. Please reference A0014171 in your comment. Comments may also be submitted electronically through the Division’s website (http://aq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com). Comments submitted by email will not be included in the administrative record. All comments received by 5:00 p.m., Monday, February 6, 2023 will be considered in the final determination on this application. A public hearing will be conducted only if in the opinion of the administrator sufficient interest is generated or if an aggrieved party so requests. Para español, visite deq.wyoming.gov.
Public Notice No. 8426 published in the Torrington Telegram on January 6, 2023.
