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September 26, 2003
Coker Installation Pending
The DEP is still considering a permit application from United Refining of Warren, PA, for the installation of a petroleum coker next to the Allegheny River.
Chuck Hayes, reporter for the Times Observer hit the nail on the head with this:
DEP gave preliminary approval to the coker unit, then solicited public input. Wortman said the public comment period is now over.
(David) Wortman is United's manager of supply and trading. Wortman is quick to point out that the public comment period is now over, essentially saying that now the process is back to normal. Why is David Wortman telling the paper the DEP's time table? Could it be that the DEP and the corporations they regulate are so intertwined they speak for eachother?
This would certainly explain why the DEP pre-approved the permit, then asked the public what they thought.
Posted by Ryan at September 26, 2003 05:01 PM
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