Industry Also Impacted by Air Quality Advisory

By 250 News

Under the terms of the permit issued to Pacific BioEnergy’s new pellet plant, in the event of an air quality advisory, the plant cannot use its secondary dryer and will have to resort to using materials that are already dry.  (see Pellet Plant Permit Not the Norm).

The Ministry of the Environment's  Sean Sharpe says for Pacific Bio-Energy it isn't  an issue  yet,  because the  new plant is  still in it's  commissioning stage. 

 "The conditions though were perfect  to get  some sampling for the ambient air  quality study being conducted  near the asphalt plants" says Sharpe.   He says the  inversion provided Ministry staff with  the right  conditions to gather samples for particulate and  to test opacity at a time when the  plants  were  in full swing. 

While particulate levels were high,  there wasn't much in the way of odour that  could be tested.  "Still, we are checking to make sure  all the plants are working within the new, more stringent regulations."

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